| Submit application to Graduate School with all required documents | Click for deadlines for priority consideration for funding. | Prospective new student | Graduate School |
| Sign and return offer letter after you are accepted | As soon as possible after receipt of letter. | Prospective new student | Graduate Services Coordinator – Angie Barefoot |
| Complete I-9 form | Your first day on campus | New students on assistantship | I-9 Center: Administrative Services II building, 2711 Sullivan Drive, in Room 101 |
| New International Student Orientation | August 16, 2023 | New International Students | Talley Student Center |
| Attend New Graduate Student Orientation | August 18, 2023 | New student | McKimmon Center |
| Initiate NC Residency | Immediately! Initiate in your first week. | All domestic, out-of-state graduate students on assistantship. This includes US citizens and Permanent Residents. | North Carolina Residency Determination Service (RDS) |
| Attend Soil Science New Graduate Student Orientation. | August 24, 2023 from 3 until 5:30 pm. | All new students | You will receive an invitation from the Director of Graduate Programs. |