Academic calendar
Fall 15 Week Term runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall I 8-Week Term
- Fall 15 Week TermRelevant now
- Fall II 8-Week Term
- Spring I 8-Week Term
- Spring 15 Week Term
- Spring II 8-Week Term
- Summer I 8-Week Term
- Summer 15 Week Term
- Summer II 8-Week Term
Campus language
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Showing 9 of 9 terms
A
- ASL
- Alpha Sigma Lambda; the premier national honor society for adult learners on campus.
C
- CPNE
- Clinical Performance Nursing Examination; a legendary and notoriously difficult multi-day clinical exam formerly required for nursing students.
- Credit Banking
- The practice of using the university's service to consolidate and store credits from various sources into one official transcript.
E
- EC
- A common shorthand for the university, used by long-term students and alumni referring to its former name, Excelsior College.
S
- SAC
- Student Advisory Council; the primary body for student representation and feedback to the university administration.
- SBD
- Sigma Beta Delta; the international honor society for students in business, management, and administration.
- SVA
- Student Veterans of America; the local chapter supporting the university's large population of military-affiliated students.
T
- The Bridge
- Refers to the LPN-to-RN nursing program, designed to 'bridge' the gap between practical and registered nursing.
- The Capstone
- The final, intensive course required at the end of a degree program to demonstrate mastery of the subject.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 7 Columbia Circle
- The National Headquarters; the physical administrative building in Albany, NY, where staff and leadership are based.
- Multi-term Registration
- The logistical system allowing students to register for multiple 8-week terms at once to plan their degree path.
- MyExcelsior
- The central student portal used for registration, accessing the Canvas LMS, and viewing financial aid status.
- OneTranscript
- A specific service that allows non-enrolled individuals to consolidate credits from multiple institutions into a single verified record.
- The Evaluation
- The formal, often lengthy process where the university determines how many transfer credits will be accepted toward a degree.
- The Online Writing Lab
- OWL; the virtual 'building' or service where students receive feedback on their academic writing.
- UExcel
- The university's proprietary credit-by-exam program; though largely discontinued, the term is still used in transfer and credit-mapping discussions.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 15 Week Term runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 approved campus terms and 7 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.