Academic calendar
Semestre Académico 2026-B runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Exámenes de Aplazados 2026S-A
- Semestre Académico 2026-BRelevant now
- Ciclo Especial de Nivelación 2027-N
- Exámenes de Aplazados 2026S-B
Campus language
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B
- Bica
- A student who is taking a course for the second time after failing it once.
C
- Cachimbo
- A first-semester freshman who has recently passed the admission exam.
- Ciclero
- A student who has been in the university for many semesters (cycles), often longer than the standard five-year program.
E
- El Comedor
- The main university dining hall where students receive subsidized or free meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
F
- FCA
- Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas (Faculty of Administrative Sciences).
- FCC
- Facultad de Ciencias Contables (Faculty of Accounting Sciences).
- FCCNM
- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática (Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics).
- FIEE
- Facultad de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica (Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering).
- FIIS
- Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas (Faculty of Industrial and Systems Engineering).
- FIPA
- Facultad de Ingeniería Pesquera y de Alimentos (Faculty of Fishery and Food Engineering).
H
- Hacer la cola
- The act of waiting in the long lines, typically for the dining hall (comedor) or enrollment.
L
- La Resi
- Short for the Residencia Universitaria, the on-campus housing facility provided for students from outside the Callao/Lima region.
T
- Ticket
- The physical or digital voucher required to access meals at the Comedor Universitario.
- Trica
- A student taking a course for the third time; failing this usually leads to academic separation.
U
- Unacino
- A student or graduate of the Universidad Nacional del Callao.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Aulario
- General classroom buildings used by various faculties for introductory or shared courses.
- Biblioteca Central
- The main university library located in the heart of the Ciudad Universitaria.
- Carnet
- The official student ID card issued by SUNEDU, which grants half-price public transportation and access to campus services.
- Ciudad Universitaria
- The main campus located in Bellavista, Callao, where most faculties and administrative offices are situated.
- comedor_universitario_unac
- Comedor Universitario UNAC
- Matrícula Extemporánea
- The late registration period for students who did not enroll during the regular schedule, usually involving a fine.
- Pabellón de Pesquería
- The building dedicated to the Faculty of Fishery and Food Engineering.
- Pabellón de Sistemas
- The specific building housing the Systems Engineering department within the FIIS.
- SGA
- Sistema de Gestión Académica; the online portal used by students to check grades, enroll in classes, and view schedules.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semestre Académico 2026-B runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 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.