Academic calendar
First Semester AY 2026-2027 runs Aug 5, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First Semester AY 2026-2027Relevant now
- Second Semester AY 2026-2027
- Midyear Term 2027
Campus language
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A
- A1
- Area 1, a residential area with various small food businesses and canteens.
- Area 2
- J.P. Laurel Street, a famous residential area lined with affordable student eateries and snack stalls.
B
- Beach House
- A well-known outdoor BBQ spot formerly near the Main Library, now relocated near the Sunken Garden.
- Blue Up
- A term used when the Engineering building (Melchor Hall) is lit in blue during special events.
- Bluebook
- A small blue notebook used for writing answers during long exams and finals.
E
- ESC
- Engineering Student Council, the official student representative body of the College of Engineering.
I
- Ipil
- Ipil Residence Hall, a dormitory typically designated for upperclassmen men.
- Iska
- Short for 'Iskolar ng Bayan', referring to a female UP student.
- Isko
- Short for 'Iskolar ng Bayan' (Scholar of the Nation), referring to a male UP student.
K
- Kalay
- Kalayaan Residence Hall, the primary dormitory for first-year students.
- Kamia
- Kamia Residence Hall, a dormitory typically designated for upperclassmen women.
M
- Molave
- Molave Residence Hall, a dormitory located near the College of Education and Engineering areas.
P
- Prerog
- Teacher's Prerogative; the process of manually asking a professor to be added to a class after online registration fails.
R
- Rodic's
- A legendary diner famous for its beef tapa, located in the UP Shopping Center area.
S
- SC
- The Shopping Center, a hub for food and printing services (now operating in temporary locations after a fire).
- Singko
- A grade of 5.0, which is a failing mark in the UP grading system.
U
- Uno
- A grade of 1.0, the highest possible academic grade.
- UP ACES
- UP Association of Civil Engineering Students.
- UP ALCHEMES
- UP Alliance of Chemical Engineering Students.
- UP CIRCUIT
- An organization for Electrical and Electronics Engineering students.
- UP ERG
- UP Engineering Radio Guild, an organization based in the EEEI.
- UP NAMAE
- UP Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Society.
Y
- Yakal
- Yakal Residence Hall, a dormitory often housing upperclassmen and student leaders.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AECH
- Alumni Engineers Centennial Hall, housing the Engineering Library and Computer Science department.
- CRS
- Computerized Registration System, the online portal used for enlistment, viewing grades, and paying tuition.
- DCS
- Department of Computer Science, located within the Alumni Engineers Centennial Hall (AECH).
- DMMME
- Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering building.
- EEEI
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute building complex.
- ICE
- Institute of Civil Engineering building complex.
- Ikot
- The yellow-roofed jeepneys that travel a circular route clockwise around the campus.
- kalayaan_residence_hall_canteen
- Kalayaan Residence Hall Canteen
- Melchor Hall
- The main building of the College of Engineering, often abbreviated as MH.
- Philcoa
- A major transit hub outside the campus where students catch jeepneys to Quezon Avenue or SM North.
- RFID
- The student identification card equipped with Radio Frequency Identification for building entry and library use.
- school_of_economics_canteen
- School of Economics Canteen
- Toki
- The olive-roofed jeepneys that travel a counter-clockwise route, passing through the academic oval.
- university_food_service_ufs_canteen_cafe
- University Food Service (UFS) Canteen/Cafe
- UP Mail
- The official @up.edu.ph email address required for all formal university communications and Google Workspace access.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Semester AY 2026-2027 runs Aug 5, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 23 approved campus terms and 15 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.