Student Life
Resources for Graduate Students
A Dictionary of Graduate Terminology: As a graduate student at UCSB, or anywhere else, you will be exposed to a great deal of new terminology that might at first seem a bit overwhelming. We have put together a list of important but unfamiliar terms, some of which you may encounter in any graduate program, but all of which you will encounter at UCSB.
- Academic Calendar
- Appeal Procedures for Graduate Student Disputes with Graduate Committees
- Bookstore
- California Residency: If you are a domestic student, and are not yet a California resident, please start the process of California residency as soon as you enter California to begin your stay. Find out how to do so at Office of the Registrar website.
- Campus E-mail and Internet Service: Graduate Division provides e-mail, Internet, and World Wide Web access through campus U-Mail. After you register and enroll for your first graduate term, you must sign up for your required university account.
- Campus Learning Assistance Services (CLAS)
- Campus Safety Report
- Certificate in College and University Teaching (CCUT)
- Child Care
- Conflict of Interest; Policy on Graduate Students Working with Industry
- Counseling Services for Graduate Students
- Daily Nexus: The Daily Nexus is the UCSB student newspaper.
- Disabled Students Program
- Financial Aid
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- General Catalog
- Graduate Division Contacts
- Graduate Handbook
- Graduate Program in Management Practice (GPMP)
- Graduate Students Association The Graduate Students Association (GSA) is the elected representative government for UCSB graduate students. GSA works to: (1) ensure that graduate student concerns are addressed in campus and off campus policy decisions, 2) provide graduate students with information concerning decisions that are relevant to student life and 3) provide social activities for UCSB graduate students. Visit the website or email.
- Healthcare and Health Services: For general information regarding healthcare at UCSB, visit Student Health. For graduate student health insurance, visit the Graduate Student Health Insurance Program.
- Housing Information
- Libraries
- MultiCultural Center
- Office of Student Life: The Office of Student Life provides resources to UCSB students, including information on support services, campus regulations, and student organizations.
- Office of the Ombuds
- Parking and Transportation Services
- Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity
- Schedule of Classes
- Student Grievances
- Survival Guide
- TA Development Program (TADP), Office of Instructional Consultation
- Voter Registration
- Women's Center