Academic calendar
Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Jul 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- 1st Semester
- Academic Year 2026-2027Relevant now
- 1st Semester A.Y. 2026-2027
- 1st Semester 2026
- 1st Semester AY 2026-2027
- 1st Trimester AY 2026-2027
- 2nd Semester
- 2nd Trimester AY 2026-2027
- 2nd Semester AY 2026-2027
- 2nd Semester 2027
- 3rd Trimester AY 2026-2027
- Mid-Year Term AY 2026-2027
- Mid-Year 2027
Campus language
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A
- Area 2
- J.P. Laurel Street, a residential area famous for its variety of affordable food stalls and eateries.
- Ate Luring's
- A popular food stall known for its affordable home-cooked meals.
B
- Beach House
- A well-known barbecue spot formerly located near the Main Library, now relocated near the Sunken Garden.
- Blue Book
- The official student handbook or the exam notebook.
- Bluebook
- A small blue-covered notebook required for writing answers during major examinations.
C
- Cineastes
- UP Cineastes' Guild, a major student film organization based in the College of Mass Communication.
I
- Ipil
- Ipil Residence Hall, a dormitory often housing graduate students and upperclassmen.
- Iska
- Short for 'Iskolar ng Bayan', referring to a female UP student.
- Isko
- Short for 'Iskolar ng Bayan' (Scholar of the People), referring to a male UP student.
K
- Kalay
- Kalayaan Residence Hall, the primary dormitory for first-year students.
- Kamia
- Kamia Residence Hall, a dormitory for female students.
- Kule
- The Philippine Collegian, the official weekly student publication of UP Diliman.
M
- Molave
- Molave Residence Hall, a dormitory typically housing upperclassmen.
P
- Prerog
- Short for 'Teacher's Prerogative,' the process of manually asking a professor to be admitted into a class that is already full.
R
- Rodic's
- A famous diner known for its signature shredded beef tapsilog, a staple for students.
S
- SC
- The Shopping Center, a hub for food, photocopying services, and supplies (now located in the UP DiliMall or temporary areas).
- Singko
- A grade of 5.0, which is the failing mark in the UP grading system.
U
- Uno
- A grade of 1.0, the highest possible academic mark.
- UP CAPES
- UP Council for Afro-Asian-Pacific Engineering Students.
- UP Rep
- The University of the Philippines Repertory Company, a prominent student theater organization.
- USC
- University Student Council, the highest student governing body in UP Diliman.
Y
- Yakal
- Yakal Residence Hall, a co-ed dormitory on campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AS
- Palma Hall, which formerly housed the College of Arts and Sciences; now home to the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy.
- CRS
- Computerized Registration System, the online portal used by students for class enlistment and viewing grades.
- Eng'g
- Melchor Hall, the main building of the College of Engineering.
- FC
- Bulwagang Rizal, commonly known as the Faculty Center (currently under reconstruction).
- Form 5
- The official registration form that serves as a student's proof of enrollment for the semester.
- Ikot
- The yellow-roofed jeepney that follows a circular route around the campus interior.
- Katip
- Katipunan Avenue, the major road adjacent to the campus where many students find off-campus housing and food.
- Main Lib
- Gonzalez Hall, the University Library which serves as the central library system.
- Math
- The Institute of Mathematics building complex.
- PH
- Palma Hall (often used interchangeably with AS).
- Toki
- The jeepney route that travels in the opposite direction of the Ikot (currently less frequent or modified).
- UP Mail
- The official @up.edu.ph email account required for accessing university digital services and communications.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Jul 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 22 approved campus terms and 12 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.