Identity Guidelines

Editorial Style Guide

O

off-campus, on-campus
Hyphenate as an adjective before the noun; otherwise, leave as two words.

He lives in on-campus housing.
She’s always wanted to live on campus.

on-campus housing
UTSA’s on-campus housing options are Chaparral Village, Laurel Village, Chisholm Hall and University Oaks.
 

office
Capitalize only when part of a formal name. Lowercase the informal reference:

Office of Communications
BUT communications office

online

ordinals

In general, do not spell out ordinals, unless part of a course title:

20th century, 2nd District Court, 6th Fleet
Topics in Nineteenth-Century Literature

orientation
Capitalize only if part of a proper name.

Roadrunner Days is an orientation for freshmen. All students must attend New Student Orientation.

out of state, out-of-state
Hyphenate when preceding a noun; don’t hyphenate when it’s following a noun.

out-of-state tuition
He wants to go to school out of state.