Academic calendar
Semestre Letivo 2026.2 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semestre Letivo 2026.2Relevant now
Campus language
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B
- Bixo
- A freshman student, often used during welcome week (trote).
C
- CAS
- Centro de Assistência Social; the social assistance center providing support services to students.
D
- DCE
- Diretório Central dos Estudantes; the central student government body representing all undergraduates.
- DP
- Dependência; the status of having failed a course and needing to retake it while progressing in the program.
J
- Jubilar
- To be expelled or forced to leave the university for exceeding the maximum time allowed to complete a degree.
P
- PROAE
- Pró-Reitoria de Assuntos Estudantis; the dean's office for student affairs, handling scholarships and housing.
R
- Refeitório
- Commonly used interchangeably with RU to refer to the dining area.
- Residência
- The official student housing (Residência Universitária) provided to students in need of socio-economic support.
- RU
- Restaurante Universitário; the campus dining hall where students eat subsidized meals.
S
- SUTIC
- Superintendência de Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação; the IT department responsible for campus systems.
U
- Ufersiano
- A student, alumni, or staff member of UFERSA.
V
- Veterano
- An upperclassman or senior student.
- Vila
- Refers to the residential clusters or 'villages' within the student housing complex.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Auditório Amâncio Ramalho
- The main campus auditorium used for major ceremonies and events.
- BC
- Biblioteca Central; the main campus library.
- Carteirinha
- The official student ID card required for access to the RU (dining hall) and library services.
- Circular
- The free internal shuttle bus that transports students between the East and West sides of the Mossoró campus.
- Lado Leste
- The East Side of the Mossoró campus, separated from the West side by a bridge.
- Lado Oeste
- The West Side of the Mossoró campus, containing the main administrative buildings.
- Matrícula Web
- The online course enrollment process that occurs at the start of every semester via SIGAA.
- Prédio Central
- The Central Building, typically housing the rectory and main administrative offices.
- SIGAA
- The online portal (Sistema Integrado de Gestão de Atividades Acadêmicas) used for registration, checking grades, and accessing course materials.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semestre Letivo 2026.2 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 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.