New Students

Information for New Students

Welcome to graduate study at UC Santa Barbara. The following links are gathered to help you locate tools and resources for your first year.

• Welcome Letter from Graduate Division Deans, dated 6 July 2007

• New Graduate Student Orientation and Campus Services Fair

  Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, Campbell Hall
  • Orientation Program

• New Student Resources

  • Essential Information: Graduate Student Orientation 2007
    • What You Need to Do Now
    • What You Need to Start Soon
    • What You Should Think About for the Future
    • Where Do I Go for Help?
  • Information for New International Students
  • English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • A Dictionary of Graduate Terminology
  • Campus Maps
  • Schedule of Classes
  • Calendars
    • Academic Calendar
    • Graduate Division
    • UCSB Arts & Lectures
  • My UCSB/GOLD (Gaucho On-Line Data)
  • Umail

• Diversity and Outreach

  • Our Commitment to Graduate Diversity
  • Graduate Diversity Initiatives
  • NSF AGEP/NSF DIGSSS (Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate & Diversity Initiative for Graduate Study in the Social Sciences)
  • Diversity Coordinators
  • Graduate Diversity Fellowships

• Financial Support Resources

  • How Fellowships are Paid
  • Teaching and Research Opportunities
    • Orientation for New TAs and Readers: Tuesday, 25 September 2007
  • Financial Aid
  • Fees & Costs of Attending UCSB
  • BARC (Billing/Accounts Receivable/Collections Office) and My BARC

• Student Life Resources

  • Key Resources for New Graduate Students
  • Housing Information
  • Student Health
    • Graduate Student Health Insurance Policy (GSHIP)

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