Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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Showing 11 of 11 terms
A
- Aromas
- Aromas Cafe, the coffee and snack shop located in Maher Hall near FST offices.
F
- Friars
- Common term for the Franciscan brothers and priests who teach or study at the school.
G
- GTU
- Graduate Theological Union, the Berkeley-based consortium FST was formerly a member of.
L
- La Paloma
- The cafe located in the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, known for sandwiches and salads.
O
- OFM
- Order of Friars Minor, the Franciscan order that sponsors and operates the school.
S
- San Buen
- San Buenaventura Hall, the primary on-campus housing option for graduate and law students.
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the official representative body for FST students.
- SLP
- The Student Life Pavilion, the main multi-level dining hall on the USD campus.
T
- The Hill
- The University of San Diego campus, referring to its geographic location overlooking Mission Bay.
- Toreros
- The mascot and collective name for the USD community, which FST students are part of.
- Tu Mercado
- The campus grocery store and deli located in the Student Life Pavilion.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- aromas
- Aromas
- bert_s_bistro
- Bert's Bistro
- Copley
- Copley Library, the main research library used by FST students.
- fst_community_meal
- FST Community Meal
- Kroc
- The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, often used for FST lectures and symposia.
- Maher
- Maher Hall, the building on the USD campus that houses FST classrooms and administrative offices.
- Mother Hill
- Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, home to the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, where some FST events occur.
- MySanDiego
- The online portal used by students to register for classes, check grades, and manage finances.
- Passport
- The single sign-on (SSO) system used to access USD and FST digital resources.
- pavilion_dining
- Pavilion Dining
- Torero Card
- The official campus ID card required for building access, library services, and meal plans.
- Tram
- The free USD shuttle system that transports students between the west and east sides of the campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 12 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.