Welcome to the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS)! We’re excited to meet you this fall. This page provides important information and key tasks to help you prepare for the start of your graduate program. Please bookmark this page and begin adding important dates to your calendar.
We recognize that Rosh Hashanah is observed from sundown Friday, September 11 and continues through nightfall on Sunday, September 13. Yom Kipper begins at sundown on Sunday, September 20 and ends at nightfall on Monday, September 21. See the Religious and Spiritual Observance Calendar for more information. If you need accommodation for this or any other reason, please contact Robert Allan, Director of Graduate Services in CEOAS.
CEOAS College Orientation (Required)
If you have a conflict, contact Cecile Valastro, Graduate Program Assistant.
Tuesday, September 8th, Burt Hall 193
9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
- Welcome & overview (Robert Allan, Director of Graduate Services)
- Coalition of Graduate Employees (AFT Local 6069)
- CEOAS Association of Graduate Students (CAGS) + building tour
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch.
- CEOAS Association of Graduate Students (CAGS) sponsored lunch in the CEOAS Burt Hall courtyard. Please take time to review their webpage. CAGS has a section on relocation, along with other topics like professional development and outreach.
- Graduate Office Space is managed by Robert Allan, and you will receive your office location during orientation.
Please enroll in OEAS 511: CEOAS Graduate Student Success, 1 credit
Mondays, 11:00am – 11:50am in Strand Hall 313
CEOAS offers an expanded orientation course, OEAS 511: CEOAS Graduate Student Success. This course is designed to help new graduate students navigate their programs with confidence by introducing key College and University resources that support academic and professional success. Beyond what can be covered during orientation day, OEAS 511 provides a deeper, more comprehensive look at OSU services, expectations, and opportunities. It also helps foster early connections among students, building a strong cohort community at the beginning of your graduate journey.
CEOAS GTA Orientation. Required for all incoming GTAs.
Monday, September 21
Strand Hall 313
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
CEOAS Graduate Teaching Assistantship Overview
Graduate Program Welcome Meetings
Tuesday, September 22nd
- Geography & Geospatial Science (G&GS)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Wilkinson 203 - Marine Resource Management (MRM)
12:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Dimmick Lounge- All MRM: 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
- Incoming only: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
- Ocean, Earth, & Atmospheric Sciences (OEAS)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Burt 193 - Geology
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | WECOMA
OSU Office of Graduate Education (OGE) Events
OGE hosts the Summer Step event, and Welcome Week events. You will receive multiple emails regarding these events, and they are on separate timelines. The CEOAS Orientation is required. Most incoming students will be participating in a CEOAS field course and will not be able to attend these events. Incoming Geology students not participating in any field course would be encouraged to participate in Welcome Week. Please see the links below.
- OSU Office of Graduate Education's Grad Welcome Week and Orientation
- Grad Welcome Week is available to all new students by watching the recorded sessions.
- Grad Welcome Week (fall term)
- Orientation for winter, spring, and summer terms
- Graduate Summer Step
General CEOAS Graduate Student contact email:
gradadvisor@ceoas.oregonstate.edu
- Review the OGE incoming graduate student links.
- Note the vaccination requirement and notification due-date within the Admitted Students link.
- INTERNATIONAL incoming grads: Please see the Office of International Services for your visa paperwork and document check-in. If you will be out on the Geography, Cascadia or Math Camp courses, you’ll make an appointment with OIS for a separate check-in appointment.
CEOAS Graduate Student Services
Lorenzo Ciannelli, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Lorenzo.Ciannelli@oregonstate.edu
Robert Allan, Director of Graduate Services
Robert.Allan@oregonstate.edu
Lori Hartline, Graduate Student Programs Admin
Lori.Hartline@oregonstate.edu
Cecile Valastro, Graduate Student Programs Admin
Cecile.Valastro@oregonstate.edu
Getting started: OSU Identification, ONID Account, email, and Fall Registration
- Your OSU ID number is on the Letter of Admission emailed from the OSU OGE.
- If OSU Graduate Admissions has requested transcripts via that memo, please attend to that request and reply per the emailed memo as that will enable your full Admission to OSU.
