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Start with whether you need an official date, a planning checklist, a semester transition, or guidance for a student path that changes the normal residential-freshman plan.

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Start with what you need

Situation	Go here
Move-in, class start, holiday, break, drop, end-of-term or move-out date	Academic Calendar — 2026–27
First-month review, midterm check, registration check or finals preparation	Academic Checkpoints & Finals
Winter closure, spring return, final checkout, move-out or summer transition	Breaks, Return & Move-Out
You commute, work during school or need to balance both	Commuter & Working Students
You are transferring credits or maintaining international-student status	Transfer & International Students

Choose one below

Academic Calendar — 2026–27

Academic Checkpoints & Finals

Breaks, Return & Move-Out

Commuter & Working Students

Transfer & International Students

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Official dates come from GCU’s current academic calendar. Guide-created checkpoints are clearly labeled and never replace a syllabus, Student Portal deadline, housing instruction or counselor direction.

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