Institution: Global College of America (GCA)
Academic Year: 2026
Delivery Model: The Sequential Block System (8 sequential 6-week blocks per academic year across 3 terms)
2026 Academic Terms & Block Structure
All coursework, assessments, and grading occur within the designated 6-week sequential blocks:
| Term | Instructional Block | Block Duration | Instructional Weeks |
| Spring Term | Block 1 | January 5 – February 15, 2026 | 6 weeks |
| Block 2 | February 23 – April 5, 2026 | 6 weeks | |
| Block 3 | April 13 – May 24, 2026 | 6 weeks | |
| Summer Term | Block 4 | June 8 – July 19, 2026 | 6 weeks |
| Block 5 | July 27 – September 6, 2026 | 6 weeks | |
| Fall Term | Block 6 | September 21 – November 1, 2026 | 6 weeks |
| Block 7 | November 9 – December 20, 2026 | 6 weeks | |
| Block 8 | December 28, 2026 – February 7, 2027 | 6 weeks |
(Annual Total: 8 Instructional Blocks / 48 Instructional Weeks).
Observed Holidays (Administrative Office Closures)
The College administrative offices are closed on the following U.S. federal and Arizona state holidays. While administrative and instructor-led real-time support is paused on these dates, the GCA Global Campus LMS remains accessible 24/7 for asynchronous study:
- New Year’s Day: January 1, 2026
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 19, 2026
- Presidents’ Day: February 16, 2026
- Memorial Day: May 25, 2026
- Independence Day: July 3–4, 2026
- Labor Day: September 7, 2026
- Veterans Day: November 11, 2026
- Thanksgiving Holiday: November 26–27, 2026
- Christmas Eve & Christmas Day: December 24–25, 2026