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When You Arrive on Campus

Pick-up your student ID

All students enrolled for the current school quarter are entitled to a Triton ID Card. This is your official university ID card, and you are issued just one active card. https://sfs.ucsd.edu/campus-cards/your-student-id.html#Graduate-Students-


Update your contact information on Triton Link

Please make sure to keep your contact information up to date on Triton Link.


Attend Graduate Student Welcome Events

The Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs' orientation activities will be offered both virtually and in-person for Fall 2024.  For more information, please visit our New Graduate Student Orientation page.


Check-in with your department and attend their orientation if applicable

Some departments and programs host their own orientation.  Contact your department for more information.


Complete the Sexual Assault Prevention and Diversity Equity and Inclusion Training

The mandatory online trainings, Sexual Assault Prevention: Graduate Students and Diversity Equity and Inclusion will be available on August 31st. Please look for an announcement and invitation to the course in your @ucsd.edu email account. The course is hosted externally on the Everfi Foundry Platform, and the invitation will come from automated-message@everfi.net. All students are required to take these two online courses.

The Sexual Assault Prevention: Graduate Students course will give you the tools to identify, prevent and report sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking. The Diversity Equity and Inclusion course highlights the multiple identities that we all have with a focus on creating inclusive spaces for all of us through clear and compassionate communication.

The course must be completed by November 6th.  If you do not complete the course by the deadline, a hold will be placed on your registration for Winter quarter.