Academic calendar
First Semester 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First Semester 2026Relevant now
- Second Semester 2027
- Mid-Year Class 2027
Campus language
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Showing 9 of 9 terms
C
- Canteen
- The main on-campus food service area located near the student center.
- CSC
- College Student Council; the student leadership body specific to an individual college (e.g., CAS CSC).
J
- JPAMA
- Junior Philippine Association of Management Accountants; the organization for Management Accounting students.
- JPIA
- Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants; the professional organization for Accountancy students.
L
- Ladies' Dorm
- The primary on-campus housing facility for female students, often referred to simply as 'the dorm'.
O
- Outside
- A general term for the various small eateries and carinderias located immediately outside the campus gates.
P
- PSITS
- Philippine Society of Information Technology Students; the student organization for IT majors.
R
- Rizalista
- The collective term for students and alumni of Jose Rizal Memorial State University.
S
- SSC
- Supreme Student Council; the highest governing body of the student population at the Dipolog campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- CAS
- College of Arts and Sciences Building.
- CBA
- College of Business and Accountancy Building.
- CCJE
- College of Criminal Justice Education Building.
- CIT
- College of Industrial Technology Building.
- COE
- College of Education Building.
- COR
- Certificate of Registration; the official document proving enrollment that students must present to instructors and for ID validation.
- Gym
- The University Gymnasium, used for PE classes, sports events, and major assemblies.
- hospitality_management_laboratory
- Hospitality Management Laboratory
- Uniform
- The mandatory attire required for entry to campus, with specific designs varying by college (e.g., different colors for Education vs. Business).
- university_cafeteria
- University Cafeteria
- Validation
- The process of having the student ID stamped or stickered at the Registrar's office to confirm active status for the current semester.
- Wash Day
- A designated day (typically Wednesday or Friday) when students are permitted to wear civilian clothes or organization shirts instead of the prescribed school uniform.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Semester 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 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.