Academic calendar
Semester 2 2026 runs Aug 1, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semester 2 2026Relevant now
Campus language
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B
- Bandejão
- The standard nickname for the university restaurant (Restaurante Universitário); though many Fatec campuses lack one, students frequently use the term when advocating for its implementation or discussing the cafeteria at the São Paulo campus.
- Bixete
- A female freshman student.
- Bixo
- A male freshman student; derived from 'bicho' (animal), the traditional Brazilian term for new university students.
C
- CA
- Centro Acadêmico; the student organization specific to an individual course or campus unit.
- Cantina
- The on-campus snack bar or private cafeteria where students typically eat in the absence of a subsidized university restaurant.
- CEETEPS
- Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza; the formal official acronym for the CPS management body.
- CPS
- Centro Paula Souza; the state body that manages all Fatec (colleges) and Etec (technical schools) units in São Paulo.
D
- DCE
- Diretório Central dos Estudantes; the Central Student Directory representing the collective interests of students across the Fatec system.
- DP
- Dependência; a class a student failed and must retake, common in student conversations about academic stress.
F
- Fatecano
- A student or graduate of any Fatec institution.
R
- RIC-CPS
- Repositório Institucional do Centro Paula Souza; the official digital archive for graduation projects and scientific papers.
V
- Veterano
- A senior student who has completed at least one semester.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AACC
- Atividades Acadêmicas Científicas e Culturais; complementary hours required for graduation, earned through workshops, events, or volunteer work.
- Bloco
- The standard designation for campus buildings (e.g., Bloco A, Bloco 4), often used in class schedules to indicate specific lecture or lab locations.
- Fatecino
- A specific programming and Arduino club space at the Jundiaí campus, often used as a shorthand for the student tech hub there.
- Matrícula
- The official enrollment process which must be renewed every semester via the SIGA portal.
- PP
- Percentual de Progressão; the percentage of the total course hours already completed by the student.
- PR
- Percentual de Rendimento; the student's cumulative grade average, used for ranking during subject selection and internships.
- Prédio do Bom Retiro
- The primary historic building for the main Fatec São Paulo campus located in the Bom Retiro neighborhood.
- SIGA
- Sistema Integrado de Gestão Acadêmica; the mandatory student portal used for checking grades, attendance, and managing re-enrollment.
- TG
- Trabalho de Graduação; the mandatory final graduation project or thesis required to complete the technologist degree.
- Vestibular
- The official entrance exam required for admission to Fatec campuses.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 2 2026 runs Aug 1, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 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.