Graduate Student Resources
UC Santa Cruz provides support services to enhance graduate student and postdoctoral scholar academic and personal growth. Graduate and postdoctoral studies invigorate but can also present challenges that can be overwhelming at times. Campus services for students are for both undergraduate and graduate students. Campus services for faculty and staff are also for postdoctoral scholars. If you’re a postdoc, visit this page to learn about postdoc resources. If you’re a graduate student and you can’t find what you’re looking for on this page, contact us!
Graduate Student Commons Calendar of Events
Academic & Administrative Calendar
Thesis and Dissertation Submission
Academic Requirements and Standards
Dissertation and Thesis Submission Guidelines (pdf)
Tuition and Registration Fee Information
Fellowships
Financial Assistance, Employment Compensation
- Graduate Financial Aid through the Financial Aid Office
- Graduate Student Employee Compensation, including Housing Supplement
- Childcare, Reimbursement Programs
- Slug Support for Graduate Students
Finance Management
Academic Student Employment (ASE) Positions
Childcare, Reimbursement Programs
Employee and Labor Relations from Staff Human Resources
Graduate Student Employee Compensation, including Housing Supplement
Graduate Student Instructor Policy from the Academic Senate
Teaching Assistant (TA) Employment Opportunities
UC Path: Employment Benefits, Tax Forms
Union Representation
- Teaching Assistants: UAW 2865
- Graduate Student Researcher Union Organizing
Teaching Assistant Resources
Canvas Online Course: Teaching as an Ethical Practice (“TA Ethics”)
Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning (CITL)
TA Handbook: Revised 2017 (pdf)
Registrar’s Grading Instructions for Teaching Assistants (pdf)
Career Center, an office of Student Affairs and Success
Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning (CITL)
- Graduate Pedagogy Fellows
- Graduate Certificate Programs and Learning Communities
- Summer Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Peer Support Team
- Teaching Resources
Graduate Horizons: Professional Development
LinkedIn Division of Graduate Studies Student-Alumni Networking Group
UCSC and Division of Graduate Studies Career and Professional Development Memberships
- Beyond the Professoriate: Join, log in to Aurora (BTP access portal) with UCSC Cruz ID and Gold Password by choosing University of California - Santa Cruz
- Grammarly Premium (Email Sonya Newlyn to receive a membership invitation at Premium level)
- Imagine PhD
- National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development (NCFDD): Open to graduate students; join, sign in with UCSC email address
- National Postdoctoral Association (NPA): Open to graduate students; join, sign in with UCSC email address as Username
Fall 2020 Orientation: Presentations of Campus Resources
Graduate Student Commons Governing Board
Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives
- Graduating and Advancing New American Scholars (GANAS) Graduate Pathways
- Westside Writing Center at Oakes College serves both undergraduate and graduate students, will start VOCES Writing Center for graduate student writing support fall of 2021 as part of Graduating and Advancing New American Scholars (GANAS) Graduate Pathways
Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators (ISEE)
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Title IX Office: Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (SVSH) Prevention
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Social Media
Disability Resource Center (DRC)
Ethnic, LGBTQI+, Women’s Resource Centers
- African American Resource and Cultural Center
- American Indian Resource Center
- Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center
- Chicanx Latinx Resource Center
- Lionel Cantú Queer Center
- Women’s Center
Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
Undocumented Student AB 540 Resources
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Diversity Programs
UC Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS)