Academic calendar
Summer semester B 2027 runs Jan 4, 2027 – Feb 12, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer semester B 2027Relevant now
- Term 1 2027
- Semester One 2027
- Full-year 2027
- Term 2 2027
- Term 3 2027
- Semester Two 2027
- Semester 2 – Summer A 2027-2028
- Term 4 2027
- Summer semester A 2027-2028
- November intake 2027-2028
- Summer semester B 2028
- Semester One 2028
- Semester Two 2028
Campus language
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C
- CC
- Campus Centre, the primary hub for food, retail, and student services at the Clayton campus.
G
- Graze
- The main dining hall/bistro area located within the Residential Valley for students in the Halls.
M
- MAPS
- Monash Association of Postgraduates, the representative body for postgraduate and mature-age students.
- MONSU
- Monash Student Union, the student representative body for the Caulfield and Peninsula campuses.
- MRS
- Monash Residential Services, the body that manages all on-campus housing.
- MSA
- Monash Student Association, the representative body for students at the Clayton campus.
- MU Sport
- Monash University Sport, the organization managing gyms, pools, and varsity sports teams.
R
- RV
- Residential Valley, the area on the Clayton campus housing the traditional halls of residence.
S
- Scholars
- Common shorthand for the Sir John Monash Science School, a high school located on the Clayton campus.
- Stalkerspace
- The massive, unofficial student-run Facebook group used for campus news, memes, and lost items.
T
- The Clayton Bubble
- The phenomenon where students living on or near campus rarely leave the immediate Clayton area.
- The Halls
- The traditional residential colleges (Deakin, Farrer, Howitt, Roberts, and Richardson) located in the Residential Valley.
U
- UC
- Urban Community, referring to the modern studio-apartment style residences like Jackomos and Briggs Halls.
W
- WAM
- Weighted Average Mark, the primary metric used for academic grading and ranking (equivalent to GPA).
- Wholefoods
- A long-running student-run vegetarian and vegan cafe located on the first floor of the Campus Centre.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Allocate+
- The web-based system where students enter their preferences and receive their class timetables.
- HAL
- The Humanities and Social Sciences Library, often used to refer to the building itself.
- halls_caf_clayton
- Halls Café (Clayton)
- halls_caf_parkville
- Halls Café (Parkville)
- Inter-campus shuttle
- A free bus service for students and staff connecting the Clayton, Caulfield, and Peninsula campuses.
- LTB
- Learning and Teaching Building, a major multi-level hub for undergraduate classes and study at Clayton.
- M-Pass
- The official student ID card used for building access, library borrowing, and printing credits.
- monash_club
- Monash Club
- Moodle
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- New Horizons
- A high-tech research building used primarily by the Faculty of Engineering and CSIRO.
- SETU
- Student Evaluation of Teaching and Units, the mandatory surveys conducted at the end of each semester.
- The Ming Wing
- A popular student nickname for the Robert Menzies Building, the tallest building on the Clayton campus.
- Woodside
- The Woodside Building for Technology and Design, a sustainable engineering and IT facility.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer semester B 2027 runs Jan 4, 2027 – Feb 12, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 approved campus terms and 13 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.