Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 1, 2026 – Dec 9, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- September Exam Period
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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A
- ACMin
- Athens College of Ministry, the former name of the institution still used by alumni and in historical references.
C
- CoA
- The standard abbreviation for the College of Athens.
F
- Faith-In-Action
- The mentored field experience and apprenticeship program required for all degree-seeking students.
H
- House of Hope
- A planned residential space on the new campus specifically for students transitioning out of foster care.
- House of Joy
- A planned residential space for students as part of the Phase I campus development.
K
- Kingdom Work
- A common term used by students to describe their required service hours and ministry apprenticeships.
S
- Service Saturday
- A recurring community volunteer event where students fulfill their mandatory service hour requirements.
- Student Cabins
- Planned residential units overlooking the lower lake on the permanent campus site.
T
- The Promised Land
- Commonly used by students and staff to refer to the new 114-acre campus property currently under development.
- The Reserve
- The Reserve at Athens, a popular off-campus apartment complex frequently used by students due to its proximity to the college.
- TPM
- Transformational Prayer Ministry, the college's core spiritual formation and counseling program.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Athens Prayer Garden
- A dedicated outdoor space for quiet meditation and prayer on the campus grounds.
- Christian Core
- A set of foundational courses designed to equip students with biblical truths, required for all degree programs.
- DormWay
- A digital semester planner and map tool used by students to track academic deadlines and campus locations.
- Faith Hall
- A planned multi-purpose building intended to house the library, classrooms, and the Prayer Ministry Center.
- Prayer Ministry Center
- The facility dedicated to the college's Transformational Prayer Ministry sessions.
- Service Hours
- A graduation requirement where students must complete one hour of approved service for every credit hour of enrolled coursework.
- SpanTran
- The specific evaluation service required for all international student transcripts to be processed for admission.
- The Promised Land
- The 114-acre permanent campus site located in Oconee County.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 1, 2026 – Dec 9, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 8 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.