New Graduate Student Orientation
Fall 2026 New Graduate Student Orientation will be held in-person at the McKimmon Center on August 14. Students with the last name of A-L will attend the morning session from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Students with the last name of M-Z will attend the afternoon session from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
The Information Fair will be from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and is open to all incoming students.
All newly enrolled graduate students will receive an email with full details in June. The following students DO NOT attend The Graduate School's in-person orientation and, therefore, will not get the email: MBA, MAC, distance, and certificate students.
A separate email will be sent in August with details of the asynchronous online portion of new student orientation. The asynchronous online portion is open to ALL graduate students and is not available until August 15.
Have a question about orientation? Please email [email protected]
New Student Resources
- Follow us on social media. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn
- View the Graduate School New Student Survival Guide and the Office of International Services Getting Here Guide for helpful tips
- Learn more about the August 14 GSA Social
- Locate on-campus housing
- Research what to do in Raleigh
- Have questions about your program? Contact your Director of Graduate Programs
Running with the #GradPack
We’re so excited to have you all back GradPack!!
Orientation 2026 marks the beginning of your journey as part of the WolfPack!
Since you all are part of it now, we asked to see what is your best howl? Check out what our #GradPack and even staff members came up with. 🐺❤️
Welcome to the Pack! 🐺
Today, we welcomed hundreds of new international graduate students to campus for International Student Orientation! From student and faculty panels to learning about resources across campus, our new Pack members got a full crash course in life at NC State – including learning how to throw up a proper Wolfie with Chancellor Howell!
A massive thank you to the Office of International Services (OIS) team for all their hard work bringing this together and making our new students feel right at home.
We’re so happy you’re here, and we can’t wait to keep the momentum going at New Graduate Student Orientation this Friday! See you there! 🔴⚪️
#NCState #GoPack #GlobalPack #Wolfpack #GradPack
As we get closer to the start of the semester, have you ever wondered what the Dean of the Graduate school does during the summer? Join David as he interviews Dean Peter Harries of the NC State Graduate School.
Most people know him mainly for his role as the Dean but he is also a professor in Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences and a passionate chef cooking a wide array of dishes in his free time. 🍽️📚
As a professor, his research is focused in paleontology, specifically looking at how organisms rebounded from the so-called mass extinction and how the biota functions differently within greenhouse and icehouse climates. 🔬
As a chef, Dean Harries listed out his top 5 meals to cook. It ranges from cooking the best Moo Shu Pork to a simple steak with a chimichurri sauce and a good salad to go with that. 👨🏻🍳
Check out the full UNCUT interview on our Youtube Page, 🔗 in bio. ❤️🐺
