New Graduate Student Orientation
Welcome Graduate Students!
The Office of Graduate Studies provides a virtual orientation experience conducted through a Canvas course. We strongly recommend that you complete the course before academic classes begin as it contains important information on academic matters, important policies, library basics, and student success resources.
We are also offering optional online "New Student Q&A Sessions" if you have any additional questions that were not answered in the course content.
For Canvas Course information or if you plan to attend a Q&A session, please click on the corresponding semester and link below.
For Students Starting in Summer 2025:
The following are steps in the orientation process for students starting in Summer 2025. If you have any questions about Orientation, please email the Office of Graduate Studies at [email protected].
To complete the course, login to our Professional Development Canvas instance using your assigned umich username and password. Once authenticated, you should be able to click this and enroll in the course "Summer 2025 PD - Graduate Orientation." Once you enroll, the Orientation course will be available to you in your Canvas course list to access in the future.
For Students Starting in Fall 2025:
The following are steps in the orientation process for students starting in Fall 2025. If you have any questions about Orientation, please email the Office of Graduate Studies at [email protected].
To complete the course, login to our Professional Development Canvas instance using your assigned umich username and password. Once authenticated, you should be able to click this link (available soon) and enroll in the course. Once you enroll, the Orientation course will be available to you in your Canvas course list to access in the future.
Wolverine Welcome Day will occur on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. New graduate students are highly encouraged to attend Wolverine Welcome Day. Graduate students will need to register, registration will be open soon.
Additional information regarding this year's day will be shared closer to the event.
Graduate Student Must Know/Must Do Items
Admitted Graduate Student Checklist
Academic Information
Policies
Campus Services & Resources
Office of Graduate Studies
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128