Academic calendar
Fall 2026 First 8-Week Session runs Aug 17, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 First 4-Week Session
- Fall 2026 First 8-Week SessionRelevant now
- Fall 2026 Full 16-Week SessionFall 2026 Semester
- Fall 2026 Second 4-Week Session
- Fall 2026 Third 4-Week Session
- Fall 2026 Second 8-Week Session
- Fall 2026 Fourth 4-Week Session
- Spring 2027 First 4-Week Session
- Spring 2027 First 8-Week Session
- Spring 2027 Full 16-Week SessionSpring 2027 Semester
- Spring 2027 Second 4-Week Session
- Spring 2027 Third 4-Week Session
- Spring 2027 Second 8-Week Session
- Spring 2027 Fourth 4-Week Session
- Summer 2027 First 4-Week Session
- Summer 2027 Full 8-Week SessionSummer 2027 Semester
- Summer 2027 Second 4-Week Session
Campus language
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Showing 6 of 6 terms
A
- Ada
- Common shorthand referring to any of the Ada County Center locations in Boise.
- ASCWI
- Associated Students of the College of Western Idaho, the student government body.
M
- Micron
- Student shorthand for the Nampa Campus Micron Center for Academic Success.
N
- Nampa
- General reference to the main campus cluster located in Nampa, Idaho.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
T
- The Bistro
- The primary food service location situated within the Nampa Campus Academic Building.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ACAD
- The Nampa Campus Academic Building, housing classrooms and the library.
- ALYN
- The Allyn Center, part of the Nampa Campus facilities.
- APIN
- The Aspen Creek building located at the Nampa Campus.
- Blackboard
- The learning management system used for course materials, grades, and online assignments.
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- Canteen Micro-Market
- culinary_dining_room
- Culinary Dining Room
- CWI Alerts
- The emergency notification system used for weather closures and campus safety updates.
- CYPR
- The Cypress building, a facility at the Nampa Campus.
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- Food Trucks (SIFTA)
- Late Start
- Refers to 8-week accelerated courses that begin midway through the standard semester.
- MALL
- The Mallard Place building, part of the Ada County Center in Boise.
- myCWI
- The central student portal for accessing registration, financial aid, and personal records.
- NCMP
- The Nampa Campus Micron Center for Academic Success.
- One Stop
- The physical and virtual service centers where students handle registration, advising, and payments.
- PINT
- The Pintail Center, a primary location for the Ada County Center in Boise.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 First 8-Week Session runs Aug 17, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 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.