Academic Preparation, Recruitment & Outreach

Featured Sessions and Recordings

• Graduate Division Open House Welcome and Recording

  Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

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

   

  Recording

• Application Walk-Through and Q&A

  Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Application Walk-Through and Q&A

  Hosted by the Graduate Admissions Team

  Recording

   

   

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Application Walk-Through and Q&A

  Hosted by the Graduate Admissions Team

   

• GradSuccess Info Session

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  GradSuccess Info Session

  Hosted by the GradSuccess Team

   

• Graduate Student Association Info Session

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Graduate Student Association Info Session

  Hosted by Matthew S. Kersting, VP of Internal Affairs, Graduate Student Association 

   

• Graduate Student Panel

  Thursday, October 17th, 2024

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Graduate Student Panel 

  Hosted by Graduate Division

  Student Panelists: Valeria Barrientos (M.S. Biomedical Sciences), Lu Jin (Ph.D Bioengineering), Frances McCann (MFA- Creative Writing), Donald Zarate (Ph.D Political Science)

   

Academic Program Sessions

• Anthropology

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Anthropology

  Hosted by Prof. Derick Fay

   

  6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  Anthropology

  Hosted by Prof. Derick Fay

   

• Art History

  Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Art History MA and PhD Programs

  Hosted by Professor Jason Weems & Iselda Salgado

   

• Biomedical Sciences

  Tuesday, October 15, 2024

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Biomedical Sciences M.S. Program Overview

  Hosted by Dr. Milton Hamblin and Hermila Torres

   

  Wednesday, October 16, 2024

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program Overview

  Hosted by Dr. Seema Tiwari-Woodruff and Hermila Torres

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  Biomedical Sciences M.S. Student Panel

  Hosted by Biomed-GSA & current student panelist

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Student Panel

  Hosted by Biomed-GSA & current student panelist

   

• Business & Management

  Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

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

  Hosted by Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Office

   

   

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

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

  Hosted by Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Office

   

   

  Thursday, October 17th, 2024

   

  3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

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

  Hosted by Admissions and Student Success

• Comparative Literature and Languages

  Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Comparative Literature and Languages Ph.D. Programs

  Hosted by Professor Michelle Bloom and Griselda Rodriguez

   

• Dance

  Thursday, October 17, 2024

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Graduate Study in Dance (MFA & Ph.D. Programs)

  Hosted by Jacqueline Shea Murphy

   

• Education

  Tuesday, October 15, 2024 

  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  School of Education: Teacher Education Program Information Session (Teaching Credentials)

  Hosted by Alex Arriaga, Academic Advisor and Recruitment Coordinator

   

  5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

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

  Hosted by Eddie Comeaux, Professor and Associate Dean, and Elizabeth Tisdale, Graduate Recruitment Specialist

   

   

  Wednesday, October 16, 2024

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  School of Education: Teacher Education Program Information Session (Teaching Credentials)

  Hosted by Alex Arriaga, Academic Advisor and Recruitment Coordinator

   

   

  Thursday, October 17, 2024

   

  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  School of Education: Teacher Education Program Information Session (Teaching Credentials)

  Hosted by Alex Arriaga, Academic Advisor and Recruitment Coordinator

   

  5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  School of Education: Student Panel and Faculty Research Presentation

  Hosted by Elizabeth Tisdale, Graduate Recruitment Specialist

  Enrolled graduate students and SOE Faculty

   

• Engineering, Computer Science, & Data Science

  Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Chemical and Environmental Engineering

  Hosted by Dr. Georgios Karavalakis and Adrienne Thomas

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Mechanical Engineering

  Hosted by Dr. Bhargav Rallabandi and Joaquin Barraza GSAO

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Bioengineering

  Hosted by Manny Perez BIEN GSAO

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Chemical and Environmental Engineering

  Hosted by: Pranaya Ghate and CEE GSA

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Materials Science and Engineering

  Hosted by Dr. Ruoxue Yan and Genevieve Vasquez (GSAO)

   

   

  Wednesday, October 16, 2024

   

  8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

  Computer Sciences and Engineering

  Hosted by Marek Chrobak, Vanda Yamaguchi, Marlene Garcia

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Bioengineering

  Hosted by Manny Perez BIEN GSAO

   

  3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

  Computer Sciences and Engineering

  Hosted by Marek Chrobak, Vanda Yamaguchi, Marlene Garcia

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Electronic and Computer Engineering MS & PHD

  Hosted by Nanpeng Yu, Paul Talavera, and Mario Castro

   

   

  Thursday, October 17, 2024

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Computer Engineering, Robotics and Computational Data Science 

  Hosted by Daniel Wong, Vassilis Tsotras, Amit Roy-Chowdhury, Fabio Pasqualetti, Eva Valencia

   

• English

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  English PhD Program

  Hosted by Dr. Michelle Raheja

   

• Hispanic Studies

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Spanish PhD Program

  Hosted by Professor Carlos Varon Gonzalez and Griselda Rodriguez, Graduate Staff

   

• Philosophy

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  3:00PM – 4:00 PM

  Philosophy PhD Program

  Hosted by Keilee Bessho and Dr. Michael Nelson

   

• Political Science

  Wednesday, October 16, 2024

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Political Science Ph.D Information Session

  Hosted by Professor Paul D’Anieri, Director of Graduate Admissions

   

• Public Health

  Tuesday, October 15, 2024

   

