Academic calendar
Fall 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 2026Relevant now
- December Intersession 2026-2027
- Spring 2027
- May Intersession 2027
Campus language
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Showing 6 of 6 terms
B
- Beaker's
- Beaker's Food Court, the main dining area located in the David L. Boren Student Center.
H
- HSC Student Council
- The executive student leadership group representing all seven professional colleges.
- HSC-SGA
- The Health Sciences Center Student Government Association, the governing body for the student population.
N
- Norman
- Refers to the University of Oklahoma's main campus located roughly 20 miles south of the HSC.
S
- Stonewall
- Stonewall Village, the primary on-campus apartment complex for students and residents.
T
- The HSC
- The standard abbreviation for the Health Sciences Center campus to distinguish it from the main campus in Norman.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- beaker_s_cafe
- Beaker's Cafe
- beaker_s_food_court
- Beaker's Food Court
- BMSB
- Basic Medical Sciences Building, a central academic building for medical and graduate education.
- BRC
- Biomedical Research Center, a major facility for laboratory research on the north side of campus.
- CHB
- College of Health Building, formerly known as the Allied Health Building.
- chick_fil_a
- Chick-Fil-A
- D2L
- Desire2Learn (Brightspace), the official learning management system for course materials and assignments.
- healthy_hearth
- Healthy Hearth
- HSC Shuttle
- The campus transit system that provides transportation between remote parking lots and academic buildings.
- OneCard
- The official student ID used for building access, parking gate entry, and campus-wide debit transactions.
- Self-Service
- The online portal used for course registration, viewing grades, and managing financial aid.
- The Bird
- The Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library, used as the primary study and resource hub.
- The Union
- The David L. Boren Student Center, which houses dining, the bookstore, and student services.
- the_faculty_house
- The Faculty House
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 approved campus terms and 14 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.