Academic calendar
Segundo Semestre 2026 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Segundo Semestre 2026Relevant now
- Semestre de verano 2027Semestre de Verano 2027
Campus language
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C
- Casino
- The official campus cafeteria or dining hall where students eat lunch and buy snacks.
- Casonino
- A student specifically from the Casona de Las Condes campus.
- Certamen
- A major formal exam or midterm, typically more weighted than a standard quiz.
D
- DAE
- Dirección de Asuntos Estudiantiles; the student affairs office that handles scholarships, benefits, and student support.
- DGDE
- Dirección General de Desarrollo Estudiantil; the administrative office responsible for student life, sports, and extracurricular activities.
E
- El Patio
- Commonly refers to the central courtyard areas in campuses like Casona or República where students gather to eat outdoors.
F
- FEUNAB
- Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad Andrés Bello; the primary student government body representing all campuses.
M
- Mechón
- A freshman or first-year student.
- Mechoneo
- The traditional (and often rowdy) initiation rituals and welcome parties for new students.
R
- Ramo
- A specific academic course or subject.
U
- Unabino
- A student or alumnus of Universidad Andrés Bello.
V
- VIME
- Vinculación con el Medio; the department focused on community outreach and university-society relations.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Banner
- The underlying software system used for official enrollment and academic records.
- Bellavista
- The specific campus building located in the Bellavista neighborhood, primarily housing Law and Communications programs.
- cafeter_a_minimarket
- Cafetería / Minimarket
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where professors post course materials, assignments, and grades.
- casino_campus_vi_a_del_mar
- Casino Campus Viña del Mar
- Casona
- Short for the Casona de Las Condes campus, a historic colonial-style campus in Santiago.
- Intranet
- The primary student web portal used for checking grades, schedules, and financial information.
- R1
- Building 1 within the República campus, often used as a landmark for administrative services.
- R3
- Building 3 in the República campus, a common site for various faculty classrooms.
- República
- The main urban campus complex located in the Barrio República neighborhood of Santiago.
- TNE
- Tarjeta Nacional Estudiantil; the mandatory student ID card used to access discounted fares on public transportation (Metro/Micro).
- Toma de ramos
- The critical period of course registration where students select their classes and schedules for the upcoming semester.
- Torre
- Refers to the main high-rise building at the Viña del Mar campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Segundo Semestre 2026 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 13 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.