Admission → Orientations
Orientations for new graduate students take place at the start of fall and spring semesters every academic year to acquaint you with UF personnel, services, policies and procedures as a newcomer to the University of Florida. Graduate students admitted for summer semesters are to attend fall orientation.
Fall 2013 New Graduate Student Orientation
(Preliminary schedule: details to be posted in early summer)
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
SPEAK Test for New International Graduate Students
12 noon
Turlington Language Lab (1317 Turlington Hall)
Academic units will advise students if they need to take this test
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Orientation Session for All New Graduate Students
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Reitz Union
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Orientation Session I for New Graduate Teaching Assistants*
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Reitz Union
*New graduate teaching assistants must attend both sessions of this special orientation (see below).
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Special Orientation Session for New International Graduate Students
3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Reitz Union
Thursday, August 15, 2013
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m
Orientation Session II for New Graduate Teaching Assistants*
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Carleton Auditorium
*New graduate teaching assistants must attend both sessions of this special orientation (see above).
Friday, August 16, 2013
10 a.m.
Optional Graduate Teaching Assistant Workshop:
Effective Use of Media in UF Wired Classrooms
10 a.m.
L001 Turlington Hall
Many departments and colleges also hold their own orientations for their new graduate students. Please contact yours to find out dates and times by clicking on this link: Department and Program Contacts
Orientation Archives
For presentations, handouts, video and other materials from past orientations, please click on this link: