2025 Orientation dates
Graduate Student Orientation: August 13, 2025
New TA Orientation: August 14, 2025
Welcome!
View 2024 Graduate Orientation slides 
This welcome event brings together entering students from a wide range of disciplines to connect with each other and to hear current graduate perspectives on key topics: communities of support, health and wellness, academic success and professional development, resilience and resources, and The Graduate School as a central source of guidance.
New Teaching Assistant Orientation
August 15, 2024, 9:00 am-1:30 pm
Please join The Graduate School for a half-day of interactive training designed to empower you as you begin the important work of teaching undergraduate students at Carolina. You'll gain valuable skills, learn about campus resources, and connect with a community of peers.
Admitted students checklist
The admitted students checklist contains important tasks and procedures for all incoming graduate students to complete.
C.H.A.R.T. resources
C.H.A.R.T. is a framework for how to approach your graduate studies and make use of the wide array of campus and community resources available to you as soon as you start your semester. We're here to support you in your academic, personal, and professional growth, so please take advantage of what the campus and community have to offer. Start by clicking through the links applicable to your needs and interests.
Orientation modules
Every year, we hear from students that they're overwhelmed by the amount of information presented to them. We took this feedback and created 13 short orientation modules to answer your most critical questions. Make sure to review these modules so that you can let us know of any additional questions you have.
- Introduction (1 module)
- Community (3 modules)
- Health & Wellness (2 modules)
- Academic & Professional Development (3 modules)
- Resilience & Resources (1 module)
- The Graduate School (2 modules)
Meet Your Orientation Ambassadors
Meet the 2024 Orientation Ambassadors, a multidisciplinary team of graduate students who are working with The Graduate School to plan and implement orientation!