GradStart
GradStart orientation will get you off to a good start in your new life as a Grad Gator!
Launching your Grad Gator journey Spring 2027?
GradStart’s Spring 2027 Canvas course opens Tuesday, January 5 — we’ll automatically enroll you for it by then!
As a newly admitted master’s or doctoral student, you’ll automatically be enrolled in the GradStart Canvas course and receive emails about live online GradStart sessions. Keep an eye out for them!
Also, contact your degree program for information, dates, and times about its own orientation programming — that is a welcome of a different sort, alongside GradStart.
GradStart’s free, self-paced online course introduces you to academic expectations and helpful resources at UF, via e-Learning @ UF. The Spring 2027 course will open Tuesday, January 5. We’ll automatically enroll you for it by then. How much easier can it get?
Click here to log in with your GatorLink username and password.
GradStart Live Session: Official Welcome and Keynote Address
Thursday, January 7, 2027 · 10 a.m. to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time · Online via Zoom
For all new graduate students
Click here to tune in
International Student Orientation and Cross-Cultural Connections
Thursday, January 7, 2027 · 1:30 to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time · Online via Zoom
Required for all new F-1 international students
Hosted by the UF International Center (UFIC) and UF Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC)
Click here to register
From UFIC: Gator Gateway for International Students & Global Gator Bites
An optional free online course and video series that you can access around the clock to learn important pre-arrival information and tips on navigating travel, immigration, immunizations, insurance, housing, campus life, Gainesville living, and more. Click here to check them out!
