Academic calendar
Semestre Letivo 2026/2 runs Jul 27, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semestre Letivo 2026/2Relevant now
- Semestre Letivo 2027/1
- Semestre Letivo 2027/2
Campus language
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B
- Bixo
- A freshman or first-year student.
C
- CA
- Centro Acadêmico; a student organization representing a specific undergraduate major.
- Cantina
- The private snack bars located within campus blocks for quick meals and coffee.
D
- DA
- Diretório Acadêmico; similar to a CA, representing students of a specific department or course.
- DCE
- Diretório Central dos Estudantes; the campus-wide student union representing all students.
- DP
- Dependência; the status of having failed a subject and being required to retake it.
N
- NEABI
- Núcleo de Estudos Afro-Brasileiros e Indígenas; the center focused on Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous studies and outreach.
- NUGEDIS
- Núcleo de Gênero e Diversidade; the center for gender and diversity studies and student support.
P
- P1/P2
- Shorthand for the first and second major exams of the semester.
R
- RE
- Restaurante Estudantil; the formal name for the student dining hall used in official documents.
- RU
- Restaurante Universitário; the subsidized student cafeteria providing low-cost meals.
S
- Sigaa
- Used colloquially to refer to the act of checking grades or the anxiety associated with the portal's updates.
V
- Veterano
- An upperclassman or senior student.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Auditório
- The main auditorium used for lectures, ceremonies, and student assemblies.
- Auxílio
- Student financial aid or grants (e.g., Auxílio-moradia for housing or Auxílio-permanência).
- Bloco
- The standard term for a building wing or sector (e.g., Bloco A, Bloco B).
- cantina
- Cantina
- Carteirinha
- The student ID card required for library access, RU meals, and student discounts.
- Edital
- An official public notice; students must monitor these for scholarship opportunities and administrative deadlines.
- Ginásio
- The campus gymnasium used for physical education and sports events.
- Passe Escolar
- The student transit pass providing discounted bus fares in cities like Florianópolis or Joinville.
- refeit_rio_do_c_mpus_joinville
- Refeitório do Câmpus Joinville
- Reitoria
- The Rectorate; the administrative headquarters of the entire IFSC system, located in Florianópolis.
- SIGAA
- Sistema Integrado de Gestão de Atividades Acadêmicas; the essential online portal for registration, grades, and schedules.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semestre Letivo 2026/2 runs Jul 27, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 11 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.