Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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B
- BITS
- Business Information Technology Society; the student organization for Information Technology students.
C
- Canteen
- The primary on-campus food service area located within the college premises.
D
- Drop
- Refers to officially or unofficially withdrawing from a subject during the semester.
I
- INC
- Incomplete; a temporary grade given when a student fails to submit a major requirement.
J
- JMAP
- Junior Marketing Association of the Philippines; the student organization for Marketing Management majors.
- JPAMA
- Junior Philippine Association of Management Accountants; an organization for students under the management accounting track.
- JPIA
- Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants; the professional organization for Accountancy students.
L
- Labas
- Refers to eating at the various small eateries (carinderias) located just outside the college gates.
S
- SBO
- Student Board Organization; often used interchangeably with departmental student councils.
- Singko
- A grade of 5.0, indicating a failing mark.
- SSC
- Supreme Student Council; the highest student governing body at PKM.
T
- Tres
- A grade of 3.0, which is the minimum passing mark in the Philippine grading system.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AVR
- Audio Visual Room; the venue for seminars, orientations, and indoor student activities.
- Enrollment
- The period of registration for classes, typically involving manual submission of documents at the campus.
- Evaluation
- The mandatory process where students have their previous semester's grades checked by the registrar or dean before they can enroll in new subjects.
- ID Validation
- The process of getting the student ID stickered or stamped at the start of every semester to confirm active enrollment.
- Library
- The designated quiet study area and repository of academic resources located within the campus.
- Main Building
- The primary administrative and academic structure of the college.
- Uniform
- The prescribed daily attire; PKM strictly enforces a uniform policy for all students based on their department.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 7 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.