Academic calendar
Fall Quarter 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Quarter 2026Relevant now
- Winter Quarter 2027
- Spring Quarter 2027
- Summer Special Session 2027
- Summer Session I 2027
- Summer Session II 2027
- Fall Quarter 2027
- Winter Quarter 2028
- Spring Quarter 2028
- Summer Special Session 2028
- Summer Session I 2028
- Summer Session II 2028
Campus language
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- 64
- 64 Degrees, the main dining hall and market located in Revelle College.
A
- AS
- Associated Students, the undergraduate student government body.
- ASCE
- Associated Students Concerts & Events, the student body responsible for planning the Sun God Festival.
C
- Cafe V
- Cafe Ventanas, the dining hall located in Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC).
- Camp Snoopy
- The nickname for the older, wood-sided apartment complexes located in Warren College.
- Canyon Vista
- The dining hall and marketplace located in Warren College.
G
- GSA
- Graduate Student Association, the representative body for graduate and professional students.
K
- Keeling
- The Charles David Keeling Apartments located in Revelle College, known for their sustainable design.
- KSDT
- The student-run internet radio station based on the UCSD campus.
L
- Library Walk
- The main pedestrian thoroughfare that runs between the Price Center and Geisel Library.
O
- OVT
- OceanView Terrace, the primary dining hall located in Thurgood Marshall College known for its pizza and views.
P
- Pines
- The central dining hall for John Muir College, often cited for its stir-fry and salad bar.
S
- SPACES
- Student Promoted Access Center for Education and Service, a student-run center focused on access and retention.
- Sun God
- The annual large-scale music festival held on campus, named after the Niki de Saint Phalle statue in the Stuart Collection.
T
- The Bistro
- A sit-down, higher-end dining location in Seventh College that accepts Dining Dollars.
- The Fleets
- The residential halls in Revelle College, named after famous research vessels like the Beagle and Challenger.
- The Hump
- The steep, paved hill on the walking path between Muir College and Marshall College.
- The Rita
- Rita Atkinson Residences, an apartment complex primarily for upper-division or graduate students located near the medical school.
- The Towers
- Refers to Tioga and Tenaya, the two high-rise residential buildings in Muir College.
- The Village
- The former name for the transfer student housing area, now officially part of Seventh College.
- Triton Eye
- A campus-specific term for the phenomenon where students' standards of physical attractiveness supposedly lower over time.
- TTV
- Triton TV, the campus student-run film and television station.
W
- Week 0
- The first few days of the Fall quarter that occur before the first full Monday-Friday week of instruction.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Blue Book
- Small paper booklets that students must purchase and bring to exams for written responses.
- Center
- Center Hall, a central building used for large lectures and administrative services.
- club_med
- Club Med
- Dining Dollars
- The currency included in campus meal plans, specifically for use at HDH-operated dining halls and markets.
- Geisel
- Geisel Library, the university's main library building named after Audrey and Theodor Seuss Geisel.
- PC
- Price Center, the central student union hub containing the food court, bookstore, and student offices.
- RIMAC
- The Recreation, Intramural and Athletic Complex, the largest gym and sports facility on campus.
- seventh_market
- Seventh Market
- summer_house_at_64_degrees
- Summer House (at 64 Degrees)
- sunshine_market
- Sunshine Market
- Triton Cash
- A prepaid spending account linked to the student ID card used for laundry, printing, and off-campus partners.
- U-Pass
- The transit pass provided to students via the PRONTO app for unlimited rides on San Diego MTS buses and the Trolley.
- VAC
- Virtual Advising Center, the online portal used to ask academic advisors questions and track degree progress.
- ventanas
- Ventanas
- WebReg
- The online portal used by students to search for classes, check enrollment times, and register for courses.
- WLH
- Warren Lecture Hall, a major classroom building located in the Earl Warren College neighborhood.
- York
- York Hall, a building in Revelle College primarily used for science labs and lectures.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Quarter 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 23 approved campus terms and 17 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.