GCU Academic Calendar 2024: Important Dates and Deadlines

The GCU academic calendar 2024 has important dates and deadlines for university students, including observed holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, move-in/move-out dates, and commencement dates for both on-campus and online students. 

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GCU academic calendar fall 2024

Here are the important dates and deadlines on the GCU academic calendar calendar for fall 2024.

1. GCU Fall 2024 move-in date is from August 26, 2024, to August 30, 2024.
2. Labor Day holiday is on September 2, 2024.
3. GCU Fall 2024 classes start on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
4. Veteran’s Day is observed on November 11, 2024.
5. The final drop date for Fall 2024 is November 17, 2024.
6. Most courses move to asynchronous online instruction from November 25 to November 29, 2024.
7. GCU Thanksgiving Break 2024 is from November 28 to November 29, 2024.
8. Face-to-face instruction ends on December 13, 2024.
9. The fall 2024 term ends on December 15, 2024.
10. GCU’s Fall 2024 move-out date is December 15, 2024, and it marks the living area closure for all students in Fall 2024.
11. GCU winter break 2024 (Christmas Break) for current students starts on December 16, 2024, and lasts until January 5, 2025.
12. Final course grades are due on December 22, 2024.

GCU academic calendar spring 2024

Here are the important dates and deadlines on the GCU academic calendar calendar for spring 2024.

1. GCU Non-Graduates and Graduates Spring 2024 move in on January 3, 2024. Check out GCU Student Portal.
2. GCU Spring 2024 Face-to-face classes start on January 4, 2024.
3. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed on January 15, 2024. There are no classes.
4. Presidents Day falls on February 19, 2024.
5. GCU Spring Break 2024 takes place from March 11 to March 17, 2024.
6. Good Friday is observed on March 29, 2024.
7. March 31, 2024, is the final drop date.
8. Face-to-face classes end on April 26, 2024.
9. The Spring 2024 term ends on April 28, 2024.
10. Non-graduates move out at noon on April 29, 2024.
11. Graduates move out at noon on April 29, 2024.
12. Final course grades are due on May 5, 2024.
13. Summer Break begins from April 29 to May 5, 2024.

GCU academic calendar summer 2024

Here are the important dates and deadlines on the GCU academic calendar calendar for summer 2024.

1. Traditional Campus Summer Break is from April 29 to August 26, 2024.
2. GCU Summer 2024 classes start on May 6, 2024.
3. Move-In Date for the summer term is May 10, 2024.
4. Memorial Day holiday falls on May 27, 2024, according to the GCU holiday calendar 2024.
5. Session A3 runs from May 6 to June 23, 2024.
6. Session B3 is scheduled from June 24 to August 11, 2024.
7. Independence Day holiday is observed on July 4, 2024.
8. The Final Drop Date for summer 2024 is July 21, 2024.
9. Summer Residents Move to Fall 2024 Housing on August 2, 2024.
10. Face-to-Face Instruction Ends on August 16, 2024.
11. Move-out dates for Non-Fall non-graduate and graduate residents are at Noon on August 17, 2024.
12. The End of the Summer 2024 Term is on August 18, 2024.
13. GCU Fall Break 2024 is from August 18 to September 2, 2024.
14. Final Course Grades are Due on August 25, 2024.

For more on GCU academic calendar 2024-2025, visit the Grand Canyon University calendar page for more.