Milestones for New Graduate Students
You’ve decided to attend the Chemical Engineering program at UC Davis? Great! We are delighted to welcome you to the Aggie family. Most new students arrive in Davis in early to mid-September as housing leases generally begin on September 1st. You’ll want to get started on looking for housing right away as vacancies can fill up fast (we’ve included a link for housing resources at the bottom of this page). Additionally, Graduate Studies at UC Davis created a Facebook group for admitted students, so that you can connect with other new graduate students. This group will also be an important resource for the most up to date announcements regarding Graduate Studies Orientation. We look forward to welcoming you in Fall!
Below is a list of the steps that you will need to take to get registered for Fall classes and the orientations and trainings that need to be on your radar for Fall.
Steps to Attend UC Davis:
- Submit your Statement of Intent to Register via your Graduate Studies admission email.
- Doctoral Students – Return your signed funding offer letter.
- Create a UC Davis Computing Account.
- Send in your official transcripts.
- Submit your Statement of Legal Residency.
Once these five steps have been completed, you can register for your Fall classes and proceed with registering for the below trainings. You will receive additional information on registering for classes once one of the staff graduate advisors has verified all of the above requirements have been completed.
- Register for the Center for Excellence in Education TA Orientation
- Register for Graduate Studies Orientation
- Attend Department Orientation (usually the last Friday before instruction begins)
- Complete your UC Immunization Worksheet (Due November)
- If applicable, send in your official transcripts with degree awarded notation (Due November).
Other Events
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Fall Welcome BBQ
- Holistic U (formerly Graduate Diversity Orientation Program)
- Services for International Students and Scholars Orientation (Mandatory for International Students).
Resources for New Students
- Housing
- How to Request your I-20/DS-2019 (International Students)
- Office of Financial Aid
- MyAwards (View your financial aid package. Please note this aid is separate from any aid provided by the department, including fellowships and teaching assistant positions).
- Short Term Emergency Loan
- Direct Deposit