Academic calendar
Período Académico Ordinario Septiembre 2026 – Febrero 2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Período Académico Ordinario Septiembre 2026 – Febrero 2027Relevant now
- Período Académico Ordinario Marzo – Julio 2027
Campus language
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Showing 12 of 12 terms
A
- ADE
- Asociación de Estudiantes; the student association specific to each faculty (e.g., ADE-FIE).
- Arrastrar
- The act of failing a subject but continuing to the next semester, carrying the failed class as an extra load.
B
- Bares
- Small snack bars or cafeterias located within each faculty building for quick meals and coffee.
C
- Canchas
- The sports courts, frequently used as a general meeting point for students.
E
- El Comedor
- The main university dining hall (Comedor Universitario) providing subsidized meals to students.
F
- FEPOCH
- Federación de Estudiantes de la ESPOCH; the central student government body.
L
- La Resi
- The on-campus student residence (Residencia Universitaria), primarily for students from outside the province.
- LDU-P
- Liga Deportiva Universitaria Politécnica; the official sports organization of the university.
O
- OCAS
- Órgano Colegiado Académico Superior; the highest governing authority within the university.
P
- Pasar en limpio
- Passing a course during the regular term without needing to take the 'suple' (remedial exam).
- Poli
- Short for 'Politécnica' or 'Politécnico,' referring to the university itself or a student attending it.
S
- Suple
- Short for 'examen supletorio,' the high-stakes remedial exam taken if a student fails to reach the minimum passing grade during the regular term.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bienestar
- Unidad de Bienestar Estudiantil; the office responsible for scholarships, medical services, and student insurance.
- Carnetización
- The process of obtaining or renewing the official student ID card required for campus access and library services.
- comedor_polit_cnico
- Comedor Politécnico
- Edificio Central
- The main administrative building housing the rectorate and central offices.
- FADE
- Facultad de Administración de Empresas; the business school building.
- FAME
- Facultad de Mecánica; the mechanical engineering faculty building.
- FCP
- Facultad de Ciencias Pecuarias; the animal sciences faculty building.
- FIE
- Facultad de Informática y Electrónica; the building and faculty for computer science and electronics.
- FRN
- Facultad de Recursos Naturales; the building for environmental and agricultural sciences.
- FSP
- Facultad de Salud Pública; the public health and medicine building.
- Matriculación
- The formal enrollment process that must be completed online via SICOA at the start of every semester.
- OASIS
- The institutional platform used for administrative tasks, financial records, and official documentation.
- SICOA
- Sistema de Control Académico; the primary online portal where students register for classes and check grades.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Período Académico Ordinario Septiembre 2026 – Febrero 2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 13 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.