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Unofficial campus guide · 2026-27
The Miami freshman guide
The unofficial first-year playbook for life in Coral Gables.
- 27 chapters
- 19 step-by-step plays
- 44 tools included
- PDF + online
Fact-checked against official sources, October 18, 2026.
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From the guide
Miami, by the numbers
$4,483
The 2026-27 student health insurance plan, added to your fees unless you waive it, every fall.
$445
The Course Materials Fee each fall and spring. You can opt out until the last day to drop without a W.
1.3
The semester GPA that puts first-semester freshmen on Academic Probation if they fall below it.
Nov 6
Last day to withdraw from a fall course. After that, no individual course withdrawal.
2
Courses with a D or F you can retake under the Undergraduate Repeat Rule, where only the second grade counts.
Nov 2
Spring 2027 registration begins, by appointment. Appointments show up in CaneLink on Oct 19.
Every figure has its official source in the guide. Details change, so the guide links to each one.
What's inside
The stuff orientation skips.
- The $4,483 insurance charge you may not need
- The Undergraduate Repeat Rule and its two-semester clock
- Hard Rock Stadium, UBus, and the Wednesday ticket deadline
- The Everglades, Biscayne, and Key Biscayne beaches
- Hurricane season and the heat, handled
Coming up at Miami
The next registration, money, and academic dates.
From the guide's verified calendar. Always confirm on the school's official page.
Contents
- 1Start here
- 2Your first 48 hours
- 3Registration kill switchesFree sample
- 4Class rules that bite
- 5Registering for spring
- 6Money defense
- 7Where to study
- 8Eat well without going broke
- 9Getting around and getting home
- 10Game day
- 11Traditions and free fun
- 12Halloween, holidays, and spring
- 13Get outside
- 14Social apps and finding your people
- 15Roommates
- 16Your support team
- 17Stay healthy
- 18Storms, hurricanes, and heat
- 19Career and working through college
- 20Health careers: nursing, pre-med, PA, and NP
- 21Military and college
- 22Beyond your first year
- 23Key dates 2026-27
- 24For parents and families
- 25The rules that matter most
- 26Quick reference
- 27Sources and how this was checked
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| Free Parent Guide (PDF) | Included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Planning tools | 16 free tools | All 44 tools |
| Your school's deadlines, with a countdown and calendar export | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Holds and hidden charges at your school, and how to clear them | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Your school's class rules: drops, withdrawals, repeats | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Game day planner with the home schedule and stadium rules | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Where to Eat near campus, plus student deals and freebies | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| A first 48 hours checklist built for your campus | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Advising prep, study planners, and the résumé and letter studio | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |
| Online pages for your phone, plus the magazine-style PDF | Not included in the free version | Included in the campus guide |