Resources

2025 Cohort (coming soon)

2026 Cohort (coming soon)

Welcome to UC San Diego!

Events

• Campus Graduate Student Orientation (virtual, strongly recommended): access the New Graduate Student Online Orientation through the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs. 
• UC San Diego New Student Welcome Convocation (strongly recommended): TBD - typically, Tuesday, of first week of quarter
• Biostatistics Orientation (in-person, mandatory): Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, 2026, 8:30am - 10:50am
• HWSPH Welcome Event (in-person, strongly recommended): Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, 2026, 11am - 1:00pm

Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA) Checklists

Please be sure to complete the to-do items for admitted students linked below.

1. What to do
   • Immediately
   • Before you arrive on campus
   • When you arrive on campus
2. Additional steps for admitted international students and international student services
   1. Steps to activate and access your new UC San Diego email account (you must have accepted your offer of admission)

• Interactive La Jolla Campus Map
• TritonLink
• International Students and Programs Office
• Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA)
• Library and Study Spaces

• Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)
• Student Health Services
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
• ASA Student Chapter
• Grad Life
• Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA)
• Biostatistics Peer Mentoring 

• Academic Calendar and Enrollment & Registration Calendar
• Canvas
• Schedule of Classes
• Enrollment Authorization System (EASy)

• Career Center
• Writing Hub (Writing Support for Grad Students)
• CITI Training
  • Access Instructions (word)
• Financial Support & Employment
  • Eligibility
  • Direct Deposit
  • Pay Schedule
  • Instructional Assistant (IA) opportunities (campus-wide)
  • Handshake
• Job Postings (shared to us)