Fall 2011 Georgia Tech Graduate Orientation & Expo
- Registration for Orientation is now closed.
The Fall 2011 Graduate Orientation was held in the Ferst Center for the Arts Theater on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm. Registering for this event will speed your entry to the event and enter you to win one of our super door prizes at GradExpo.
Graduate Orientation Registration
- GradExpo was held on Wednesday, August 17, 9 am – 4 pm in the Festival area of Bobby Dodd Stadium. There will be a number of campus services, student organizations, and local businesses present to assist new Graduate Students in becoming familiar with campus life at Georgia Tech and the surrounding community. This is an event you don’t want to miss. Be sure to check at GradExpo to see if you are the winner of one of our super door prizes.
GradExpo
- As an accepted Graduate Student you will have the Accepted Grad tab in BuzzPort. All of the items below can be found in the Accepted Grad tab in BuzzPort.
- Health Forms: All students are required to meet immunization and health requirements specified by the Board of Regents. Please go to the “Immunization Forms” link in the "Accepted Grad" tab on BuzzPort and complete the required forms. Please read the instructions carefully and follow them completely. A hold will be placed on registration until this is done. You may also see the status of your immunization holds in the Accepted Grad tab on BuzzPort under “Immunization Checklist”.
- Social Security Card: Everyone who is employed must have a social security card. Please go to the "Accepted Grad" tab in BuzzPort and select the “Social Security Information” link for information on obtaining your card. If you are not employed, you cannot get a Social Security Card.
- Payroll: If you have been offered a Graduate Research or Teaching Assistantship, you must be placed on the payroll. Your department will have completed a portion of the paperwork required for this, but you must also complete a New Hire Package. Select the “New Hire Paperwork“ link in the "Accepted Grad" tab on BuzzPort to complete the new hire paperwork.
- Housing: Please see “Housing Information“ on the "Accepted Grad" tab in BuzzPort for move-in information or if you need to apply for housing, select “Housing Registration“ on the same tab.
- Graduate Research Assistantship or Graduate Teaching Assistantship: GRA/GTA positions are offered in writing by your admitting department. If you were given either of these positions, you must be placed on the payroll. Therefore, you must complete the New Hire Package and visit the Human Resources Office to complete the process. Each semester you must register as a full-time student (12 hour minimum) and be employed no less than 33% time in order to maintain your GRA/GTA status and receive a tuition waiver. Please select the "New Hire Paperwork" link on the "Accepted Grad" tab in BuzzPort and follow the instructions.
Next Steps
- Please see the "Parking" link on the "Accepted Grad" tab in buzzport for full parking information.
Parking
- All students at Georgia Tech have an identification card known as the “BuzzCard.” The BuzzCard office is located in the Student Center Commons.
BuzzCard
- New Graduate Students will be able to register beginning August 16 following orientation and can continue to do so (or make schedule changes) through 4 pm on Friday, August 26. To access the online registration, please go to www.registrar.gatech.edu/registration/index.php.
- Registration Holds – Several categories of holds may be placed on your registration. These must be cleared before you will be allowed to register. Holds you may see include:
- Graduate Admission Hold – When documents are missing from your admissions file, a hold will be placed on your registration.
- Health Hold – If you have not turned in the appropriate forms to Health Services, you will have a hold placed on registration. Other health holds may be placed for failure to comply with the TB screening requirements or for lack of appropriate immunizations. You should contact Health Services and follow their instructions in order to have your health hold lifted.
- SEVIS Hold – All international students will have a SEVIS hold placed on their registration. Once you arrive in Atlanta, you should go to the Office of International Education, Room 211, Savant Building, to check-in. Your immigration paperwork will be validated at this time and your registration hold will be removed.
Registration
- The Financial Aid Office is located on the third floor of the Bill Moore Success Center between Tech Tower and Bobby Dodd Stadium. If you have problems or issues related to scholarships, loans, grants, etc., you should check with this office for assistance.
Financial Aid
- All tuition and fees must be paid by 4 pm on Friday, August 26. You have several options available for payment of fees and can learn more about these at http://www.bursar.gatech.edu/payopt.php. However, please be aware that all fees must be paid by the deadline or your class schedule will be cancelled on Monday, August 30. If you have questions regarding your bill or any other issues related to payment, please contact the Bursar’s Office located in Room 225, Lyman Hall. New graduate students will have the $75 late fee waived until August 26. After that date it will be assessed.