Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
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Campus language
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B
- Board Ops
- Board Operations; student-led initiatives to support seniors studying for and taking their professional licensure exams.
C
- Canteen
- The university's internal cafeteria located on the ground floor of the main building.
- CDU-SCA
- Student Catholic Action; a prominent religious student organization on campus.
- City Time Square
- A commercial center near Parkmall known for its variety of restaurants and student hangouts.
- CRS-SC
- College of Rehabilitative Sciences Student Council.
D
- Duty
- Refers to clinical rotations or hospital shifts required for medical and health allied courses.
N
- Northview
- A popular off-campus residential area and boarding house frequently used by CDU students due to its proximity.
- NSC
- Nursing Student Council; the specific student government for the College of Nursing.
P
- Parkmall
- The primary shopping mall across the street where students go for lunch, dinner, and breaks.
- PPSA
- Philippine Pharmacy Students' Association; the local chapter for pharmacy students.
R
- Reclame
- Short for 'Reclamation Area,' referring to the North Reclamation Area where the campus is situated.
S
- S&R
- The nearby membership shopping warehouse often visited by students for quick pizza or rotisserie chicken meals.
- San Remo
- A nearby residential complex in SRP often used by students who commute via the MyBus system.
- SSG
- Supreme Student Government; the highest governing body of the student population.
T
- The Dorm
- The official on-campus Cebu Doctors' University Dormitory located within the Mandaue campus complex.
W
- White
- The collective term for the student body or the strict all-white uniform policy characteristic of the school.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 01K
- The specific jeepney route code that students use to travel between the campus area and downtown Cebu.
- CAS
- The College of Arts and Sciences wing or department area.
- CDM
- The College of Dentistry building/wing, known for its clinical facilities.
- cdu_cafeteria
- CDU Cafeteria
- CDU-H
- Cebu Doctors' University Hospital; the affiliated hospital located in Cebu City where clinical rotations occur.
- Clearance
- The mandatory end-of-semester process where students must get signatures from various departments to enroll for the next term.
- CN
- The College of Nursing department area.
- Main Building
- The primary academic structure in Mandaue City housing most colleges and administrative offices.
- MyBus
- The main public transit bus system that connects the CDU campus to SM City Cebu and other parts of the city.
- Uniform Check
- The strict daily inspection at the campus gates to ensure students are following the specific dress code of their college.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 10 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.