Academic calendar
Ciclo Académico 2026 - II runs Oct 12, 2026 – Mar 5, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Ciclo Académico 2026 - I
- Ciclo Académico 2026 - IIRelevant now
Campus language
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A
- ADUNC
- Asociación de Docentes de la Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, the university's faculty association.
B
- Bica
- A student who is taking a specific course for the second time after failing it once.
C
- Cachimbo
- A freshman or first-year student who has recently passed the admission exam.
- CE
- Centro de Estudiantes, the student-led representative council for each specific academic faculty.
E
- El Comedor
- The university dining hall (Comedor Universitario) where students receive subsidized breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
F
- FEP
- Federación de Estudiantes de la UNC, the primary student federation representing the student body.
J
- Jalar
- To fail a course or an exam.
L
- La Resi
- Short for the Residencia Universitaria, the on-campus housing facility for students from outside the Cajamarca province.
P
- Puentear
- The act of skipping a class or 'bridging' a gap between two classes by not attending.
S
- Susti
- Short for 'Examen Sustitutorio', a final makeup exam that allows students to replace their lowest grade to pass a course.
- SUTUNC
- Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores de la Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, the labor union for university staff.
T
- Ticket de Comedor
- The physical or digital voucher required to access daily meals at the university cafeteria.
- Trica
- A student taking a course for the third time; failing a 'trica' often leads to academic separation.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Aula Magna
- The university's main auditorium used for graduation ceremonies, academic conferences, and formal events.
- Carné
- The official university ID card which entitles students to 'medio pasaje' (half-price fare) on public transportation.
- Ciclo
- An academic semester; there are typically two main cycles per year (I and II).
- Ciudad Universitaria
- The main campus area located on Vía de Evitamiento, housing most faculties and laboratories.
- comedor_universitario_sede_central
- Comedor Universitario - Sede Central
- La Casona
- The historic administrative building or central office area, often used for high-level university governance.
- Matrícula
- The formal enrollment process that takes place at the start of every semester via the SIA portal.
- Pabellón 1G
- A common designation for the Engineering faculty buildings, specifically used by Civil Engineering students.
- SIA
- Sistema de Información Académica, the online portal used by students to check grades, register for classes, and view schedules.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Ciclo Académico 2026 - II runs Oct 12, 2026 – Mar 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.