Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Winter Semester 2027
- Summer 2027 - 1st Period (May-June)Summer Session 2027 - 1re période (May-June)
- Summer Session 2027
- Summer 2027 - 2nd Period (July-August)Summer Session 2027 - 2e période (July-August)
- Fall Semester 2027
- Winter Semester 2028
- Summer Session 2028 - 1re période (May-June)
- Summer Session 2028
- Summer Session 2028 - 2e période (July-August)
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
A
- AELIÉS
- Association des étudiantes et des étudiants de Laval inscrits aux études supérieures (the graduate student union).
- Agathe
- Pavillon Agathe-Lacerte, one of the four main on-campus residence buildings.
B
- Biermans
- Pavillon Biermans-Couture, a large co-ed residence hall on campus.
C
- CADEUL
- Confédération des associations d'étudiants et étudiantes de l'Université Laval (the undergraduate student union).
- CHYZ
- The campus community radio station, broadcasting at 94.3 FM.
I
- Impact
- Impact Campus, the official independent student newspaper of the university.
L
- Le Cercle
- The main cafeteria located in the Alphonse-Desjardins building.
- Le Grand Axe
- The large central green space and pedestrian walkway that runs through the middle of the campus.
- Le Pub
- Le Pub Universitaire, the central campus bar and restaurant located in the Alphonse-Desjardins building.
- Lemieux
- Pavillon Marie-Lemieux, a residence building primarily for female students.
- Les tunnels
- The extensive 5km+ underground pedestrian network connecting almost all buildings on campus to avoid the winter cold.
P
- Parent
- Pavillon Alphonse-Parent, the largest residence hall on campus.
S
- Saveurs Campus
- The student-run food service outlets found in various buildings across campus.
- Show de la rentrée
- The massive outdoor concert held on the Grand Axe every September to welcome students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Capsule
- The legacy web interface used for course registration and academic records, now largely integrated into MonPortail.
- Desjardins
- Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins, the main student services and community hub.
- DKN
- Pavillon Charles-De Koninck, the primary building for social sciences and humanities.
- le_pub_universitaire
- Le Pub Universitaire
- LPU
- Laissez-passer universitaire, the mandatory universal bus pass for students providing unlimited access to the RTC and STLévis transit systems.
- MonPortail
- The central digital student portal used for schedules, grades, and course materials.
- pavillon_vachon_cafeteria
- Pavillon Vachon Cafeteria
- PEPS
- Pavillon de l'éducation physique et des sports, the massive athletic complex.
- Pouliot
- Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot, the main building for the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
- RTC
- Réseau de transport de la Capitale, the public transit system serving the campus and Quebec City.
- saveurs_campus
- Saveurs Campus
- Vachon
- Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon, a major science and engineering building known for its distinct architecture.
- Vandry
- Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry, the primary building for the Faculty of Medicine and health sciences.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 13 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.