Academic calendar
Fall Term 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Term 2026Relevant now
- Fall I 2026
- Fall II 2026
- Spring Term 2027
- Spring I 2027
- Spring II 2027
- Summer Term 2027
- Summer I 2027
- Summer II 2027
- Fall Term 2027
- Fall I 2027
- Fall II 2027
- Spring Term 2028
- Spring I 2028
- Spring II 2028
- Summer Term 2028
- Summer I 2028
- Summer II 2028
Campus language
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Showing 9 of 9 terms
A
- AAMN
- The American Association for Men in Nursing chapter at the college.
B
- Blue Scrubs
- The mandatory uniform color for Carolinas College students, used to distinguish them from hospital staff.
C
- Check-offs
- Practical assessments where students must demonstrate competency in a specific clinical skill to instructors.
M
- Mercy Cafe
- The dining area at Atrium Health Mercy used by students during clinical rotations at that facility.
P
- Post-conf
- Short for post-conference; the debriefing session held after a clinical shift.
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year college students.
S
- SNA
- Student Nurses Association, the primary professional organization for nursing students.
T
- The Floor
- Generic term for the hospital unit where a student is currently performing their clinical rotation.
- The Overlook
- The main cafeteria located within Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) where students eat during clinical rotations.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AEMR
- The electronic medical record system training that students must complete to document patient care.
- Badge
- The essential Atrium Health ID card required for building access, parking, and clinical floor entry.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used for all course materials, assignments, and grades.
- Clinicals
- The hands-on hospital shifts required for health science programs.
- CMC
- Carolinas Medical Center, the primary clinical site and flagship hospital adjacent to the college area.
- HESI
- Standardized exams used throughout the program to predict success on board exams.
- LCH
- Levine Children's Hospital, a common clinical rotation site for pediatric nursing students.
- Mercy
- Atrium Health Mercy, a clinical site used for various medical-surgical rotations.
- The Sim Lab
- The Simulation Center where students practice clinical skills in a controlled, high-fidelity environment.
- the_study_food_social
- The Study: Food Social
- Water Ridge
- The main campus facility located at 2110 Water Ridge Parkway, housing classrooms and administrative offices.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Term 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 approved campus terms and 11 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.