Academic calendar
Track A July 2026 Term runs Jul 29, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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- Track B July 2026 Term
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- Track A October 2026 Term
- Track C November 2026 Term
- Track B December 2026 Term
- Winter 2026
- Track A January 2027 Term
- Track C February 2027 Term
- Track B February 2027 Term
- Track A March 2027 Term
- Track C April 2027 Term
- Track B May 2027 Term
- Track A June 2027 Term
- Track C July 2027 Term
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Campus language
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A
- ALD
- Alpha Lambda Delta, the national honor society for first-year success
- ASC
- Academic Success Center; the hub for tutoring, writing help, and academic support services.
B
- Boiler Up
- The traditional Purdue rally cry adopted by Global students, especially during virtual graduation ceremonies.
- Brightspace
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where all online coursework, grades, and virtual classrooms are hosted.
D
- DB
- Discussion Board; the weekly forum where students must post and reply to peers
E
- ExcelTrack
- The competency-based, self-paced degree program option.
I
- IP
- Individual Project; the major written assignment or lab due at the end of a unit
K
- Kaplan
- A reference to the university's pre-2018 history as Kaplan University, often used when discussing the institution's evolution.
N
- NSLS
- National Society of Leadership and Success, a frequent honor society invitee for PG students
P
- PG
- Common shorthand used by students to distinguish the school from the West Lafayette campus
- PG
- Commonly used abbreviation for Purdue University Global itself.
- PGA
- Purdue Global Alumni; the official association for graduates of the online programs.
- PGSA
- Purdue Global Student Association, the primary student government body
- PGSS
- Purdue Global Student Senate, the primary student government body
- Purdue Global Law Society
- The organization for students in the Concord Law School at Purdue Global
- PWL
- Shorthand for Purdue West Lafayette, frequently used in student forums to distinguish the main campus from the online university.
S
- Seminar
- The live, synchronous weekly video/audio class session with the professor
- SGA
- Student Government Association; the primary representative body for the online student population.
- SVA
- Student Veterans of America, a key organization for the school's large military population
T
- The Classroom
- The digital interface within Brightspace where all course materials are located
- The Village
- The private, internal social media and networking platform exclusive to Purdue Global students and faculty.
- Traditional
- The standard 10-week term format, used to distinguish from the ExcelTrack model.
U
- Unit
- A one-week block of coursework; most terms consist of 10 units
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Academic Coach
- The professional advisor assigned to help students with course selection and degree progress.
- ASC
- Academic Success Center; the virtual hub for tutoring, writing labs, and math help
- Brightspace
- The virtual 'campus' and learning management system where all classes occur
- Brightspace
- The Learning Management System (LMS) that hosts all Purdue Global courses
- CareerNetwork
- The university's online career services platform for job postings and resume reviews.
- Concord
- The main administrative headquarters located in Concord, New Hampshire.
- Degree Plan
- The official roadmap of courses required for a student to graduate
- Digital ID
- The official student identification accessed via the Purdue Global mobile app
- Discussion Board
- The primary asynchronous tool used for weekly academic interaction and peer-to-peer requirements.
- ELC
- Experiential Learning Center, the department that evaluates work experience for college credit.
- Elliott
- Elliott Hall of Music; the physical venue on the West Lafayette campus where many PG commencement ceremonies are held.
- ILP
- Individualized Learning Plan; the specific list of courses a student must complete to graduate.
- Indianapolis Learning Center
- The physical facility in Indianapolis providing student support and testing services.
- Individual Development Plan
- A tool used by students to track professional and academic goals
- Indy Hub
- The physical student center and administrative space located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Late Policy
- The standard convention where assignments lose 10% of total value per day late
- North Meridian
- The physical administrative headquarters of Purdue Global located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- One-Stop
- The centralized student services department that handles financial aid, billing, and general administrative support.
- OneCampus
- The central single-sign-on portal used to access email, the classroom, and financial aid
- OneLogin
- The single sign-on portal used to access email, Brightspace, and student records.
- Online Campus
- The primary 'location' for all students, referring to the collective digital environment of Brightspace and student portals.
- PG ID
- The official student identification card, available in both digital and physical formats.
- PGID
- The official student identification card, available in digital or physical format.
- PGP
- Purdue Global Portal; the administrative site for registration and official transcripts
- PLA
- Prior Learning Assessment, a process to earn college credit for work or life experience
- PUID
- Purdue University ID; the unique 10-digit identification number assigned to every student for official records.
- Purdue Global Campus
- The name of the internal student portal used for registration and financial aid.
- Purdue Global Direct
- The self-paced, competency-based education track for specific degree programs.
- Purdue Global ID
- The digital identification number used for all official university correspondence
- Student Portal
- The administrative hub for accessing grades, financial aid, and registration
- Term
- The 10-week academic period that defines the Purdue Global calendar, as opposed to traditional 16-week semesters.
- Term Start
- The specific Wednesday when a new 10-week term or module begins.
- The ASC
- The Academic Success Center, the virtual hub for tutoring, writing help, and math support.
- The Catalog
- The official University Catalog, frequently cited by students as the definitive source for degree requirements and policies.
- The Library
- The digital repository for academic journals, ebooks, and research databases
- The Portal
- The student dashboard used for administrative tasks like checking financial aid, registration, and official transcripts.
- The Portal
- The 'Purdue Global Campus' student dashboard used for accessing grades, registration, and financial aid records.
- The Village
- The official online community platform for student social networking
- The Writing Center
- A specific branch of the ASC where students submit papers for feedback before grading.
- Turnitin
- The mandatory plagiarism-checking software integrated into the IP submission process
- West Lafayette
- The physical headquarters and parent campus location often referenced for administrative or graduation purposes.
- West Lafayette Headquarters
- The administrative center for Purdue Global located near the main Purdue University campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Track A July 2026 Term runs Jul 29, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 23 approved campus terms and 42 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.