Featured Sessions

• Graduate Division Open House Welcome

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

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

   

• Graduate Division Application Walk-Through & Q&A

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Application Walk-Through and Q&A

  Hosted by the Graduate Admissions Team

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Application Walk-Through and Q&A

  Hosted by the Graduate Admissions Team

   

• Graduate School at UC Riverside

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  Graduate School at UC Riverside

  Hosted by Laura McGeehan

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  UC Riverside Graduate Programs

  Hosted by Laura McGeehan

   

Program Sessions

• Art History

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Art History Information Session

  Hosted by Aleca Le Blanc and Iselda Salgado

   

• Biological Sciences

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  CMDB Virtual Open House (Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology)

  Hosted by Dr. Nicole zur Nieden, Christopher Brown, and Weifeng Gu

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Earth and Planetary Sciences Graduate Program Open House Session

  Hosted by Anthony Dominguez, Heather Ford, and Maryjo Brounce

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  EEOB Virtual Information Session (Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology)

  Hosted by Evelyn Sullivan and Dr. Marko Spasojevic

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Plant Biology Graduate Program Information Session

  Hosted by Manuel Perez, Jr. and Sean Cutler

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  BPHY Virtual Open House (Biophysics)

  Hosted by Sean O'leary, Roya Zandi, and Christopher Brown

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Entomology Information Session

  Hosted by Evelyn Sullivan and Dr. Chow-Yang Lee

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Environmental Sciences Graduate Program Open House Session

  Hosted by Anthony Dominguez and Amir Verdi

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Graduate Program Open House Session

  Hosted by Anthony Dominguez, Wei Vivian LI, and Zhenyu (Arthur) Jia

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Microbiology Graduate Program Information Session

  Hosted by Manuel Perez, Jr., Sonali Chaturvedi, and Emma Aronson

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Neuroscience Graduate Program Info Session

  Hosted by Edward Zagha, PhD and Dustin Domingo

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Plant Pathology Graduate Program Information Session

  Hosted by Manuel Perez, Jr. and Patricia Manosalva

   

   

• Biomedical Sciences

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  Biomedical Sciences Master's Student Panel

  Hosted by Alyssa Vera and Hermila Torres

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Biomedical Sciences PhD Student Panel

  Hosted by Karen Zhao, BMSC GSA President

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  MS in Biomedical Sciences Info Session

  Hosted by Milton Hamblin, PhD. and Jovani Catalan-Dibene, PhD.

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences Info Session

  Hosted by Erica Heinrich, PhD. and Hermila Torres

   

• Business and Management

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  UCR Graduate School of Management Info Session

  Hosted by Patrick Latimer and Keith Flowers

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  UCR Graduate School of Management Info Session and Student Panel

  Hosted by Patrick Latimer and Keith Flowers

   

• Comparative Literature and Languages

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Comparative Literature & Languages Information Session

  Hosted by Griselda Rodriguez and Heidi Brevik-Zender

   

• Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts MFA Info Session

  Hosted by Megan Tabaque

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts MFA Info Session

  Hosted by Megan Tabaque

   

• Dance

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Department of Dance Info Session on MFA and PhD Programs

  Hosted by Anusha Kedhar

   

   

• Economics

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Economics Ph.D. Info Session

  Hosted by Gary Kuzas and Ozkan Eren

   

• Education

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 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 14th, 2026

   

  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, and Data Science

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Electrical & Computer Engineering Info Session

  Hosted by Johnathan Johnson and Salman Asif

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Materials Science & Engineering Open House Info Session

  Hosted by Ruoxue Yan and Joaquin Barraza

   

  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  Chemical and Environmental Engineering Info Session

  Hosted by Kennedy Webb and Georgios Karavalakis

   

  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  MS in Computer Engineering

  Hosted by Abby Lopez Martinez, Will Lee-Ladouceur, and Daniel Wong

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  MS in Computational Data Science

  Hosted by Abby Lopez Martinez, Will Lee-Ladouceur, and Vassilis Tsotras

   

