Academic calendar
Semestre Académico 2026-B runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semestre Académico 2026-BRelevant now
Campus language
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B
- Base
- A student's entry cohort, usually identified by the year they started (e.g., 'Base 2024').
C
- Cachimbo
- A first-year student or freshman attending their first semester.
- CE
- Centro de Estudiantes, the student leadership council specific to each academic faculty.
D
- DUTIC
- Dirección Universitaria de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación, responsible for virtual campus systems.
E
- El Comedor
- The university dining hall providing subsidized breakfast and lunch to eligible students.
F
- FUSA
- Federación Universitaria de San Agustín, the primary student government organization representing the student body.
L
- La Resi
- The student housing residence provided by the university, typically referred to as 'Residencia Universitaria'.
O
- OBU
- Oficina de Bienestar Universitario, the department managing student welfare, dining, and health services.
S
- Sustitutorio
- A high-stakes makeup exam taken at the end of the semester to replace the lowest grade and avoid failing.
T
- Ticket de Comedor
- The daily meal voucher or digital slot required to access the dining hall services.
- Trico
- A student enrolled in a course for the third time, representing a critical academic standing in Peruvian public universities.
V
- Vaca
- A collective pool of money gathered by students to buy snacks, study materials, or social supplies.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Biomédicas
- The Campus de Ciencias Biomédicas, housing the medicine, nursing, and biology programs.
- Carnet
- The official university ID card which grants 'medio pasaje' (half-fare) on public transportation in Peru.
- comedor_universitario_area_de_ingenier_as
- Comedor Universitario - Area de Ingenierías
- comedor_universitario_area_de_sociales
- Comedor Universitario - Area de Sociales
- El Paraninfo
- The historic university building located in Arequipa's city center (Plaza de Armas area).
- Inges
- Short for Campus de Ingenierías, the engineering campus zone on Avenida Independencia.
- Matrícula
- The registration process that occurs at the start of every semester, often involving specific priority windows.
- Pabellón Nicholson
- One of the most recognizable academic buildings located within the Engineering campus.
- SIA
- Sistema de Información Académica, the main student portal for viewing grades, enrollment, and schedules.
- SIS
- Seguro Integral de Salud, the public health insurance often required or provided for students at UNSA.
- Sociales
- The Campus de Ciencias Sociales area where law, education, and humanities faculties are located.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semestre Académico 2026-B runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 11 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.