Academic calendar
Fall Semester (16 Weeks) runs Aug 20, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Semester
- Summer Term II (7 Weeks)Summer Term II 2026
- Fall Semester (16 Weeks)Relevant now
- Fall Term I (7 Weeks)Fall Term I 2026
- Fall Term II (7 Weeks)Fall Term II 2026
- Winter Session I (3 Weeks Online)Winter Session I 2026-2027
- Spring Semester (15 Weeks)
- Spring Term I (7 Weeks)Spring Term I 2027
- Spring Term II (7 Weeks)Spring Term II 2027
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, responsible for organizing student events and entertainment.
E
- Ethos
- The spiritual formation program; often used to refer to the chapel services themselves.
G
- Gunn
- Gunn-Henderson Hall, a women's residence hall.
I
- ICC
- Inter-Club Council, the governing body for the university's social clubs.
R
- Ring by Spring
- The common goal or cliché of becoming engaged by the spring semester of senior year.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the student population.
- SMI
- Summer Missions Institute, a program for students participating in summer mission trips.
T
- The Branch
- A quick-service dining area in the student center offering various food options.
- The Brew
- The on-campus coffee shop located in the Mabee Learning Center.
- The Bubble
- The perceived isolated or sheltered environment of the Oklahoma Christian campus.
- The Caf
- The main dining hall located in the Gaylord University Center.
- The Phases
- The numbered apartment complexes on campus (Phase 1 through Phase 6).
- Tinius
- Tinius Hall, a men's residence hall.
U
- U-House
- University House, a residence hall primarily for upperclassmen.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- aguila_grill
- Aguila Grill
- chick_fil_a_express
- Chick-fil-A Express
- Eagle Card
- The official student ID card used for meal plans, building access, and library services.
- Ethos Points
- Credits required for graduation earned by attending chapel, small groups, or approved events.
- Hardeman
- Hardeman Auditorium, the primary venue for chapel and large assemblies.
- MyOC
- The central online portal for students to access grades, schedules, and financial information.
- The Baugh
- The Baugh Center for Academic Excellence.
- The Garvey
- The Garvey Center for the Liberal Arts, housing fine arts and humanities.
- The MLC
- Mabee Learning Center, which houses the campus library and academic resources.
- The Prince
- The Prince Engineering Center.
- The Talon
- The student-run news organization providing campus updates and information.
- the_branch
- The Branch
- the_brew
- The Brew
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester (16 Weeks) runs Aug 20, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 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.