  5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  MS in Robotics

  Hosted by Abby Lopez Martinez, Will Lee-Ladouceur, and Ioannis Karamouzas

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  Mechanical Engineering Open House Info Session

  Hosted by Bhargav Rallabandi and Joaquin Barraza

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Bioengineering Information Session

  Hosted by Carrie Dahlhauser, Joshua Morgan, and Iman Noshadi

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Computer Science Info Session

  Hosted by Dr. Manu Sridharan, Will Lee-Ladouceur, and Marlene Garcia

   

• English

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  English PhD Program Info Session

  Hosted by Michelle Raheja, Gene Gray, and Fuson Wang

   

• Hispanic Studies

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Spanish PhD Information Session

  Hosted by Griselda Rodriguez and Carlos Varon Gonzalez

   

• Mathematics and Statistics

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  STAT Virtual Open House

  Hosted by Yehua Li, Shujie Ma, and Christopher Brown

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Graduate Program in Mathematics Program Overview

  Hosted by Margarita Roman and Aquino

   

  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  Math Grad Student Panel

  Hosted by Margarita Roman and Aquino

   

• Physical Sciences

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Physics and Astronomy Info Session

  Hosted by Yongtao Cui and Naveen Reddy

   

• Psychology

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  Psychological and Brain Sciences PhD Information Session

  Hosted by Kate Sweeny, Liz Davis, and Sarah Turnbull

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Neuroscience Graduate Program Info Session

  Hosted by Edward Zagha, PhD and Dustin Domingo

   

• Public Health

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  Master of Public Health Information Session

  Hosted by Cristina Gonzalez and Mario Sims

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  Master of Public Health Information Session

  Hosted by Cristina Gonzalez, Mario Sims, and Alexis Jackson

   

  5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  Master of Public Health Information Session

  Hosted by Cristina Gonzalez, Mario Sims, and Alexis Jackson

   

• Public Policy

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  Inside SPP: Centers, Research & Opportunities

  Hosted by Yoli Vargas and Justine Ross

   

  12:30 PM – 1:50 PM

  Step Inside the Classroom: Policy Institutions and Processes Lecture

  Hosted by Yoli Vargas

   

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  MPP Information Session: All Things Admissions

  Hosted by Yoli Vargas

   

   

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  MPP Information Session: All Things Admissions

  Hosted by Yoli Vargas

   

• Visual Art

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  Art Information Session and Virtual Tour

  Hosted by Lynne Marsh and Iselda Salgado

   

   

Campus Resource Sessions

• African Student Programs

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  African Student Programs 101 (Grad Student Edition)

  Hosted by Victor Moreira

   

• Asian Pacific Student Programs

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Asian Pacific Student Programs' Info Session

  Hosted by Esther Kim

   

• Basic Needs Center

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Basic Needs Info Session

  Hosted by Vivian Gonzalez

• Chicano Student Programs

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Chicano Student Programs Info Session

  Hosted by Hugo Ignacio Salazar

• Counseling and Psychological Services

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  Mental Health Services at UCR

  Hosted by Dr. Sarah Sawaf

   

• Housing Services

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  UCR Housing Information Session

  Hosted by Siena Flores

• International Students & Scholars

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  International Students & Scholars Info Session

  Hosted by Flora Chen and Brandon Chao

• LGBT Resource Center

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  LGBTRC Virtual Grad Open House

  Hosted by Deejay Brown

• Student Disability Resource Center

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Student Disability Resource Center - Graduate Student Supports

  Hosted by Idalia Torres and Dr. Maria Keller

   

• UCR Library

  Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  UCR Library Info Session

  Hosted by Inyoung Shin, Michael Yonezawa, and Mary-Michelle Moore

   

• Veteran's Resource Center

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Veterans Resource Center Info Session

  Hosted by Rey Ruiz, Navdeep Gill, and Angelica Edades

   

• Women's Resource Center

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

   

  11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  Women's Resource Center Info 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.