Academic calendar
Summer Quarter 2026 runs Jun 21, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Quarter 2026Relevant now
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Campus language
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Showing 18 of 18 terms
C
- Cafe Del Monte
- The primary coffee shop and deli located on the ground floor of Herrmann Hall.
D
- DA
- The Department of Defense Analysis.
- DDM
- Department of Defense Management, formerly known as the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy (GSBPP).
E
- El Prado
- The El Prado Dining Room, the main banquet and dining facility located in Herrmann Hall.
G
- GSEAS
- Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
L
- La Mesa
- La Mesa Village, the primary military housing community for NPS students and their families located off-campus.
N
- NGIS
- Navy Gateway Inn & Suites, the official designation for the lodging rooms located within Herrmann Hall.
- NSA
- The Department of National Security Affairs.
O
- OR
- The Operations Research department.
S
- SIGS
- School of International Graduate Studies.
T
- The Club
- The Monterey Navy Flying Club or the general MWR club facilities often used to refer to the Trident Room area.
- The Hotel
- Herrmann Hall, the historic former Hotel Del Monte that now serves as the main administration building and Navy Gateway Inn & Suites (NGIS) housing.
- The Moat
- The sunken walkway area surrounding parts of Herrmann Hall.
- The Quad
- The central grassy area surrounded by the main academic buildings.
- The Quarterdeck
- The main entrance and information desk of Herrmann Hall, staffed by the Officer of the Day.
- The Roman Plunge
- The historic, now-decorative outdoor pool area behind Herrmann Hall.
- The Rose Garden
- A popular outdoor ceremonial and social space on the campus grounds.
- The Trident
- The Trident Room, a historic on-campus pub and restaurant located in the basement of Herrmann Hall.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bullard
- Bullard Hall, used for various academic and research purposes.
- caf_del_monte
- Café Del Monte
- Del Monte Gate
- The secondary entrance to the campus, often with restricted hours compared to Sloat Gate.
- Dudley Knox
- The Dudley Knox Library, the main research library on campus.
- el_prado_dining_room
- El Prado Dining Room
- Glasgow
- Glasgow Hall, the building primarily housing the Department of Defense Management.
- Muster
- The requirement for students to check in or account for their presence, often handled via the Python system.
- Python
- The student information system used for registration, grades, and academic records.
- Root Hall
- The primary academic building housing the library and many faculty offices.
- Sakai
- The primary Learning Management System (LMS) used for course materials and assignments.
- Sloat Gate
- The main entrance to the NPS campus (Gate 1) located on Sloat Avenue.
- Spanagel
- Spanagel Hall, the main building for science and engineering labs and classrooms.
- The Annex
- The Navy Exchange (NEX) and gas station complex located a short distance from the main campus.
- trident_room
- Trident Room
- Watkins
- Watkins Hall, home to the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering departments.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer Quarter 2026 runs Jun 21, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 18 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.