Academic calendar
1st Semester 2026 runs Jul 6, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- 1st Semester 2026Relevant now
- 2nd Semester 2027
- Midyear Classes 2027
Campus language
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Showing 17 of 17 terms
A
- Amaranth
- The official student media organization and publication of VSU.
B
- Beach
- The dining stalls and picnic areas located near the VSU Eco-Park and beachfront.
I
- Ilang-Ilang
- A women's dormitory known for its location in the Lower Campus.
K
- Kiosks
- Small food stalls scattered across the colleges providing quick snacks and meals.
L
- Lower
- Refers to the flat, seaside portion of the campus near the national highway.
- Lower Dorms
- The cluster of student dormitories located on the flat, coastal side of the campus near the main entrance.
M
- Mahogany
- A specific men's dormitory located in the Upper Campus area.
- Main Canteen
- The central university-operated dining hall located near the administration area.
- Market
- The VSU Market Center, the primary hub for affordable student meals, snacks, and groceries.
S
- Sampaguita
- A specific women's dormitory located in the Lower Campus area.
- Searcher
- The iconic statue in front of the Admin building, symbolizing the quest for truth.
- SSE
- Society of Student Engineers, a prominent academic organization on campus.
U
- Upper
- Refers to the hilly, inland portion of the campus where many academic departments are situated.
- Upper Dorms
- The cluster of student dormitories located on the elevated, hillside part of the campus.
- USSC
- University Student Services Council, the highest governing body of the VSU student population.
V
- V-S-U-P-S
- VSU Publication Services, often associated with the production of student materials.
- ViSCA
- The historical name of the school (Visayas State College of Agriculture), still used by students and locals to refer to the campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Admin
- The Administration Building, recognizable by the 'Searcher' statue (VSU's version of the Oblation).
- apmc_agricultural_programs_management_center
- APMC (Agricultural Programs Management Center)
- CCE
- Center for Continuing Education, often used for seminars, events, and guest housing.
- Gym
- Usually refers to the VSU Upper Gym, used for major indoor sports and university-wide events.
- honeycomb
- Honeycomb
- Library
- The VSU Main Library, the primary research and study hub.
- Multicab
- The primary mode of internal campus transport for moving between the Lower and Upper campus areas.
- Old Science
- The original science building, often used as a landmark for older campus sections.
- Portal
- The VSU Cumulus/Student Portal used for checking grades, enrollment, and student accounts.
- Potpot
- The local term for pedicabs or small motorized tricycles used for short-distance transport around the campus perimeter.
- Validation
- The process of getting the student ID stickered or stamped every semester to confirm active enrollment.
- vsu_guest_house_and_pavilion
- VSU Guest House and Pavilion
- vsu_market
- VSU Market
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- 1st Semester 2026 runs Jul 6, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 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.