  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  Master of Public Health

  Hosted by Department of Social Medicine, Population, and Public Health

  Dr. Mario Sims and Cristina Gonzalez

   

  Wednesday, October 16, 2024

   

  5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

  Master of Public Health

  Hosted by Department of Social Medicine, Population, and Public Health

  Dr. Mario Sims and Cristina Gonzalez

   

• Public Policy

  Tuesday, October 15, 2024

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  MPP Student Panel

  Hosted by Yolanda Aguilar Candelario

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  MPP Information Session

  Hosted by Yolanda Aguilar Candelario

   

  Wednesday, October 16, 2024

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  MPP Information Session

  Hosted by Yolanda Aguilar Candelario

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  SPP Faculty Panel

  Hosted by Yolanda Aguilar Candelario

   

  Thursday, October 17, 2024

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  MPP Alumni & Career Panel

  Hosted by Yolanda Aguilar Candelario

   

• Psychology

  Wednesday, October 16, 2024

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Psychology Ph.D. Program

  Hosted by: Aerika Loyd

   

• Department for the Study of Religion

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  2:00PM – 3:00PM

  Department for the Study of Religion: MA/PhD Program

  Hosted by Professor Amanda Lucia, Mariella Valdivia (GSAO), and current graduate students: Fadime Apaydin, Deoin Cleveland, and Samantha Griggs

   

• Sciences, Mathematics, & Statistics

  Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Cell, Molecular and Developmental Graduate Program

  Hosted by Dr. Nicole zur Nieden, Professor and CMDB Graduate Advisor for Admissions and Recruitment and Dr. Weifeng Gu (CMDB Program Director)

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Graduate Program Graduate Program

  Hosted by Professor Seán O'Leary and Brenda Cuevas

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Earth and Planetary Sciences Graduate Program

  Hosted by Professor Maryjo Brounce and Anthony Dominguez

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  STAT Virtual Open House

  Hosted by Dr. Yehua Li, Dr. Shujie Ma and Christopher Brown

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  CNAS Science Graduate Student Panel
  Hosted by CNAS Student Affairs

  Student Panelists: David Alfaro III, John Hoang, Jenny Wong (EEOB), Gary Qin (EEOB), Ashley Bui (ENTM), & Ben Nyman (ENTM)

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Entomology MS/PhD Programs

  Hosted by Kerry Mauck, Naoki Yamanaka, Erin Wilson-Rankin, Jessica Purcell

   

   

  Wednesday, October 16, 2024

   

  8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

  Computer Sciences and Engineering

  Hosted by Marek Chrobak, Vanda Yamaguchi, Marlene Garcia

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Graduate Program

  Hosted by Professor Arthur Jia and Anthony Dominguez

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Environmental Science Graduate Program

  Hosted by Professor Amir Verdi and Anthony Dominguez

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program

  Hosted by Dr. Linlin Zhao, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Director of the Environmental Toxicology Program

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Microbiology Graduate Program

  Hosted by Professor Emma Aronson and Brenda Cuevas

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Plant Biology Ph.D. Program Virtual Open House Session

  Hosted by Professor Sean Cutler and Fidel Rivas

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology Graduate Program

  Hosted by Professor Tim Higham and Evelyn Sullivan

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Physics and Astronomy Ph.D. Programs

  Hosted by Professor Yongtao Cui and Anson D’Aloisio

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Biophysics Virtual Open House

  Hosted by Fidel Rivas, Christopher Brown, and Dr. Roya Zandi

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Graduate Program in Mathematics Overview

  Hosted by Dr. Zhenghe Zhang, Associate Professor

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Plant Pathology Graduate Program Application Information Session

  Hosted by Brenda Cuevas

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Applied Math & Pure Math at UCR

  Hosted by Math Faculty

   

  3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

  Computer Sciences and Engineering

  Hosted by Marek Chrobak, Vanda Yamaguchi, Marlene Garcia

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Electronic and Computer Engineering MS & PHD

  Hosted by Nanpeng Yu, Paul Talavera, and Mario Castro

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  Talk with Current Math Graduate Students

  Hosted by Current Math Graduate Students

   

   

  Thursday, October 17, 2024

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Computer Engineering, Robotics and Computational Data Science 

  Hosted by Daniel Wong, Vassilis Tsotras, Amit Roy-Chowdhury, Fabio Pasqualetti, Eva Valencia

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Neuroscience Graduate Student Panel

  Hosted by Dustin Domingo

   

Campus Resource Sessions

• Career Center

  Thursday, October 17th, 2024

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  UCR Career Center Information Session

  Hosted by Vanessa Lam & Dustin Domingo

   

• Chicano Student Programs

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Chicano Student Programs Information Session

  Hosted by Arlene Cano Matute

   

• Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Counseling & Psychological Services Information Session

  Hosted by Grace Pang 

• Housing Services

  Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  UCR Housing Services Information Session

  Hosted by Joanna Sosa

   

• International Students and Scholars

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  International Students & Scholars Office Information Session

  Hosted by International Students and Scholars

   

• LGBT Resource Center

  Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  LGBTRC: Graduate Division Virtual Open House

  Hosted by Deejay Brown

   

• Veterans Resource Center

  Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Veterans Resource Center Information Session

  Hosted by Tami Thacker

   

• Women's Resource Center

  Thursday, October 17th, 2024

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Women's Resource Center Information Session

  Hosted by Cynthia Hernandez

   

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.