Steps for a Successful Check Out

Best advice we can give you is to begin packing and moving items ahead of finals to avoid last-minute stress.

The Spring 2026 move-out process requires residential students to vacate within 24 hours after their last final or by May 13 at 5:00 PM.

Please remove belongings, clean rooms, and reset furniture to avoid fees. Limited moving bins are available, and early preparation is encouraged. Use all meal swipes and dining funds before the semester ends, as they do not roll over. 

Manage Your Mailbox

If you are graduating, studying abroad, or moving off campus in the fall, please submit the mailbox closing request form before leaving for the summer.

Meal Plan Access Dates

Be sure to use all your meal swipes and dining funds, as they do not roll over once the spring semester ends. Unused dining dollars and meal swipes will be zeroed out and are not refundable after this date.

Swipe access ends: Wednesday, May 13 (end of business)

Dining Dollar access ends: Saturday, May 16 (end of business)

Secure Your Mason ID

Keep your Mason ID safe for your return in the fall or switch to Mason Mobile ID to conveniently access your meal plans, Mason Money, building entrances, and all campus services at your fingertips. 

Need to store your belongings over the summer? Consider the UPS store on campus in Merten Hall for a flat rate of $300. Enjoy a 100% money-back booking guarantee and hassle-free pick-up and delivery to your Fall residence hall. Plus, your storage reservation includes five boxes with a roll of packing tape.

If you're staying local over the summer, check out campus Hours of Operation as they change once the spring semester ends. Housing and Residence Life will still operate two desks during the summer. The Eisenhower Desk will be relocated to Liberty Square and Piedmont will maintain its usual hours of operation.

Savings with Patriot Perks

Move-out Parking Pass

Your Mason ID unlocks savings at nearly 300 local and national businesses. From dining and fitness to travel and retail, see how you can save with Patriot Perks.

Download the move-out parking pass if you or your guest doesn't have a parking permit. The pass allows for 2-hour parking at Rappahannock Parking Deck levels 1&2, Lot I, Lot R, Townhouses, Krasnow Lot and Beacon Hall.

The following items are typical damages and charges that are assessed to a student’s account upon inspection. Student damage charges will be assessed to a student’s GMU account. This is a list of estimated charges per item and maybe more based on damage done or pricing at the time of the inspection/repair. This is not an extensive list of chargeable items. Residents who participate in the self-check-out process are not eligible to appeal any damage charges.

Donate new, like-new, or gently used donations at PPO Donation Locations

PPO 2026 donations will support: the Patriot Pantry, First Gen+ Center, the Trans Clothing Closet, Art Supply Sharing Closet, George Mason Parking and Transportation, the MIX, and Food for Others, among others.