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.
