Welcome to the College. We are looking forward to meeting all of you in the Fall. This page is used to help communicate important tasks and information relevant to starting your program in the Fall. Please bookmark this page and begin to add these important dates to your calendar.
CEOAS College Orientation*
Tuesday, September 9th, Burt 193
9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
- Introduction to CEOAS and Graduate Services hosted by Robert Allan, Director of Graduate Services
- Introduction to the Coalition of Graduate Employees, AFT Local 6069
- Introduction to the CEOAS Association of Graduate Students (CAGS) followed by a campus tour of CEOAS buildings.
11:45am - 12:30pm, CEOAS Association of Graduate Students (CAGS) sponsored lunch in the CEOAS courtyard.
*Required for all incoming CEOAS graduate students. Please contact Cecile Valastro if you have a conflict.
CEOAS Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) Orientation
Monday September 22nd, Strand 313
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. CEOAS GTA Workshop
Graduate Program Welcome Meetings
Tuesday Sept 23rd
- Geography and Geospatial Science (GGS): 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., meet program director Julia Jones in Wilkinson 203
- Marine Resource Management (MRM): 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Dimmick Lounge
All-MRM including incoming, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Incoming-only, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences (OEAS): 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Burt 193
- Geology: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., WECOMA
What happens between September 9th and September 23rd?
CEOAS Field Courses, more information below
OSU Office of Graduate Education’s startup activities including Graduate Summer Step and Grad Welcome Week
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CEOAS Events and OSU Office of Graduate Education Events
The University’s Office of Graduate Education hosts the Summer Step event, and Welcome Week events. CEOAS hosts a college-specific Incoming Graduate Student Orientation. 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 Office of Graduate Education events. Incoming Geology students not participating in any field course would be encouraged to participate in the Office of Graduate Education’s Welcome Week. Please see the links below.
OSU Office of Graduate Education's Grad Welcome Week and Orientation
“No matter what term you are admitted, Grad Welcome Week and orientation is available to all new students. If you don't want to wait, or live remotely, watch our 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 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: 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.
- Graduate Assistantship (GTA, GRA) new-hires: we are starting up fall assistantship hiring early/mid JULY. Incoming grads 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, note the requirement for remote verification for the I-9. This is actually easier than in the past, but it has to be an in-person verification.
- More information regarding Graduate Hiring
- Graduate Office Space is managed by Robert Allan and you will receive your office location during orientation.
Basics
- CEOAS Grad Services Staff
- ONID and Registration
- Arriving in Corvallis, includes Field Course plans and start dates
- International Graduate Student Check-In
- CEOAS Incoming Graduate Student Orientation
CEOAS Graduate Student Services
Lorenzo Ciannelli, Interim 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
General CEOAS Graduate Student contact email: gradadvisor@ceoas.oregonstate.edu
OSU Identification, ONID Account, email, and Fall Registration
- Your OSU ID number is on the Letter of Admission emailed from the OSU Office of Graduate Education. 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.
- You will need your OSU ID number to set up your OSU ONID account via this link: ONID - OSU Network ID
- Set up your OSU email
- OSU ID Card
- Graduate Student Handbooks will be updated and available for Graduate Orientation in September. For current-year Handbooks (reference only), see:
2022-2023 Academic Year Graduate Handbooks link on this page: Current Graduate Students - DISCUSS fall coursework plans with your major professor including any pre-term field course and review the handbook for degree requirements.
- REGISTER FOR CLASSES
You can register from any web location as long as you have an ONID account.
General registration for Fall term 2023 is open mid-May 2023.
Generally, CEOAS graduate courses do not fill fast, the exception being the Matlab course that the College offers (OC 512) and the OSU applied calculus and stats courses (MTH 581 series, ST 511 series). See below for required and/or optional Field Courses, some are degree-program specific
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 or early September 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
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Graduate Student office/desk space questions should go to Robert Allan. While efforts to have space for all grads settled are continuing, if you have an immediate need for in-person space within the College’s buildings (most commonly Burt, Wilkinson, Weniger, Strand), please contact Robert via robert.allan@oregonstate.edu
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
Required Organizational meeting Thursday, Sept. 11 (9:00 AM-1:00 PM). Day trip Friday, Sept. 12 (10:00-3:30 PM). Depart OSU Saturday, Sept. 13 @ 7:30 AM; Return Friday, Sept. 19 by 5:00 PM. Instructor Contact: Emily.Eidam@oregonstate.edu
SOC Listing
OC 515 Oregon Coast Math Camp
OC 515 will not be offered in Fall 2025
Contact: Andreas.Schmittner@oregonstate.edu
SOC Listing
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.
CEOAS Association of Graduate Students (CAGS)
CAGS is a graduate student led organization and they have information and resources that will be useful to you as you transition to Office of Graduate Education. Please take time to review their webpage. CAGS has a section on relocation, along with other topics like professional development and outreach.
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.
OSU Schedule of Classes
Graduate Assistantships
OSU Graduate Student Assistantship Information
Graduate Assistantship (GTA, GRA) new-hires: we are starting up fall assistantship hiring early/mid JULY. Incoming grads 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, note the requirement for remote verification for the I-9. This is actually easier than in the past, but 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 containing the Fall GTA course schedule. You will be asked to provide your top 3 preferences. Specific course assignments are usually sent out by September 1st.
Graduate Student Hiring Information for CEOAS faculty
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.