Academic calendar
Fall Quarter 2026 runs Jul 6, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Quarter 2026Relevant now
- July Session 2026
- August Session 2026
- Winter Quarter 2026
- October Session 2026
- January Session 2027
Campus language
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C
- Check-offs
- Practical skills assessments where students must demonstrate competency in specific nursing tasks to faculty.
N
- NSNA
- National Student Nurses Association, the national parent organization for the campus SNA.
S
- Scrub Day
- Specific days when students are required to wear their official Galen-branded clinical uniforms for lab or clinical rotations.
- SNA
- Student Nurses Association, the local chapter of the professional organization for nursing students.
T
- The Boards
- The NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN licensure exams that students take after graduation.
- The Caf
- The Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) hospital cafeteria, which serves as the primary dining option for students on the Hazard campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ARH Hazard
- The main hospital complex where the Galen campus is physically located.
- ATI
- Assessment Technologies Institute, the comprehensive testing and remediation platform used throughout the curriculum for NCLEX preparation.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used for accessing course syllabi, assignments, and grades.
- Clinical Learning Lab
- The on-campus facility used for hands-on practice before students begin hospital rotations.
- Clinicals
- Off-site or hospital-based practical training shifts, primarily conducted within the ARH system.
- coal_river_express
- Coal River Express
- hazard_rmc_cafeteria
- Hazard RMC Cafeteria
- The Lab
- The Clinical Learning Laboratory, a high-tech simulation center where students practice nursing skills.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Quarter 2026 runs Jul 6, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 approved campus terms and 8 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.