Academic calendar
School of Medicine Deaf Education and Hearing Science Summer 2026 runs May 18, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School of Medicine Deaf Education and Hearing Science Summer 2026Relevant now
- School of Nursing Graduate Students Summer 2026School of Nursing BSN (Traditional and Accelerated) Summer 2026
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Continuing Students Fall 2026
- School of Medicine MD Year 1 Academic Year 2026-2027
- School of Medicine Deaf Education and Hearing Science Fall 2026School of Nursing Graduate Students Fall 2026School of Public Health Master of Public Health Fall 2026
- School of Nursing BSN (Traditional and Accelerated) Spring 2027
- School of Nursing Graduate Students Summer 2027School of Nursing BSN (Traditional and Accelerated) Summer 2027
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A
- AMSA
- American Medical Student Association, a prominent organization for medical students.
D
- DSGA
- Dental Student Government Association, representing students in the School of Dentistry.
G
- Greehey
- Shorthand for the Greehey Academic and Research Campus, located north of the main campus.
- GSA
- Graduate Student Association, representing students in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
J
- Joe R.
- A shorthand reference to the Long School of Medicine.
L
- Library Cafe
- The coffee shop and snack bar located within the Briscoe Library.
- Library Starbucks
- The Starbucks coffee shop located on the first floor of the Briscoe Library.
M
- Mays
- The Mays Cancer Center, the university's NCI-designated cancer center.
- MSA
- Medical Student Association, the representative body for the Long School of Medicine.
P
- Pestana
- The cafe located near the Pestana Lecture Hall, often used for quick snacks between classes.
- PRIDE
- Professionals Recognizing Individual Dignity and Equality, the campus LGBTQ+ and ally organization.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the overarching student representative body.
- SNA
- Student Nurses' Association, representing students in the School of Nursing.
- SNMA
- Student National Medical Association, an organization focused on supporting underrepresented minority medical students.
- Starbucks
- The coffee shop located within the Briscoe Library/ALTC complex.
T
- The Bistro
- The dining option located within the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC).
- The Briscoe
- The Dolph Briscoe Jr. Library, the primary campus library.
- The Caf
- The main cafeteria located on the first floor of the Medical School building.
- The Commons
- The main food court located in the Academic and Administration Building (AAB).
- The Food Court
- The dining area located in the Lecture Hall building featuring various fast-food style options.
- The Hub
- The main food court located in the Long School of Medicine building.
- The Lab
- General term for the gross anatomy lab or various research labs depending on the student's program.
- The Long
- Shorthand for the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Campus (the main campus).
- The Long School
- The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
- The Med
- The main Medical School building on the Long Campus.
- The Med Center
- The South Texas Medical Center, the surrounding neighborhood and hospital district.
- The Med School
- Refers specifically to the Medical School building or the Long School of Medicine program.
- The Villas
- The Villas at Babcock, the primary university-affiliated apartment complex for students.
- TMA
- Texas Medical Association, the campus chapter for medical advocacy.
U
- UTHSCSA
- The legacy acronym for the university (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio), still widely used by students and faculty.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ALTC
- Academic Learning and Teaching Center, a primary hub for classrooms and student labs.
- altc_caf
- ALTC Café
- altc_caf_panorama_express_caf
- ALTC Café (Panorama Express Café)
- Badge
- The physical student ID card required for swiping into almost all campus buildings and elevators.
- Badge Cash
- Funds loaded onto a student ID card for tax-free food purchases at campus dining locations.
- BARC
- The Briscoe Library (officially the Dolph Briscoe, Jr. Library).
- Canvas
- The online Learning Management System used for all course materials, grades, and assignments.
- COHP
- Center for Oral Health and Programs, a major clinical wing of the dental school.
- COHR
- Center for Oral Health and Research, the main clinical facility for the dental school.
- COMR
- Center for Oral Health and Research, the primary clinical facility for the School of Dentistry.
- DTL
- The Dental School building.
- Frontera
- The internal portal/system used for various administrative and student tasks.
- Gold Lot
- The designated parking areas for students holding a standard 'Gold' parking permit.
- Gold/Purple
- The two main tiers of student parking permits; Gold is closer to buildings while Purple is for peripheral lots.
- Gold/Purple Lots
- The two main tiers of student parking permits; Gold is generally closer to main buildings.
- LIB
- The Briscoe Library, the main campus library and study space.
- MARC
- Medical Arts & Research Center, the university's flagship clinical practice building.
- marc_caf
- MARC Café
- MARS
- Medical Arts and Research Center, the primary clinical site.
- MED
- The Medical School building.
- multispecialty_and_research_hospital_cafeteria
- Multispecialty and Research Hospital Cafeteria
- SON
- The School of Nursing building.
- starbucks
- Starbucks
- STRF
- South Texas Research Facility, a major research hub on the Greehey campus.
- sub_stand
- SUB Stand
- The Gold Route
- The primary campus shuttle line connecting the main campus to the Greehey campus and remote lots.
- The Shuttle
- The campus bus service that transports students between the Long (Main) Campus and the Greehey Campus.
- The Wellness Center
- The on-campus fitness and gym facility available to students.
- UT Health Link
- The internal university portal (intranet) used for email, HR, and student records.
- UT Health Perks
- The official university program providing students with discounts at local San Antonio businesses and restaurants.
- Zone 5
- The remote parking area often used by students, requiring a shuttle ride to the main campus buildings.
- Zone Parking
- The tiered parking system where students are assigned specific lots (e.g., Zone 3) based on their permit.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School of Medicine Deaf Education and Hearing Science Summer 2026 runs May 18, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 30 approved campus terms and 32 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.