Academic Preparation, Recruitment & Outreach

Featured Sessions

• Graduate Division Open House Welcome

  Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Welcome by Dr. Lidia Kos (Dean of Graduate Division and Vice Provost) and Graduate Division Staff

   

   

  Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Welcome by Dr. Lidia Kos (Dean of Graduate Division and Vice Provost) and Graduate Division Staff

   

• Application Walk-Through and Q&A

  Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Application Walk-Through and Q&A

  Hosted by the Graduate Admissions Team

   

   

  Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Application Walk-Through and Q&A

  Hosted by the Graduate Admissions Team

   

Program Sessions

• Biological Sciences

  Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program

  Hosted by Prof. Linlin Zhao

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  2025 Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Program Open House Session

  Hosted by Evelyn Sullivan

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Biophysics Open House

  Hosted by Seán O'Leary, Roya Zandi, and Christopher Brown

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Entomology Program Open House Information Session

  Hosted by Prof. Chow-Yang Lee and Evelyn Sullivan

   

  Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Microbiology Program Information Session

  Hosted by Manuel Perez, Jr.

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Graduate Program

  Hosted by Prof. Seán O'Leary

   

• Business & Management

  Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  School of Business Information Session and Student panel (MBA, PMBA, MPAc, MFIN, and MSBA)

  Hosted by Patrick Latimer

   

  Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  School of Business Information Session with Guest Faculty (MBA, PMBA, MPAc, MFIN, and MSBA)

  Hosted by Patrick Latimer

   

• Comparative Literature and Languages

  Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Comparative Literature Graduate Program Information Session

  Hosted by Griselda Rodriguez

   

• Dance

  Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Department of Dance Graduate Programs (MFA and PhD) Info Session

  Hosted by Anusha Kedhar

   

• Education

  Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  Teacher Education Program Information Session

  Hosted by Alex Arriaga

   

  5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  School of Education: Graduate Programs information Session (non-credential)

  Hosted by Elizabeth Tisdale

   

  Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Teacher Education Program Information Session

  Hosted by Alex Arriaga

   

  5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  School of Education: Student Panel and Faculty Research Presentation

  Hosted by Elizabeth Tisdale

   

• Engineering, Computer Science, & Data Science

  Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Computer Science and Engineering MS/PHD Open House Info Session

  Hosted by Marlene Garcia and Zhiyun Qian

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Bioengineering Info Session

  Hosted by Carrie Dahlhauser, Hyle Park, and Iman Noshadi

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Computer Engineering, Computational Data Science and Robotics Info Session 

  Hosted by Marlene Garcia, Hyoseung Kim, and Vassilis Tsotras

   

  Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Mechanical Engineering Info Session

  Hosted by Bhargav Rallabandi and Joaquin Barraza

   

• English

  Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Welcome to the Department of English

  Hosted by Michelle Raheja and Gene Gray

   

• Hispanic Studies

  Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Spanish PhD Graduate Program Information Session

  Hosted by Griselda Rodriguez and Carlos Varon Gonzalez

   

• Mathematics & Statistics

  Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Statistics Open House

  Hosted by Yehua Li, Shujie Ma, and Christopher Brown

   

• Physical Sciences

  Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Physics and Astronomy Info Session

  Hosted by Yongtao Cui and Naveen Reddy

   

• Public Policy

  Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Admissions Tricks & Tips: Master of Public Policy Info Session

  Hosted by Yolanda Vargas

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  Graduate Research at UCR: Advancing Public Policy through CCS

  Hosted by Yolanda Vargas, Justine Ross, and Rachel Strausman

   

  Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Admissions Tricks & Tips: Master of Public Policy Info Session

  Hosted by Yolanda Vargas

   

• Psychology

  Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Neuroscience Graduate Program Info Session

  Hosted by Edward Zagha and Dustin Domingo

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Psychology Ph.D Program Info. Session

  Hosted by Aerika Loyd and Sarah Turnbull

   

   

Frequently Asked Questions

• How does the fee discount work?

  DO NOT pay your application fee if it does not display your fee discount. Email apro@ucr.edu if you do not see your $40 discount reflected in your fee balance. We cannot refund application fees once they've been paid. 

