Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
- Summer Semester 2027
Campus language
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Showing 9 of 9 terms
G
- Gourmet Dining Room
- The student-run restaurant located at the Eden Prairie campus
P
- PSEO
- Post-Secondary Enrollment Options, referring to high school students taking college courses
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, also referred to as the Student Senate
- SkillsUSA
- A professional organization for students in technical, skilled, and service occupations
T
- The Commons
- The main student gathering area and cafeteria space on both campuses
- The Shop
- General term used by students to refer to technical lab areas like Automotive or Welding
- The Tech
- Common student shorthand for Hennepin Technical College
- TRIO
- Federal programs providing support services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- BP
- The Brooklyn Park campus location
- city_view_food_service_coffee_shop
- City View Food Service (Coffee Shop)
- D2L
- Desire2Learn (Brightspace), the online platform for course materials and assignments
- EP
- The Eden Prairie campus location
- eServices
- The online portal for registration, checking grades, and paying tuition
- food_pantry
- Food Pantry
- LEC
- The Law Enforcement Center, a specialized training facility
- OneStop
- The centralized service desk for admissions, financial aid, and records
- StarID
- The universal username used to log into campus computers, D2L, and email
- the_hennepin_room
- The Hennepin Room
- U-Pass
- A discounted Metro Transit pass available to students for bus and light rail travel
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 approved campus terms and 11 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.