Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 1st 5-Weeks
- Fall 2026 1st 8-Weeks
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Fall 2026 2nd 5-Weeks
- Fall 2026 2nd 8-Weeks
- Fall 2026 3rd 5-Weeks
- Winter Mini-Semester 2026-2027
- Spring 2027 1st 5-Weeks
- Spring 2027 1st 8-Weeks
- Spring 2027
- Spring 2027 2nd 5-Weeks
- Spring 2027 2nd 8-Weeks
- Spring 2027 3rd 5-Weeks
- Summer I 2027
- Summer III 2027
- Summer II 2027
- Fall 2027 1st 8-Weeks
- Fall 2027
- Fall 2027 2nd 8-Weeks
- Winter Mini-Semester 2027-2028
- Spring 2028 1st 8-Weeks
- Spring 2028
- Spring 2028 2nd 8-Weeks
- Summer Session I 2028
- Summer Session III 2028
- Summer Session II 2028
Campus language
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Showing 8 of 8 terms
C
- Casa Bella
- The primary apartment-style student housing complex used by TSC students, shared with UTRGV.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
S
- S.A.L.S.A.
- Student Activities Liaison & Student Ambassadors, a leadership and service organization on campus.
- Scorpions
- The official mascot and collective name for the student body.
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the TSC student population.
T
- The Cafe
- The Scorpion Café, the main on-campus dining location located in the Oliveira Student Services Center.
- The Fort
- A reference to the college's location on the historic site of Fort Brown.
- TSC
- The ubiquitous shorthand for Texas Southmost College.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- CASH
- The Center for Academic Support and Help, which provides tutoring and academic assistance to students.
- Eagle Card
- The official student identification card required for library access, printing, and campus events.
- ITECC
- The International Technology, Education and Commerce Center, a large multi-purpose facility used for technical programs and community events.
- Lightner
- The Lightner Center, housing various administrative and academic support offices.
- North Hall
- One of the historical academic buildings on the Fort Brown campus grounds.
- Oliveira
- The Oliveira Student Services Center, the central hub for admissions, financial aid, and the business office.
- Rusteberg
- Rusteberg Hall, a historical building used for various academic departments and faculty offices.
- Scorpion Alert
- The campus emergency notification system that sends text and email alerts to students.
- scorpion_cafe_by_umix
- Scorpion Cafe by Umix
- SET-B
- The Science, Engineering and Technology Building, containing laboratories and lecture halls for STEM fields.
- South Hall
- An academic building housing various general education classrooms.
- Tandy
- Tandy Hall, which primarily houses business and computer information systems classrooms.
- TSC Online
- The student portal used for registration, checking grades, and accessing the Canvas learning management system.
- Workforce
- Common shorthand for the ITECC campus where technical and vocational training occurs.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 8 approved campus terms and 14 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.