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In general, do not hyphenate words beginning with “post,” “pre” and “co,” e.g., postdoctorate, preregister, cocurricular, coeducational. However, retain the hyphen with “co” when forming nouns, adjectives and verbs that indicate occupation or status, e.g., co-author, co-founder, co-chairman, co-worker. For “non,” the rules of prefixes apply, but in general no hyphen when forming a compound that does not have special meaning and can be understood if not is used before the base word, e.g., nontraditional. Use a hyphen before proper nouns or in awkward combinations, e.g., non-Western, non-nuclear. Also: Do not use hyphens with adverbs ending in “ly,” e.g., highly developed technology, environmentally responsible students.