New Graduate Student Orientation
Fall 2025 New Graduate Student Orientation was held in-person at the McKimmon Center on August 15. Students with the last name of A-L attended the morning session from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Students with the last name of M-Z attended the afternoon session from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. The Information Fair was from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and was open to all incoming students.
The following students were NOT required to attend in-person orientation: MBA, MAC, distance, and certificate students.
A separate email was sent in mid-August with details of the asynchronous online portion of new student orientation. The asynchronous online portion is open to ALL graduate students.
Have a question about orientation? Please email gradschool-orientation@ncsu.edu
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
- Locate on-campus housing
- Research what to do in Raleigh
- Have questions about your program? Contact your Director of Graduate Programs
We always enjoy convening with our graduate school peers at the North Carolina Council of Graduate Schools Conference. #NCCGS This year’s conference centered around graduate education in a time of transition and was hosted by the University of North Carolina Greensboro Graduate School.
Congratulations to our 2025 Three Minute Thesis Winners! 🎉 First Place – Thomas Thelen, @ncstateengr @ncstateccee Second Place – Azka Arshad @ncstatesciences @ncstatechem and People`s Choice – Karthik Sinha @ncstatecbe 🏆 A huge round of applause to all our 3MT finalists. Go #GradPack
Join us today at Hunt Library for our 11th annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition! 🎤⏱️ Come cheer on 10 remarkable graduate scholars as they present their research in three minutes or less. Huge thanks to sponsors Red Hat and Lenovo, and to our guest emcee, WRAL anchor/reporter Renee Chou. #GradPack 🐺
