The Office of Graduate Studies and the greater CSU Long Beach Community is pleased to welcome you to The Beach! Each Fall semester, the Office of Graduate Studies offers the University-Wide Graduate Student Orientation virtually for incoming graduate students to welcome them to the CSULB community and support their transition to both The Beach and graduate study.  And each Spring semester, the University-Wide Graduate Student Orientation recording is sent to newly admitted students to their CSULB student email address prior to the start of the semester.

University-Wide Orientation covers topics, resources, and opportunities that promote the success, growth, and achievement of graduate students including: 

• Initiates the acclimation process for campus life at the BEACH
• Introduces university requirements, expectations, policies, and protocols 
• Reviews student rights and Title IX
• Highlights graduate milestones
• Presents graduate opportunities related to:
  • Academics
  • Research
  • Funding
  • Professional Development
  • Networking
• Shares the systems of support available to graduate students

The University-Wide New student Orientation is on Thursday, August 8th from 1 PM - 3:30 PM. Zoom details are coming soon.

Incoming graduate students should plan to attend both the University-Wide New Graduate Student Orientation and the orientation offered by their graduate program. Most graduate programs hold program-specific new grad student orientations. Check with the graduate program for information.