Academic calendar
Semestre Letivo 2026.2 runs Jul 27, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semestre Letivo 2026.2Relevant now
- Semestre Letivo 2027.1
- Semestre Letivo 2027.2
Campus language
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B
- Bandejão
- A colloquial term for the RU, referring to the large trays (bandejas) used for serving food.
- Bixete
- A female freshman student.
- Bixo
- A freshman student, typically subject to 'trote' (welcoming rituals).
C
- CA
- Centro Acadêmico; student organizations that represent specific majors/courses.
D
- DCE
- Diretório Central dos Estudantes; the primary student government body representing all UFAL students.
- DRCA
- Departamento de Registro e Controle Acadêmico; the central registrar's office for enrollment and transcripts.
J
- Jubilar
- To be expelled or lose one's spot in a course due to exceeding the maximum allowed time for graduation.
P
- PROEST
- Pró-Reitoria Estudantil; the office in charge of student welfare, scholarships, and the RU.
R
- Resi
- A common student abbreviation for the university residence halls.
- Residência
- The Alagoas University Residence (Residência Universitária), providing housing for students with socio-economic needs.
- RU
- Restaurante Universitário; the campus cafeteria where students eat low-cost subsidized meals.
S
- SINTUFAL
- The union representing the university's technical-administrative staff.
T
- Trote
- The traditional (and officially regulated) welcoming activities for new students.
V
- Veterano
- Any student who has been at the university for at least one semester.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- A.C. Simões
- The name of the main UFAL campus located in Maceió.
- AC
- Aulas Compartilhadas; blocks of shared classrooms used by various departments (e.g., AC1, AC2, AC3).
- BC
- Biblioteca Central; the main central library on the Maceió campus.
- CIC
- Centro de Interesse Comunitário; a central hub containing the bookstore, post office, banks, and snack bars.
- CTEC
- Centro de Tecnologia; the engineering and technology complex.
- CUP
- Cartão Universitário; the official student ID card required for accessing the RU and library services.
- FALE
- Faculdade de Letras; the building housing the Faculty of Arts and Languages.
- IC
- Instituto de Computação; the building dedicated to Computer Science and related labs.
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- Restaurante Universitário (RU) - Campus A.C. Simões
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- Restaurante Universitário (RU) - Campus Arapiraca
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- Restaurante Universitário (RU) - CECA
- Sertão
- Refers to the regional campus located in Delmiro Gouveia/Santana do Ipanema.
- SiWeb
- The online academic portal (Sistema de Informações Acadêmicas) where students check grades and register for classes.
- Transufal
- The free internal shuttle bus service that circulates within the A.C. Simões campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semestre Letivo 2026.2 runs Jul 27, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 14 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.