People of Colour (capitalize “P” and “C”)
part-time (adjective, hyphen), part time (adverb, two words)
Examples: A part-time student. She studied part time.
Part-Time Studies Office (now part of the Centre for Extended Learning)
per cent (two words), percentage, percentile (one word)
placement (avoid when referring to co-operative education work terms)
policymaker (no hyphen)
Portal
- A personalized app and website made exclusively for Waterloo students.
postdoctoral, postgraduate (no hyphen)
Postdoctoral scholar
- gender-neutral terms “scholar” (singular) or “scholars” (plural) are recommended
- postdoctoral scholar may also be referred to as postdoc, postdoctoral researcher, postdoctoral fellow, or the acronym PDF
post-secondary (hyphen)
principal, principle
- principal (spelled “p-a-l”): The head of a school.
principle (spelled “p-l-e”): A matter of belief or ethics; a law of science.
- Examples: Fong was the principal investigator. A man of high moral principle. The uncertainty principle.
prerequisite
- Prerequisite is a necessary condition (no hyphen) and the short form. Prereq is acceptable in course descriptions.
professor emeritus (singular), professors emeriti (plural)
Refers to a retired faculty who retain academic rank.
Public Health Sciences
“the School” can be used on the second reference.
Quest (capitalize the first letter only)
