Newly Admitted Graduate Students
The Graduate College takes the following efforts to ensure newly admitted graduate ¼ø»Æʦapp have a smooth transition into ¼ø»Æʦapp’s graduate programs. If you have any suggestions about ways we could improve any of these offerings, please contact gcadmissions@fau.edu.
New Graduate Student Checklist
The New Graduate Student Checklist is a useful tool when preparing to begin your graduate program. A seperate, personalized checklist will be sent to newly admitted graduate ¼ø»Æʦapp. To view the general checklist click here.
Graduate Student Orientation Manual
The Graduate Student Orientation Manual is available for newly admitted ¼ø»Æʦapp on the Graduate College website. The Graduate Student Orientation Manual includes instructional information regarding navigating the My¼ø»Æʦapp portal, as well as other helpful university information. Students also receive a hard copy of the orientation manual at the Graduate College orientation. To view the current Graduate Student Orientation Manual click here. Please note: The current orientation manual is the 2019-2020 edition.
New Graduate Student Orientations
The New Graduate Student Orientation dates are posted on the Graduate College website. Newly admitted ¼ø»Æʦapp will start to receive email invitations to orientation approximately a month before the first orientation session. If your department/program has scheduled any program-specific orientations, please inform the Graduate College by emailingÌý gcadmissions@fau.edu.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation
The Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Orientation is held to help newly-appointed graduate teaching assistants prepare for their teaching experience in our undergraduate classrooms and laboratories. To learn more about the GTA Orientation, click here.Ìý
Seminar for International Teaching Assistants
Seminar for International Teaching Assistants (SITA) is a multi-purpose program designed to prepare international graduate ¼ø»Æʦapp to teach undergraduate ¼ø»Æʦapp at ¼ø»Æʦapp. All International Teaching Assistants are required to successfully pass a Panel Review prior to beginning their teaching assignments. To learn more about the SITA program click here.