Academic calendar
2º Semestre Letivo de 2026 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- 2º Semestre Letivo de 2026Relevant now
- Disciplinas Intersemestrais de Dezembro 2026 / Janeiro 2027 / Fevereiro 2027
Campus language
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A
- Atlética
- Student-run sports association responsible for organizing teams and parties for a specific faculty.
B
- Bandejão
- The university's subsidized cafeterias where students eat using their USP card.
- Bateria
- The student percussion group associated with a faculty, often performing at games and parties.
- Bixete
- A freshman student (female).
- Bixo
- A freshman student (male); derived from 'bicho' (animal).
C
- CA
- Centro Acadêmico, the student representative body for a specific major or faculty.
- Central
- The main and largest dining hall located near the CRUSP residential area.
- CRUSP
- Conjunto Residencial da USP, the main on-campus housing complex at the Butantã campus.
D
- DCE
- Diretório Central dos Estudantes, the university-wide student representative body.
- DP
- Dependência; a course that a student failed and must retake.
F
- Física
- The dining hall located near the Institute of Physics.
J
- Jubilar
- To be dismissed from the university for failing to complete the degree within the maximum allowed timeframe.
P
- P1, P2, P3
- The standard sequence of exams throughout a semester.
- Prefeitura
- The dining hall located near the campus administration building (Prefeitura do Campus).
Q
- Química
- The dining hall located near the Institute of Chemistry, known for its specific menu.
T
- Trote
- The initiation rituals or hazing activities for new students.
V
- Veterano
- Any student who has completed at least one year of university.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- BUSP
- The student transport card required to use the internal Circular buses and access student discounts on city transit.
- Circular
- The free internal bus lines (8012, 8022, 8032) that navigate the Butantã campus.
- e-Card
- The digital student ID app used for library access and paying for meals at the Bandejão.
- ECA
- Escola de Comunicações e Artes.
- FAU
- Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanism, known for its iconic brutalist building.
- FEA
- Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade.
- FFLCH
- Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, the largest faculty covering humanities.
- Janus
- The online academic system specifically for graduate students (Masters and PhD).
- Júpiter
- The online academic system used by undergraduates to register for classes and check grades.
- Poli
- The Polytechnic School, housing the various engineering departments.
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- Restaurante Central
- restaurante_da_each_usp_leste
- Restaurante da EACH (USP Leste)
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- Restaurante da Física
- restaurante_das_qu_micas
- Restaurante das Químicas
- Sanfran
- Faculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco, the law school located in downtown São Paulo.
- SAS
- Serviço de Assistência Social, the office that manages student housing, food aid, and scholarships.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- 2º Semestre Letivo de 2026 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 approved campus terms and 16 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.