Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 28, 2026 – Dec 22, 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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Showing 11 of 11 terms
O
- OP
- Order of Preachers; the formal name of the Dominican Order that runs the institution.
P
- PFIC
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, the specific ecclesiastical academic body of the DHS.
S
- Student Brother
- A Dominican friar who is currently in the process of his academic and spiritual formation at the House.
T
- The Common Room
- A space used for less formal gatherings and refreshments after academic events.
- The Habit
- The distinctive white and black clothing worn by the Dominican friars on campus.
- The House
- A common reference to the entire Dominican House of Studies building where students reside and study.
- The Priory
- The primary residence area for the Dominican friars and student brothers within the main building.
- The Refectory
- The common dining hall where students and friars eat meals together, often in silence or while listening to a reading.
- Thomism
- The philosophical and theological system of St. Thomas Aquinas, which forms the core of the curriculum.
- TI
- The Thomistic Institute, a major research and outreach organization based at the DHS.
W
- WTC
- Washington Theological Consortium, a group of theological schools that includes DHS and allows for cross-registration.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Brookland-CUA
- The nearest Metro station (Red Line) used by students for transit to other parts of Washington, D.C.
- Consortium Cross-Registration
- The process allowing DHS students to take classes at other member schools like Catholic University or Georgetown.
- garvey_dining_hall
- Garvey Dining Hall
- Mullen Library
- The main library of The Catholic University of America, which DHS students have access to via a partnership.
- Populi
- The academic management system used for grades, course registration, and student records.
- pryz_food_court
- Pryz Food Court
- The Aula
- The main lecture hall or large classroom used for public defenses and major academic lectures.
- The Chapel
- The Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, the central place of prayer and liturgy for the community.
- The Library
- The specialized theological library containing extensive collections on St. Thomas Aquinas and Dominican history.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 28, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 9 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.