Graduate Student Orientation (GSO)
The UCLA Graduate Student Resource Center (GSRC) and various campus partners invite all new incoming graduate and professional school students to participate in our 2025 Graduate Student Orientation. What a way to begin your graduate career at UCLA on a positive note!
GSO Registration is now Closed
To get started on your UCLA journey, please complete the New Graduate Student Checklist before proceeding!
September 18th-19th
Graduate Student Orientation programming
- September 18th - Welcome Address & Graduate Resource Fair + Workshops
- September 19th - Virtual Workshops
Check out our GSO Directoryto see which campus partners/student organizations are participating in the Resource Fair and a list of all workshops.
*To register for virtual events on September 19th, please refer to the "GSO Directory" to individually register for each workshop you would like to attend!
*To receive a meal voucher for lunch on the 18th, you must attend the Welcome Address on Sept. 18, 2025 from 10am - 11am.
GSO-Online is now Live!
GSO-Online stands for Graduate Student Orientation-Online. GSO-Online is a web-based resource designed to introduce new students to graduate and professional school and campus resources and services. Once you log in, the portal will be available to you anytime and can be used as a reference source as you navigate your first year and all that UCLA has to offer.
Recommended Workshops
Based on your degree program and feedback from past students, we’ve put together some workshop suggestions to help you make the most of your Orientation experience.
Each workshop is designed with a specific audience in mind, but you're welcome to attend any session that interests you—even if you’re not part of the intended group. However, if a session reaches capacity, students who match the intended audience will be given priority. These are in no particular order.
To get the most relevant information and ensure a spot, we recommend starting with the sessions aligned with your degree objective.
Doctoral Students (Professional & Academic)
Contact
1. Funding Your Graduate Education: Doctoral Students
2. Where Can I Go from Here? Career Planning for PhD Students
3. Copyright and Publishing primer
4. Graduate School on a Bruin Budget
5. Introduction to the Library's Collections and Services
6. Teaching and Pedagogy Professionalization Opportunities
7. Intro to Resilience & Mental Health Resources
8. The "Hidden Curriculum" of Higher Education: All You Never Knew You Needed to Know
9. Navigating Your Graduate Journey: Identity, Advocacy, and Systemic Awareness
10. Academic Worker Rights and Protections
11. Resources and Strategies for Writing Successfully in Graduate School
12. Accessing Student Health Services and Understanding UCSHIP at The Ashe Center
Masters Students (Professional and Academic)
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1. Thinking Ahead: Career Planning for Masters Students
2. Resources and Strategies for Writing Successfully in Graduate School
3. The "Hidden Curriculum" of Higher Education: All You Never Knew You Needed to Know
4. Navigating Your Graduate Journey: Identity, Advocacy, and Systemic Awareness
5. Funding Your Graduate Education: Master's Students
6. Intro to Resilience & Mental Health Resources
7. Graduate School on a Bruin Budget
8. Accessing Student Health Services and Understanding UCSHIP at The Ashe Center
9. Introduction to the Library's Collections and Services
10. Academic Worker Rights and Protections
International Students
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1. Workshops listed in either Doctoral/Masters based on your degree objective
2. Funding Your Graduate Education: International Students
3. Steps to Establish CA Residency for Tuition Purposes
4. Writing Strategies for International Students