| Acronym | Title | Organization |
| AMS | Accreditation Management System | |
| AR | Annual Report | CoAEMSP |
| ASPA | Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors | |
| CAAHEP | Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs | |
| CAAR | Committee on Accreditation Activity Report | CAAHEP |
| CED | Class End Date | CoAEMSP |
| CHEA | Council for Higher Education Accreditation | CAAHEP |
| CoA | Committee on Accreditation | |
| CoAEMSP | Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions | CoAEMSP |
| CSD | Class Start Date | CoAEMSP |
| CSSR | Continuing-Accreditation Self Study Report | CoAEMSP |
| EA | Executive Analysis | CoAEMSP |
| FA | Factual Accuracy | CoAEMSP |
| FL | Findings Letter | CoAEMSP |
| ISSR | Initial-Accreditation Self Study Report | CoAEMSP |
| LoR | Letter of Review | CoAEMSP |
| LSSR | Letter of Review Self Study Report | CoAEMSP |
| NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | |
| PD | Program Director | |
| PSQ | Post Site Visit Questionnaire | CoAEMSP |
| RAS | Request for Accreditation Services | CAAHEP |
| SPR | Standardized Progress Report | |
| SV | Site Visit | |
| SVR | Site Visit Report | |
| USDE | United State Department of Education | |
| Sponsors of the CoAEMSP & CAAHEP | ||
| AAAA | American Ambulance Association | |
| AAC | American Academy of Cardiology | |
| AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics | |
| ACEP | American College of Emergency Physicians | |
| ACOEP | American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians | |
| ACS | American College of Surgeons | |
| ASA | American Society of Anesthesiologists | |
| IAFC | International Association of Fire Chiefs | |
| IAFF | International Association of Fire Fighters | |
| NAEMSE | National Association of EMS Educators | |
| NAEMSP | National Association of EMS Physicians | |
| NAEMT | National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians | |
| NASEMSO | National Association of State EMS Officials | |
| NREMT | National Registry for Emergency Medical Technicians | |