Capitalize. Do not put in quotation marks or italicize. course load Two words. Generally refers to the number of course hours recommended or allowable each semester. Coursework One word. courtesy titles Generally omitted; see titles. credit Use numerals; 3-credit-hour course; 3 credits are needed for graduation. cum laude Cumulative grade point average between 3.50 and 3.749. CV Acronym for curriculum vitae. Always use the official name on first reference. On second reference in informal usage, CV is acceptable if the meaning will be clear to readers. If you intend to use the acronym on second reference, let readers know this by setting it off in parentheses directly after the first reference. D Use a single hyphen to show a range of dates and do not repeat the first two numbers of the year if the second year is part of the same century as the first: 1991-94; 2001-02; 1999-2002. If the day of the month appears, use a comma before and after the year: Please return your application by the January 15, 2012, deadline. Do not use a comma between the month and the year alone: Please return your application by the January 2012 deadline. Use the year with the month only if it's not the current year. Use st, nd, rd, or th only if dates are adjectives: The event will take place on March 1; The March 1st event has been cancelled. Times come before days and dates: at 4 p.m. Friday; at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 7.
Capitalize. Do not put in quotation marks or italicize. course load Two words. Generally refers to the number of course hours recommended or allowable each semester. Coursework One word. courtesy titles Generally omitted; see titles. credit Use numerals; 3-credit-hour course; 3 credits are needed for graduation. cum laude Cumulative grade point average between 3.50 and 3.749. CV Acronym for curriculum vitae. Always use the official name on first reference. On second reference in informal usage, CV is acceptable if the meaning will be clear to readers. If you intend to use the acronym on second reference, let readers know this by setting it off in parentheses directly after the first reference. D Use a single hyphen to show a range of dates and do not repeat the first two numbers of the year if the second year is part of the same century as the first: 1991-94; 2001-02; 1999-2002. If the day of the month appears, use a comma before and after the year: Please return your application by the January 15, 2012, deadline. Do not use a comma between the month and the year alone: Please return your application by the January 2012 deadline. Use the year with the month only if it's not the current year. Use st, nd, rd, or th only if dates are adjectives: The event will take place on March 1; The March 1st event has been cancelled. Times come before days and dates: at 4 p.m. Friday; at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 7.