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NEW GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION (NGSO)

We host New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO) at the beginning of every semester to welcome new graduate and professional students to graduate community and the larger Aggie Family. NGSO gives us a chance to introduce you to the Graduate and Professional School and other important services and resources on our campus that support your success. It also gives you a chance to meet other incoming graduate students. It's informative, fun, and (oh yeah!) you could win prizes.

NGSO is open to incoming Aggie graduate students only. If you are joining our community for a graduate or professional program, look out for invites via email.

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Students and staff participating in a breakout session at NGSO 2023. Photo courtesy of the Graduate and Professional School

Spring 2024 NEW GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION*

Friday, January 12, 2024

*Orientation is a full-day event held at the Memorial Student Center (MSC) on Texas A&M University's College Station campus.

Orientation is by e-mail invitation and is open to students starting their degree program that semester. If you are starting your degree program in spring 2024, you should have received an email invitation. Email us at grad-recruit@tamu.edu if you are starting in spring 2024 and you did not receive an invitation.

Note: Some departments and colleges have a separate orientation for their new graduate students. For information on departmental or college orientations that provide details for specific graduate programs or majors, check with your graduate advisor or other department staff.

ORIENTATION FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN DISTANCE PROGRAMS

Students starting a distance graduate or professional degree program are welcome to attend in-person NGSO at the beginning of their first semester. If traveling to College Station, TX, is not possible, we offer a virtual orientation designed specifically for new graduate and professional students in distance degree programs.

New Distance Graduate Student Orientation is not open to on-campus new graduate students.

Spring 2024 New Distance Graduate Student Orientation

Monday, January 8th, 2024, 6:00-7:30pm CT

New graduate & professional students enrolling in distance education programs will receive an invitation to register in mid-December 2023.