Incoming Graduate Information

Your 2023 Virtual Orientation Binder

  1. Important Links for New Graduate Students (bookmark it!)

  2. Your Department's Grad Resources Page (bookmark it!) including:

    1. Degree Checklists

    2. Degree Requirements

    3. Program Handbook

    4. Description of Duties forms

    5. Eligibility Checklist (required each quarter, except summer, for employment or fellowship)

    6. and more...

  3. Professional Development program, including a calendar of workshops: GradPathways
  4. Becoming a California Resident - Domestic nonresidents are expected to become California residents before the start of their second year - Make sure to start collecting evidence now. (International Students may not become residents for tuition purposes)
  5. UC Davis Campus Map - Find out how to get to orientation and your classes
  6. Presentation slides from orientation [pdf]
  7. When in doubt, ask the LangLit Staff

Orientations Schedule 2023

*Please note that any references to “New” TAs/AIs means new to teaching at UC Davis (even if you’ve had previous teaching experience elsewhere)

 

International Graduate Student Orientation (required for new international students)

https://siss.ucdavis.edu/orientation-graduate-and-professional-students

Graduate Student Orientation

Orientation by the Office of Graduate Studies register here  https://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/current-students/newly-admitted-students/orientation

Various Dates: Sexual Violence Prevention training
All new students must complete this training.  See https://sexualviolence.ucdavis.edu/graduate-and-professional-student-education-requirements to select a date.

Various Dates: Test of Oral English Proficiency (TOEP) / SPEAK Test – For international graduate students / TAs.  See http://iae.ucdavis.edu/graduate/index.html for information on who must take it and how to sign up.

Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE) TA Training

Register online at http://cetl.ucdavis.edu/courses-and-events/ta-orientation.html  (required for new TAs/AIs). Two courses must be completed online prior to this in-person training. Consult your registration confirmation email for time & location of the training 

Tue, SEP 26: Comparative Literature Department Orientation

 

Tuesday, 9/26/23:  Comparative Literature Graduate Student Orientation and Departmental Welcome Reception 912 (or 822) Sproul Hall 

Schedule

  • 9:00AM: Coffee and pastries:  all new COM Grad Students invited
  • 9:15AM: Welcome by Cheri Ross (Chair and Graduate Teaching Supervisor); Introductions
  • 9:30-10:30:  Workshop led by Cheri Ross:  Beginning to teach in COM 5-7 (required for all new COM 5-7 and HUM 1 teaching assistants—Alicia Manno, Kelly Kagawa, Dill Ma, Meher Gandhi--who will also take COM 392, TA Pedagogy Workshop (2 units), starting Monday 10/3 12:10PM)
  • 10:30AM: Break
  • 10:50-12:30: Advising session with Michael Subialka for all incoming MA students
  • 12:30-1:30: Lunch (all orientation participants invited)
  • 1:30-3:00PM:  Advising session with Michael Subialka for all incoming PhD students
  • 3:30-5PM: Reception for COM faculty and graduate students (Sproul Hall Courtyard)

Wed, SEP 27 - Classes begin!