| Purpose: |
The purpose of this bulletin is to standardize abbreviations used when completing forms or entering information on vouchers and contract documents.
|
| Name Field: |
| Department |
Dept |
| Division |
Div |
| Company |
Co |
| Corporation |
Corp |
| Incorporated |
Inc |
| New York State |
NYS |
| University |
Univ |
| State University of New York |
SUNY |
| Commission(er) |
Comm |
| Temporary |
Temp |
| New York City |
NYC |
| Institute |
Inst |
| Office |
Off |
| City University of New York |
CUNY |
| District |
Dist |
|
| Additional rules for name field: |
- Never use Dr., Mr., Mrs., Ms., Rev., before the person's name or "The" before a business name.
- Do not space between letters when abbreviating (Ex: IBM).
|
| Street Address Field: |
| Apartment |
Apt |
| Avenue |
Ave |
| Building |
Bldg |
| Boulevard |
Blvd |
| Church Street Station |
Church St Sta |
| Drive |
Dr |
| Highway |
Hwy |
| Parkway |
Pkwy |
| Place |
Pl |
| Post Office |
PO |
| Road |
Rd |
| Route |
Rte |
| Square |
Sq |
| Street |
St |
| Turnpike |
Tpke |
| Extension |
Ext |
(Note: Do not abbreviate "Lane" or "Court")
|
| State Abbreviations: |
| Alabama |
AL |
| Alaska |
AK |
| Arizona |
AZ |
| Arkansas |
AR |
| California |
CA |
| Colorado |
CO |
| Connecticut |
CT |
| Delaware |
DE |
| District of Columbia |
DC |
| Florida |
FL |
| Georgia |
GA |
| Hawaii |
HI |
| Idaho |
ID |
| Illinois |
IL |
| Indiana |
IN |
| Iowa |
IA |
| Kansas |
KA |
| Kentucky |
KY |
| Louisiana |
LA |
| Maine |
ME |
| Maryland |
MD |
| Massachusetts |
MA |
| Michigan |
MI |
| Minnesota |
MN |
| Missouri |
MO |
| Montana |
MT |
| Nebraska |
NE |
| Nevada |
NV |
| New Hampshire |
NH |
| New Jersey |
NJ |
| New Mexico |
NM |
| New York |
NY |
| North Carolina |
NC |
| North Dakota |
ND |
| Ohio |
OH |
| Oklahoma |
OK |
| Oregon |
OR |
| Pennsylvania |
PA |
| Puerto Rico |
PR |
| Rhode Island |
RI |
| South Carolina |
SC |
| South Dakota |
SD |
| Tennessee |
TN |
| Texas |
TX |
| Utah |
UT |
| Vermont |
VT |
| Virginia |
VA |
| Washington |
WA |
| West Virginia |
WV |
| Wisconsin |
WI |
| Wyoming |
WY |
On vouchers with foreign addresses, route code "F" must be used in order to be processed correctly by the system and have additional postage added for mailing. |
