Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Sep 6, 2026 – Jan 21, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
- Summer Semester 2027
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
A
- Al-Afaq
- A residential and academic block, meaning 'The Horizons'.
- Al-Ghurub
- A residential block for female students, meaning 'The Sunset'.
- Al-Shuruq
- One of the primary on-campus residential blocks for female students, meaning 'The Sunrise'.
B
- Birkat
- Short for Birkat Al Mouz, the town where the university is located; often used when referring to going off-campus.
C
- CAS
- College of Arts and Sciences.
- CENG
- College of Engineering and Architecture.
- CPH
- College of Pharmacy and Nursing.
D
- DAR
- Deanship of Admission and Registration; the office responsible for student records and enrollment.
- DASA
- Deanship of Academic Support and Student Affairs; the department managing student life and housing.
I
- Internal Housing
- The general term used by students to refer to the on-campus dormitories, which are exclusively for female students.
S
- SRC
- Student Representative Council; the elected student body that liaises between students and administration.
T
- The Coffee Shop
- The campus snack bar or cafeteria area used for quick meals and social gatherings.
- The Gate
- The main security entrance of the university, used as a meeting point for transport.
- The Restaurant
- The main student dining hall located on campus providing daily meals.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Al-Magharib
- A major academic building housing various classrooms and faculty offices.
- Al-Mashariq
- One of the main academic buildings on the initial campus.
- Dar Al-Khair
- The building housing the university's administrative offices and the Chancellor's office.
- Eduwave
- The official student information system portal used for checking grades, schedules, and registration.
- female_student_cafeteria
- Female Student Cafeteria
- Foundation
- The mandatory Foundation Year Program that most students must complete before starting their major.
- male_student_cafeteria
- Male Student Cafeteria
- Moodle
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used by professors to distribute course materials and assignments.
- The Library
- The Main Library building, often used as a central study landmark.
- The Shuttle
- The university-provided bus service that transports students between the campus and nearby residential areas or Nizwa city center.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Sep 6, 2026 – Jan 21, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 10 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.