Academic calendar
Summer Session 2 2026 runs Oct 1, 2025 – Aug 16, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Session 2 2026Relevant now
- Summer S1 2026
- Summer T1 2026
- Summer T2 2026
- Summer S2 2026
- Fall S1 2026
- Fall T1 2026
- Fall FS 2026
- Fall S2 2026
- Fall T2 2026
- Fall S3 2026
- Spring S1 2027
- Spring T1 2027
- Spring FS 2027
- Spring S2 2027
- Spring T2 2027
- Spring S3 2027
Campus language
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Showing 8 of 8 terms
A
- ASL
- Alpha Sigma Lambda, the national honor society for non-traditional adult students at the college.
C
- Capstone
- The final, high-level project or seminar required for graduation in a student's major.
- Cornerstone
- The mandatory introductory course (IDS 101) that all new students must complete to orient themselves to the college.
- COSC
- Common shorthand for Charter Oak State College used in internal communications and by students.
P
- PLA
- Prior Learning Assessment, the process of earning college credit for professional or life experience.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary representative body for the online student population.
T
- Testing out
- The common practice of earning credits via standardized exams like CLEP or DSST instead of taking a full course.
- The Oak
- A nickname for the college often used in student discussions and the title of the official college blog.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 185 Main
- The physical administrative headquarters located at 185 Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut.
- Acorn
- The centralized student web portal used for registration, viewing grades, and managing financial aid.
- Blackboard
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where all online course content, discussions, and assignments are located.
- Credit Registry
- A service provided for non-degree students to store and transcript credits from multiple sources in one place.
- Degree Works
- The web-based tool used by students and advisors to track degree progress and remaining requirements.
- Official Evaluation
- The formal process where the registrar reviews all transfer credits to determine how they apply to a degree program.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer Session 2 2026 runs Oct 1, 2025 – Aug 16, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 8 approved campus terms and 6 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.