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You will need your OSU ID number to set up your OSU ONID account via this link: ONID - OSU Network ID
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Graduate Student Handbooks will be updated and available for Graduate Orientation in September. Current Graduate Handbooks can be found on this page: Current Graduate Students
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DISCUSS fall coursework plans with your major professor including any pre-term field course and review the handbook for degree requirements.
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REGISTER FOR CLASSES
You can register from any web location as long as you have an ONID account.
General registration for Fall term is open mid-May.
OSU Schedule of Classes
Arriving in Corvallis
Please let us know when you are arriving in Corvallis, including if you are starting in summer for fieldwork or a cruise. It is recommended that you arrive in Corvallis by late August in order to have time to get settled before it is time to begin student-related tasks. There are some housekeeping activities that you can do before classes begin, and getting these out of the way will make for a less stressful startup.
- Please see the OSU Office of Graduate Education’s incoming graduate student links. Especially note the vaccination requirement and notification due-date within the Admitted Students link.
- INTERNATIONAL incoming grads: for your visa paperwork check-in, if you will be out on the Geography, Cascadia or Math Camp courses, you’ll make an appointment with OIS for a separate check-in appointment. For information about document check-in, please see the Office of International Services pages and check back for Fall-startup information: Office of International Services
CEOAS Fall Graduate Field Courses
CEOAS fall graduate field courses start in mid September, before term classes start. They overlap the Office of Graduate Education’s Welcome Week activities.
CEOAS offers three unique field courses for incoming graduate students. If you are unsure of which course to take, please consult your graduate advisor.
GEOG 595 Field Geography of Oregon
Required organizational meeting Friday 9/12 12:00-1:50. Wilkinson Hall rm 203. Depart OSU Sunday 9/14, returning Saturday 9/20. Instructor contact: Aaron.Wolf@oregonstate.edu Note that this course meets during Fall term, once a week. More information will be sent from Aaron Wolf or see the SOC listings for details.
OEAS 500 Cascadia Field Trip
Organizational meeting Wednesday, Sept. 9th on-campus introduction (8:00 AM-1:00 PM). Thursday, Sept. 10th all-day campus session (8:00 AM-5:00 PM). Friday, Sept. 11th day trip to Mary's Peak (7:00 AM-4:00 PM). Saturday, Sept. 12th through Thursday, Sept. 17th field trip to Columbia Gorge, Mt. St. Helens, Oregon Coast. The 17th will be aboard the R/V Elakha. Instructor Contact: Emily.Eidam@oregonstate.edu
SOC Listing
OC 515 Oregon Coast Math Camp
Session: Term Extension (2-Week Pre-Term) (09-09-2026 to 09-22-2026)
More information soon.
Geology Orientation Field Trip
The Geology Field Trip is a fun and cohort-building local trip that is usually held over a long weekend early in the Fall quarter. Frank Tepley III, Geology Program Director, frank.tepley@oregonstate.edu
Some of the field courses require overrides for registration, if you get a SAPR error, please contact Cecile Valastro and provide your name, OSU ID, and Course CRN from the Schedule of Classes for all override requests. Again, for specific questions about the field courses beyond registration, please contact the instructors via email as listed above.
Housing
There are a variety of ways to look for housing. You may also find the following web addresses helpful. You may also post an ad to the targeted listservs within CEOAS, contact Lori Hartline for those addresses.
Graduate Assistantships
OSU Graduate Student Assistantship Information
New Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantship (GTA, GRA) who have not been on OSU payroll will receive two sets of DocuSign requests from OSU HR.
- The Appointment Letter, please read, sign, and KEEP a copy of this document.
- The New Hire Packet. Please note the requirement for remote verification for the I-9. It has to be an in-person verification.
Hiring calendar: Payday is the last working day of the month.
- Fall: September 16th - December 15th
- Winter: December 16th to March 15th
- Spring: March 16th to June 15th
- Summer: June 16th to September 15th
CEOAS Graduate Teaching Assistantships
These are assigned on a per-term basis by Robert Allan. In August you will receive an email about your specific assignment.
Graduate Student Health Insurance information
- Your insurance begin-date is dependent on your position start date.
- Position Start Date: 16th – last day of the month, coverage starts the 1st of the following month.
- Coverage will end the last day of the same month that your position ends.