Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Term SU 2026
- Summer Term S2 2026
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Year Term 2026-2027
- Winter 2027
Campus language
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A
- Absinthe
- A popular student pub and coffee shop located in the basement of Winters College.
B
- Bethune
- Norman Bethune College Residence, traditionally associated with Science and Engineering students.
C
- Central Square
- The main cafeteria and food court hub located near the Scott Library and Ross Building.
- CUPE 3903
- The union representing contract faculty and teaching assistants, frequently discussed during labor strikes.
G
- Glendon
- The university's smaller, bilingual campus located in midtown Toronto.
- GoSafe
- The campus safety service that provides walking escorts for students at night.
- GSA
- Graduate Students' Association, the representative body for post-graduate students.
K
- Keele
- Shorthand for the university's main campus in North York.
O
- Orange Snail
- A popular long-standing cafe located in the Stong College building known for affordable meals.
P
- Passy
- Passy Garden Apartments, a residence complex featuring courtyard-style housing.
- Pond
- Pond Road Residence, typically housing upper-year and graduate students.
S
- SCLD
- Student Community & Leadership Development, the department that oversees student clubs and orientation.
- Stong
- Stong College Residence, often housing students in the Faculty of Health.
T
- Tatham
- Tatham Hall, a residence building located within McLaughlin College.
- The 5-minute rule
- The unofficial student convention that if a professor is more than 15 minutes late, the class is considered cancelled.
- The 60
- Refers to the TTC 60 Steeles bus, a primary transit route for students.
- The Common
- The Harry W. Arthurs Common; the large central green space and transit hub in the middle of the Keele campus.
- The Line
- Refers to the TTC Line 1 Yonge-University subway which has two stops on the Keele campus.
- The Pond
- Pond Road Residence, typically used by upper-year students.
- The Quad
- A private residential and commercial complex on campus with a high concentration of modern dining options.
- The Tunnels
- The underground walkway system that connects most major buildings on the Keele campus.
- The Underground
- A student-run restaurant and tavern located in the basement of the Student Centre.
- The Village
- The residential neighborhood directly south of the Keele campus where many students rent private rooms.
Y
- YFS
- York Federation of Students, the primary union representing undergraduate students.
- York Lanes
- The on-campus shopping mall featuring a variety of fast-food outlets, a grocery store, and a pharmacy.
- York'd
- A term used by students to describe being inconvenienced by the university's administration, strikes, or transit delays.
- YUFA
- York University Faculty Association, the union representing full-time professors and librarians.
- YUGSA
- York University Graduate Students' Association; the representative body for graduate students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ACE
- Accolade East; a major building for fine arts, music, and large performance spaces.
- ACW
- Accolade West, a building housing fine arts facilities and several large lecture halls.
- CLH
- Curtis Lecture Halls, a complex of large auditoriums where many introductory classes are held.
- DB
- Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building, a major academic building formerly known as the TEL building.
- eClass
- The university's primary online learning management system (formerly Moodle) for course materials.
- goSAFE
- A student-staffed safety service that provides walking escorts to any location on campus after dark.
- Keele
- The name of the main, primary campus of York University.
- LAS
- Lassonde Building; the home of the School of Engineering.
- Lassonde
- The Lassonde School of Engineering building, known for its modern architecture.
- Passport York
- The single sign-on username and password used to access almost all York University online services.
- Reading Week
- The mid-semester break where no classes are held, typically in October and February.
- Scott
- Scott Library, the main and largest library on the Keele campus.
- Shuttle
- The free bus service that transports students and staff between the Keele and Glendon campuses.
- Vari
- Vari Hall, the iconic circular building at the campus entrance known for its rotunda and student protests.
- Vari Hall
- The iconic circular building at the main entrance of the Keele campus, used for lectures and protests.
- VH
- Vari Hall; the iconic circular building at the front of campus used for social sciences and humanities.
- YRT/GO/TTC
- The three distinct transit systems (York Region Transit, GO Transit, and Toronto Transit Commission) that serve the campus via the Highway 407 and Pioneer Village stations.
- YU-card
- The official student ID card required for exams, meal plans, and accessing gym facilities.
- YU-start
- The mandatory online transition program for new students to help with course enrollment.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 28 approved campus terms and 19 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.