At this time, the Parent Portal is ONLY available to parents of traditional (on-campus) students. If you are a parent of a non-traditional (online or dual-enrollment) student, we recommend reaching out to your child's counselor to get their information over the phone or another method. GCU’s Parent Portal provides parent(s) or guardian(s) of students with access to student’s information electronically, allowing them to view financial updates, see important GCU announcements and more. Access to the Parent Portal is by invite only and must be initiated from the electronic Student Information Release Form (eSIRF) or through a document requiring parental signature. NOTE If you set up your Parent Portal account as part of the process to sign a form for your student, you will not have access to any of your student’s information as described in the article below. In order to gain full access to the Parent Portal, your student will need to fill out an eSIRF (additional documentation will be needed for online and dual-enrollment students; please contact your counselor for assistance). For more information on how to set up full access to the Parent Portal, please see Setting up the Parent Portal. The following tutorial will assist you with Navigating the Parent Portal. Once you have set up your Parent Portal account, use the following link to access the Parent Portal at any time: https://parent.gcu.edu. NOTE You may access the Parent Portal by navigating to gcuportal.gcu.edu and selecting Parent Access. My Students After accessing the Parent Portal homepage, you can view your student's information under the My Students section. If you have more than one student attending GCU, an icon for each student appears on the homepage. Expand/Collapse All To Do List When a student is selected, by default, the To Do tab will open. The To Do list includes the status of the following items: Housing and Meal plan selection Math and English Placement tests Final Transcripts Student ID Parking Permit Orientation Placement Exam Health Insurance Immunizations FAFSA deadline Payment and Balance reminder Payment and Balance reminder (International Students) Sign Important eDocuments The items will appear in one of three sections: Items that need immediate attention Items in progress Completed items NOTE If you are having difficulty locating, filling out, or generally completing these to-do list tasks, contact your Student Services Counselor (SSC). Student Information Tab The Student Information tab will display basic information about your student, as well as their SSC’s contact information. If no SSC is assigned, the number to Advising is displayed. Payments Tab If your on-campus student has granted you access to their financial information in your eSIRF, you will have access to the Payments tab in the Parent Portal. The Payments tab allows you to view billing information and make payments on your student's account through a third-party company called CASHnet, using their Transact system. If your account is already registered, you can log into Transact using your email address and click the Make a Payment tab to make a payment. You can also access transact from the following link. CASHnet / Transact Login NOTE This option will only be available for on-campus students. If an online student needs to make a payment, they will need to use the steps in the Making a Payment in the GCU Portal for Online Students article. If your account is already registered, you can log into Transact using your email address. If you do not remember your password, you can click Forgot Password to reset it. Once you have logged in, click Make a Payment to be brought to the payment page. Registering for CASHnet/Transact Before you can access Transact, your student will need to send you an invitation to the site so that you can register your account. If your student has not sent you a Transact invitation yet, and they want you to make payments for them, they will need to follow the steps in the article Making a Payment Online for Campus Students to invite you as payer on their account. Once the invitation has been sent, you will receive an email from noreply@gcu.edu with a Parent Pin, an autogenerated password, and a link to register your account. Your username will be your email address that received the invitation. Click the link to register your account. NOTE Your Parent PIN is different from the FERPA Pin listed on the eSIRF. If you want to change your Transact password, you can click Forgot Password and go through the account recovery process. Schedule Tab To view your student's schedule click the Schedule tab. Current and past semesters are available for viewing. Press the plus button to expand a tab. Grades Tab Grades display both midterm and final grades for each semester. Campus Life Tab The Campus Life tab will display the balance left on your student’s meal plan, as well as their GCU mailing address. To add additional funds to your student’s account, you must contact your student’s Student Services Counselor. Announcements Tab The Announcements tab will display all general announcements from the University. When announcements exist a number is added to the tab indicating the number of announcements. Phone Call Only The following information is not available within the Parent Portal. This information can be gathered by phone call to your student’s SSC only: Holds Discipline/Behavior Rescinding Access to a Student's Account A student may rescind access at any time for all sections or specific sections. This can be done by completing a new eSIRF document and updating the information that is accessible. Once access has been rescinded, the information can only be gathered by contacting your student. NOTE If you confirm that your student has NOT rescinded any of your access and you are still receiving this message, contact Technical Support. August 26, 2025 23:39 Updated Related articles Setting up the Parent Portal Making a Payment Online for Campus Students GCU Flashcards GCU Emergency Alerts Contract Portal