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Information for New Students

Welcome new students! The Graduate Division deans and staff hope that your years at Berkeley will be productive and rewarding. We offer a variety of student services and resources to assist you throughout your graduate career.

Welcome Message from the Dean

New Student Resources:

• A Guide for New Graduate Students: Where to Begin (PDF)
  
• Registration Fee Schedule (Office of the Registrar site)
• Information for New International Students (Berkeley International Office site)
• Academic Services
  • Academic Services Bulletin
  • Appointments Resources
• Residency
  • Residency FAQs
  • 10 Things to Know
  • Becoming a California Resident
• Housing
  • Cal Rentals
  • International House (facilities for U.S. and overseas students)
• Calendars
  • Academic Calendar (Office of Planning & Analysis site)
  • Student Calendar (Office of the Registrar site)
  • Graduate Division Calendars & Deadlines
• Campus Groups
  • The Graduate Assembly
  • Cal Lodge
  • The Berkeley Graduate
• Other Useful Resources
  • empowerU - Violence Prevention Training
  • UC SHIP (Insurance) Benefits
  • Surviving and Thriving Graduate School
• Campus Map
• Student Life & Resources

= Indicates item was included in Fall 2011 NGSO Packet.

Fellowships & Grants:

• Graduate Fellowship Deadlines
• Academic Services (Writing and academic workshops)
• Fellowship Resources on the Web
• Graduate Fellowships Office

Teaching & Research Opportunities:

• Academic Appointments Office (for policy and procedural information)
• GSI: Graduate Student Instructor Teaching & Resource Center
• GSI: Language Proficiency Program (GSI Website)
• GSI: What you need to Know About Being a GSI, GSR, Reader, or Tutor (PDF)
• Academic Student Employment (Human Resources site)
• Labor Relations (Human Resources site)

Financial Aid & Employment:

• Graduate Financial Aid (Financial Aid Office site)
• Academic Student Employment (Human Resources site)
• Work-Study (Work-Study site)
• Career Center (Career Center site)

Diversity at Berkeley:

• Excellence & Diversity: A Message from Associate Dean Carlos Fernandez-Pello
• Disabled Students' Program | Disability Resources
• Underrepresented Students Information
• Graduate Diversity Program
• Office of Student Life (a complete listing of over 400 student groups)

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Last Updated: October 4, 2011 12:10 PM