Graduate Student Orientation

The Office of Graduate Studies and the greater CSU Long Beach Community are pleased to welcome you to The Beach! Each Fall semester, the Office of Graduate Studies offers the University-Wide Graduate Student Orientation virtually to welcome incoming graduate students 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' CSULB student email address prior to the start of the semester.

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

  • 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 2024 University-Wide New student Orientation was held on Thursday, August 8th from 1 PM - 3:30 PM. You can view the recording of that orientation using the link below. 

YouTube Link to the Recording of the University-Wide New Student Orientation (click to open)

You can also download a PDF file of the Graduate Studies resource list by clicking here or download a copy of the slide deck used in the video above by clicking here.

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

 

 

Graduate Studies is open and available to all, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Graduate Studies at CSULB provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. 

Graduate Studies at CSULB complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.