New Graduate Student Orientation

students at orientation during support services showcase

Browse university-wide student resources

Learn about transitioning to graduate studies

students at orientation during breakout sessions with advisors

Meet representatives from on-campus departments

Welcome to the graduate community at Texas State!

New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO) is designed to set you up for success by providing you with helpful information and resources to enhance your academic experience at Texas State!

Every August, we hold orientation to introduce all spring, summer, and incoming fall graduate students to key policies, services, on-campus events, and more! Even if you are admitted for the spring or summer terms, you are invited to attend.

For the fall 2020 orientation, we offered orientation online as a Canvas course with an accompanying virtual live event (via Zoom). Please review the details below to access our two orientation opportunities!

NGSO: Canvas
The Canvas course* is live! This course provides a variety of tools and information to help you succeed right from the start. This information is designed to help you get comfortable with:

The culture and expectations of graduate school, including advice from graduate faculty
The San Marcos and Round Rock area
How to get started
Making connections; getting support when you need it and building community

*Please note NGSO: Canvas is a guiding resource; you will not receive academic course credit for completing the course.

Enroll in the course today!

NGSO: Zoom
The virtual live event featured a main program with a welcome from The Graduate College Dean and three resource sessions covering valuable information to help set you up for success including:

Graduate College resources
professional development opportunities
tips from current graduate students
internal and external funding
advice from graduate faculty on the research and writing process

**Check out recordings* of NGSO: Zoom below!**

*Closed captioning is currently being added to all videos.

Main Program

How to Achieve Success in Graduate School: Managing the Transition

Graduate College Funding: Show Me the Money!

Research + Writing in Graduate School

We encourage you to review our student welcome, read or download our Graduate Student Handbook, and watch our welcome video. If you have any questions, please contact us. We wish you the best as you embark on your graduate studies!