  One $40 discount will be given per student (not per application) for their application to participating programs. Unfortunately, if your program is not listed in the Academic Program Sessions above, you cannot receive a fee discount on your application to the non-participating program. To be eligible, you must attend at least one academic program session (featured sessions and campus resource sessions do not count toward the fee discount). You must attend the session, not merely register for it (we check).

  

  To be marked as attended for your sessions, you must use the link found in your email confirmation to navigate to your Registration Summary page and access your sessions. If you somehow access the direct Zoom links to any sessions, do not use them. Use the Access Event button provided on your Registration Summary page (see image). Using the direct Zoom link will not mark you as attended and we will not be able to verify your attendance for the application discount.

  Please use the a valid, current email address to register for the Open House. This should be the same email address you intend to use when applying to UCR. This will ensure that the fee discount is applied to your application. Also, please enter your correct date of birth as this is used to validate the fee discount and tie it to your application.

• Why should I attend?

  If you have ever considered getting a Master's or Ph.D. - you should attend! This event will feature live Q&A sessions with program staff where you can received personalized information, a walk-through of our graduate application process directly from our admissions team, faculty & current graduate student panels from a variety of different programs, interactive sessions with campus resource partners, and more!

  Plus, it comes with a snazzy discount - $40 off your application fee! For more information about application fees, please click here.

• How can I register for more sessions or edit my registration?

  You will receive a unique email to the email address you provide on the registration form - make sure to SAVE THIS LINK. You will use it to not only access your sessions, but register for more sessions / cancel your registration for sessions you're no longer interested in.

   

• Are sessions virtual or in-person?

  All sessions are virtual, using the Zoom platform. Sessions can be accessed from the registration portal.

• How do I access my sessions?

  Immediately upon registration, you will be emailed a unique link to your personalized registration summary page. Please save this email. On your Registration Summary page, you will find buttons for each session that say "Access Event" (see image below). Use this to access each session.

  

  Please use the a valid, current email address to register for the Open House. This should be the same email address you intend to use when applying to UCR. This will ensure that the fee discount is applied to your application. Also, please enter your correct date of birth as this is used to validate the fee discount and tie it to your application.

  For more information, please watch the video at the top of this page!

• Do I need to be a UCR student to attend?

  No! This is available to any student interested in graduate school, no matter your background, age, or current level of education!

• Is there a fee to attend?

  Nope! All sessions are entirely free of charge.

• Will the sessions be recorded?

  Please do not count on the sessions being recorded. While some of them might be, it is up to the programs hosting the sessions whether or not they would like to record. For this reason, we highly encourage live attendance. If available, recordings will be sent out to those who register following the event.

• What’s the difference between this open house and other UCR-related open houses?

  This is the only Open House event coming directly from Graduate Division. Other programs may host their own Open House events for their specific programs/degrees, and we encourage you to visit the program websites and attend those as well! However, this Graduate Division Open House offers a wide array of program sessions, presentations from campus resource centers, and information about the application process directly from our Admissions Office.

• Can I receive more than one fee discount?

  Unfortunately, this event only qualifies you for one fee discount of $40. However, students who meet certain criteria can apply for further discounts or fee waivers. Please visit https://graduate.ucr.edu/fee-waivers for more information.

  Also, your program of interest may offer unique fee discounts and/or waivers! Please visit your program of interest's website or ask a staff member for more details. All program websites and staff contact information is available in the buttons above this FAQ section.

• Are international students eligible for the fee discount?

  Yes! As long as you meet the eligibility requirements listed above.

• Where can I learn more about preparing for graduate school?

  The Office of Academic Preparation, Recruitment, & Outreach here in UC Riverside's Graduate Division! On our website, you can find resources for you to prepare for graduate school, information about our paid summer internships for undergraduates, and a contact us page where you can make one-on-one appointments for advice on preparing for and choosing a graduate program!

• How do I receive more information about graduate programs?

  You can fill out our interest form here!

• I have more questions! Who do I contact?

  You can email our team at apro@ucr.edu.