Graduate Student Orientations
We are pleased to welcome you to California State University, Northridge (CSUN). We hope to help make your transition a smooth and positive experience. The Orientations are designed to increase your awareness of the University, campus departments, special events, financial opportunities, and academic policies. We believe this information will promote your academic success at CSUN. Listed below are the two orientation formats that we provide for incoming graduate students.
Slideshow Orientation
Discover the inspiring stories of our passionate and diverse graduate students at CSUN. In these videos, they share their unique journeys and academic experiences. Viewing our videos is a great way to learn about life as a graduate student at CSUN.
Select Incoming, Current, and Recent Graduates Playlist to access our YouTube page. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more stories from our academic community.
If you are new to CSUN, we encourage you to utilize our Slideshow Orientation. It will provide you with useful information that will assist you in being successful in your first year at CSUN.
The orientation will be sent to all incoming graduate students as a five-part series starting on Friday, July 11th. Select 2025 to view all of the Slides.
Please see below this year's orientation schedule:
- Part 1 Welcome
- Part 2 How to Achieve Academic Success & Graduate Student Essentials
- Part 3 Graduate Student Events & Part 4 Funding Opportunities & Frequently Used Campus Departments
- Part 5 Campus Resources
Finally, we encourage you to complete a brief survey; your response will help us improve the orientation experience for future students.
Zoom Meeting
The New Graduate Student Orientation serves as an overview of the campus and the many resources we offer. As a part of your introduction to the University, we have invited campus representatives, including all college Deans, to welcome you and discuss ways you may benefit from their services.
Event details are listed below:
Date: Wednesday, August 20th
Time: 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Via Zoom
Campus Departments Participating in the Orientation
- TBD
Please select 2025 RSVP Form to register for the event. All incoming graduate students will receive an email notification in August to RSVP for the event.
Graduate Program Orientations
Computer Science
The department of Computer Science hosts an orientation at the beginning of every semester for new, current, and prospective students interested in pursuing a Masters degree in Computer Science. To review the most recent orientation session, please select Computer Science.