Academic calendar
Summer 2026 Term - Calendar A runs May 4, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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- Fall 2026 Term - Calendar A
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A
- ART Cafe
- The cafeteria located inside the Ashley River Tower (ART).
- Ashley River Cafe
- The dining area located within the Ashley River Tower (ART).
B
- Bee Street
- Bee Street Lofts, a primary off-campus housing option popular with MUSC students.
C
- CARES
- Community Aid, Relief, Education and Support, a student-run free medical clinic.
- CDM
- College of Dental Medicine.
- CHP
- College of Health Professions.
- COM
- College of Medicine.
- CON
- College of Nursing.
- COP
- College of Pharmacy.
G
- GSA
- Graduate Student Association, representing students in the College of Graduate Studies.
M
- Match Day
- The annual event where graduating medical students find out where they will spend their residency.
- MUSC Gives Back
- The university's centralized community service and volunteer organization.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary representative body for all six colleges.
- SODA
- Student Organization for Dental Awareness, a group focused on dental health outreach.
- Step
- Refers to the USMLE Step exams (Step 1, Step 2), the high-stakes boards medical students must pass.
T
- The 2nd Floor
- Common shorthand for the main hospital cafeteria, referring to its floor level.
- The Bee
- Refers to the Bee Street Parking Garage, the primary parking location for many students and staff.
- The Caf
- The main cafeteria located within the MUSC University Hospital.
- The Cafeteria
- Usually refers to the main dining hall located within the University Hospital (Main).
- The Greenway
- The central pedestrian-only path that runs through the heart of the campus.
- The Greenway
- An outdoor area between buildings where local food trucks frequently park for student lunches.
- The Horseshoe
- The historic, U-shaped grassy area on Ashley Avenue used for events and socializing.
- The Horseshoe
- The historic front lawn area where local food trucks park daily for student lunches.
- The James
- The James B. Edwards Apartments, the primary university-affiliated housing for students.
- The Palmetto
- Palmetto Court, a university-affiliated apartment complex for students.
- The Peninsula
- Refers to downtown Charleston, where the MUSC campus is situated.
- The Standard
- The Standard at Charleston, a popular off-campus housing option frequently used by MUSC students.
- The Urban Farm
- An on-campus educational farm that often hosts fresh food events and harvests.
- The Wellness
- The MUSC Wellness Center, the primary gym and fitness facility for students and staff.
U
- Urban Garden
- The dining area and cafe located in the Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital.
W
- White Coat
- Short for the White Coat Ceremony, a rite of passage for incoming medical and health students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ART
- Ashley River Tower, the specialized cardiovascular and digestive health hospital.
- ashley_river_tower_art_cafeteria
- Ashley River Tower (ART) Cafeteria
- Badge
- The universal term for the MUSC ID card, used for building access, library services, and meal payments.
- Badge Access
- The requirement to use a student ID card to enter almost all campus buildings after hours.
- Bee Street
- The Bee Street Garage, the primary parking location for many students and staff.
- BSB
- Basic Science Building, a hub for research and first-year medical student lectures.
- CARTA
- The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority; students ride city buses for free with their MUSC ID.
- Colbert
- The Colbert Education Center and Library, the main study hub on campus.
- CSB
- Clinical Science Building, housing various clinical departments and offices.
- DASH
- The free downtown shuttle buses (Downtown Area Shuttle) that serve the campus area.
- DDB
- Drug Discovery Building, a major research facility on campus.
- Fishburne
- The Fishburne Parking Lot, another common student parking area.
- Garage 7
- The primary parking garage designated for student use, located near the BSB.
- Hagood
- The Hagood Parking Lot, a major off-site parking area for students with shuttle service to campus.
- Hollings
- Hollings Cancer Center.
- Main
- University Hospital, the central medical facility.
- MUSC Alert
- The university's emergency notification system for weather or safety issues.
- NetID
- The universal username used to log into all MUSC digital services, including email and Brightspace.
- Parking Garage 7
- A common parking location for students and staff on the west side of campus.
- SJCH
- Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital, the prominent pediatric facility on the campus skyline.
- starbucks_express
- Starbucks Express
- subway
- Subway
- The Horseshoe
- The historic front area of the campus featuring the original medical school buildings and green space.
- The Shuttle
- The university-operated transit system that moves students between the main campus and outlying parking lots.
- The Wellness
- The MUSC Wellness Center, the campus gym and fitness facility.
- university_hospital_cafeteria
- University Hospital Cafeteria
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer 2026 Term - Calendar A runs May 4, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 31 approved campus terms and 26 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.