Academic calendar
Periodo Académico Ordinario 2026-2 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Mar 21, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Periodo Académico Ordinario 2026-2Relevant now
Campus language
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A
- AFU
- Asociación Femenina Universitaria; the university's women's student association.
B
- Bares
- The various small cafeterias and snack shops located throughout the campus buildings.
E
- El Comedor
- The main university dining hall where subsidized or standard student lunches are served.
F
- FEUE
- Federación de Estudiantes Universitarios del Ecuador; the primary student government body.
L
- La U
- Common shorthand used by students to refer to the university campus.
- LDU
- Liga Deportiva Universitaria; the organization managing university sports and athletic competitions.
M
- Matriculación
- The often-hectic period of course registration at the start of the semester.
P
- Pasar
- To pass a course or semester (e.g., '¿Pasaste el suple?').
S
- SGA
- Sistema de Gestión Académica; the essential digital platform for grades, enrollment, and student records.
- Suple
- Short for 'examen supletorio'; the remedial exam taken if a student fails to reach the minimum passing grade.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Aula Virtual
- The Moodle-based platform used for submitting assignments and accessing digital course materials.
- bar_central_upse
- Bar Central UPSE
- Bienestar
- Bienestar Universitario; the office providing medical, psychological, and social assistance to students.
- Carnetización
- The process of obtaining the official student ID card required for library and campus services.
- Edificio de Idiomas
- The Language Center building where English and other language requirements are met.
- FACAGRO
- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; the agricultural sciences building.
- FACI
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Ingeniería; the engineering faculty building.
- FACIMAR
- Facultad de Ciencias del Mar; the building housing marine science and biology programs.
- FACSALUD
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud; the building for nursing and health-related majors.
- FACSE
- Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y de la Educación; the social sciences and education building.
- Rutas
- The university bus system that provides transportation for students to and from the campus.
- SGA
- The mandatory online portal for checking schedules, grades, and completing enrollment.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Periodo Académico Ordinario 2026-2 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Mar 21, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 12 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.