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 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
Running with the #GradPack
In this episode of BusPack, David interviews two of his very own cohort members within the @NCStateCHASS Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media Ph.D. program. International students Taibat and Yitong are getting the most out of their graduate school experience — from researching risk communication and AI chatbots to using their free time to relax or go to puppet wrestling shows. 🐺👏
Watch their full interview and learn more about the CRDM program on the @NCStateGradSchool YouTube channel. Link in bio. 🔗🤩 #GradPack #BusPack
Another successful Graduate Education Day at the NC General Assembly. Special thank you to our three graduate student representatives, Azka Arshad (Ph.D. in Chemistry), Christopher Oates (Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering), and Matthew Gleason (M.S. in Operations Research) for serving as our NC State Graduate Education ambassadors for the day. Special thank you also to our elected officials for taking time to meet with our students. @ncstatesciences @ncstatecals @ncstateengr
Congratulations graduates! You all worked so hard for this moment. What we have here is interviews and photos from everyone’s big day 🎓.
Hear about the excitement from Chancellor Howell and Dean Harris. Listen to all the graduate students waiting patiently for their moment to shine. You all made it and we are so proud of our #GradPack 🐺❤️.
