Academic calendar
First Semester runs Aug 23, 2026 – Dec 26, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First SemesterFirst Semester 2026Relevant now
- First Semester
- Second SemesterSecond Semester 2027
- Summer Semester
- Academic Year 2027-2028 Start
Campus language
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A
- Al-Mukafa'a
- The monthly financial stipend provided by the government to eligible Saudi students.
B
- Blackboard
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where professors post course materials and assignments.
C
- Central Restaurant
- The main large-scale dining hall (Al-Mata'am al-Markazi) providing subsidized meals to students.
- CFY
- Common First Year; the mandatory foundational year for all undergraduate tracks (formerly known as PYP).
- CFY Food Court
- The collection of fast-food outlets and cafes located within the Common First Year building.
D
- DAR
- Deanship of Admission and Registration; the office responsible for student records, transcripts, and enrollment.
E
- Edugate
- The student portal system used for checking grades, registering for classes, and managing academic records.
K
- KSU-MC
- King Saud University Medical City; the university's massive healthcare and medical education complex.
P
- PYP
- Preparatory Year Program; though officially renamed to CFY, students still widely use this term to refer to the first year.
S
- Sakan
- The general term used by students to refer to the on-campus student housing complexes.
- Sakan al-Talibat
- The specific residential area designated for female students on the female campus.
- SCA
- Student Council Affairs; the body representing student interests and organizing campus activities.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Academic Portal
- The web interface (Edugate) where students must perform all official administrative tasks like adding or dropping courses.
- Al-Baho
- The 'Lobby' or central atrium; the main hub of the university used for major events, exhibitions, and student gatherings.
- Building 4
- The primary building for the College of Science.
- Building 67
- The primary building for the College of Business Administration (CBA).
- building_30_restaurant
- Building 30 Restaurant
- diriyah_joint_first_year_restaurant
- Diriyah Joint First-Year Restaurant
- female_student_restaurant
- Female Student Restaurant
- King Salman Library
- The central university library, serving as the main study and research hub.
- KSU Card
- The official student ID card required for access to the library, campus gates, and for verifying identity during exams.
- KSU Shuttle
- The internal bus network that transports students between the various colleges, dorms, and parking lots.
- Stipend Card
- The specific bank card issued to students to receive their monthly 'Mukafa'a' allowance.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Semester runs Aug 23, 2026 – Dec 26, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 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.