Academic calendar
First Semester 2026 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Jan 7, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First Semester 2026Relevant now
- Second Semester 2027
- Mid-Year Term 2027
Campus language
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Showing 12 of 12 terms
C
- CAS
- Refers to the College of Arts and Sciences or its students, often contrasted with 'White Space' colleges.
- CAS-SC
- College of Arts and Sciences Student Council.
G
- Guazon
- Guazon Hall, the main university-administered dormitory located on the UP Manila campus.
M
- MSC
- Medicine Student Council, representing the students of the College of Medicine.
- Mulat
- Mulat na Kaisipan sa Musika at Sining, a prominent socio-cultural student organization.
P
- Padre Faura
- The street bordering the CAS side of campus, known for various budget-friendly eateries.
- Pedro Gil
- Refers to the street and its numerous affordable food stalls and fast-food chains catering to students.
- Peyups
- A general slang term for the University of the Philippines system used by its community.
R
- Rob
- Robinsons Place Manila, the primary shopping mall adjacent to the campus where students frequently eat.
T
- Toxic
- A term used by students and interns to describe an extremely busy or overwhelming workload, especially in clinical settings.
U
- UPM-SC
- University of the Philippines Manila Student Council, the highest student governing body.
W
- White Space
- Refers to the colleges where students wear white uniforms, such as Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Medical Professions.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- bayanihan_canteen
- Bayanihan Canteen
- Form 5
- The official Certificate of Registration generated after enrollment, required for various campus transactions.
- GAB
- Gusaling Andres Bonifacio, the main building for the College of Arts and Sciences.
- LRC
- Learning Resource Center, providing library and study services to students.
- NIH
- National Institutes of Health building, located within the UP Manila-PGH complex.
- PE
- Physical Education classes, which are a mandatory part of the curriculum for undergraduate students.
- PGH
- Philippine General Hospital, the university's teaching hospital where clinical rotations occur.
- RH
- Rizal Hall, a historic building housing various classrooms and offices of the College of Arts and Sciences.
- SAIS
- Student Academic Information System, the online portal used for enrollment and viewing grades.
- VLE
- Virtual Learning Environment, the Moodle-based platform used for online classes and course materials.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Semester 2026 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Jan 7, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 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.