Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer 2026 - 14 Week Session
- Summer 2026 - 7 Week Session 2
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Winter 2027
- Summer 2027 - 14 Week Session
- Summer 2027 - 7 Week Session 1
- Summer 2027 - 7 Week Session 2
Campus language
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B
- BCFS
- British Columbia Federation of Students, the provincial student union collective Camosun belongs to.
C
- CCSS
- Camosun College Student Society, the primary student government and advocacy organization.
- Chargers
- The collective name for Camosun’s varsity athletic teams (volleyball and basketball).
- Chargers
- The Chargers Cafe, the primary cafeteria located in the Fisher building at Lansdowne.
D
- Dunlop
- Dunlop House, a student-run fine dining restaurant located on the Lansdowne campus.
- Dunlop House
- The student-run fine dining restaurant located in a historic building on the Lansdowne campus.
I
- Interurban
- The campus located in Saanich, typically associated with trades, technology, and business.
L
- Lansdowne
- The campus located in Victoria/Oak Bay, typically associated with university transfer, arts, and sciences.
N
- Nexus
- The official independent student newspaper of Camosun College.
P
- PISE
- Pacific Institute for Sport Education, a hub for athletics and exercise science.
T
- The 31
- The #31 bus route, the essential transit link for students commuting between the two campuses.
- The Bridge
- Refers to the Engineering Bridge program, a specific academic track for diploma students transitioning to university degrees.
- The Caf
- The main cafeteria areas located in the Fisher building (Lansdowne) or the CBA building (Interurban).
- The Res
- The common shorthand for the new Lansdowne Student Housing facility, the college's first on-campus residence.
- The Residence
- The new on-campus student housing building at the Lansdowne campus, the first of its kind for the college.
- The Rez
- The common shorthand for the new on-campus student housing at the Lansdowne campus.
U
- Urban Diner
- The primary food service outlet located at the Interurban campus in the Centre for Business and Access.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Camlink
- The web portal used by students for course registration, checking grades, and managing tuition payments.
- Camosun Express
- The free shuttle bus that transports students and staff between the Lansdowne and Interurban campuses.
- CBA
- The Centre for Business and Access at Interurban, the main administrative and classroom hub for that campus.
- chargers_diner
- Chargers Diner
- CHW
- The Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness at Interurban.
- coffee_shop_in_the_wilna_thomas
- Coffee Shop in the Wilna Thomas
- D2L
- Desire2Learn (Brightspace), the online learning management system used for course materials and grades.
- Fisher
- The Fisher Building at Lansdowne, the central hub containing the library, cafeteria, and bookstore.
- lansdowne_caf
- Lansdowne Caf
- lansdowne_campus_cafeteria
- Lansdowne Campus Cafeteria
- myCamosun
- The online student portal used for registration, checking final grades, and tax forms.
- OneCard
- The official multi-purpose student ID card used for the library, printing, and bus pass.
- PISE
- The Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, a major athletic facility at the Interurban campus.
- recharge
- reCharge
- social_roast
- Social Roast
- TEC
- The Technologies Centre at Interurban, housing trades and technology labs.
- The 14
- The primary BC Transit bus route (Vic West / Lansdowne) that serves the Lansdowne campus.
- U-Pass
- The mandatory bus pass for Greater Victoria transit, loaded onto the student OneCard.
- Wilna
- The Wilna Thomas Building at Lansdowne, often used for events and health/human services classes.
- WT
- The Wilna Thomas Building at Lansdowne, often used for community events and health/human services programs.
- Young
- The Young Building at Lansdowne, known for its historic clock tower and housing many arts and science classes.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 approved campus terms and 21 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.