When you are creating content, please follow these style rules. They are required conventions for all content published on University of Maryland, Baltimore websites.
In most cases, follow a first reference with its acronym in parentheses when it is referred to later in the story.
Example: He needs 6 credits to graduate.
Place periods between a.m. and p.m.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry.
She earned a Bachelor of Science.
May 15, 1972, was her birthday.
A comma follows a complete date: May 15, 1972, was her birthday.
Tennessee is beautiful in the spring.
Accepted abbreviations are: Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kan., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Neb., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.M., N.Y., N.C., N.D., Okla., Ore., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.D., Tenn., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., and Wyo.
Example: The University Police Force provides campuswide security.
Example: Police provide security to the University.