Orientation

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Orientation

Grad Gator Starter Kit

Resources to Point Your New Students in the Right Direction

This webpage is a one-stop launch pad of orientation resources to help our newest Grad Gators get off to a good start in their graduate education at the University of Florida.

Also, click here to check out the latest details and dates for GradStart, our on-demand Canvas course orientation for our newest Grad Gators. Its convenient multimodal format provides information and insights that point them in the direction of success.

Orientation Best Practices Video – A video on orientation best practices from the UF Graduate School.
Orientation Best Practices PowerPoint Slides – The companion Microsoft PowerPoint slides to the Orientation Best Practices video.
Downloadable Orientation PowerPoint Template – A starting point for your department and degree program new student orientation presentation.
GradStart Faculty/Staff Course – This course mirrors the student GradStart experience, focusing on academic expectations, graduate student success support, and resources tailored to different student demographics (Masters, International, Online).
New Graduate Student Guide – A PDF publication that helps newcomers get their bearings on campus and in Gainesville.
Onboarding Checklist – Courtesy of the UF Genetics and Genomics graduate program, a sample onboarding checklist that you can mimic and adapt to let your new students what steps they must take after admission.

Questions?

Email the UF Graduate Student Success Center at grad-success@ufl.edu.