Special Programs

GradSuccess (graduate.ucr.edu/success) provides a variety of services to meet the needs of UCR’s diverse graduate student population by offering programs, workshops, seminars and consultations. It supports graduate students in becoming successful professionals and is comprised of the following programs:

• • Graduate Student Resource Center (GSRC) gsrc.ucr.edu: The resource

center coordinates career preparation, academic support, and health & wellness programming specifically tailored for graduate students. Please visit the website for a complete list of activities for the quarter.

• • Teaching Assistant Development Program (TADP) tadp.ucr.edu: UCR

has a long history as a distinguished teaching campus and regards teaching assistant (TA) training as a crucial part of graduate instruction. TADP sponsors activities designed to help TAs develop their teaching skills and prepare them to be successful professors.

• • University Teaching Certificate Program (UTC) utc.ucr.edu: This 20-

week program is designed to assist university-level instructors in developing teaching and lecturing strategies, designing a teaching philosophy, and becoming members of the professional teaching community.

• • Graduate Student Mentorship Program (GSMP) gradmentors.ucr.edu:

This program helps first-year graduate students transition to UCR and graduate student life by pairing first-year students with a graduate student and faculty mentor from a related field.

• • Graduate Writing Center (GWRC) gwrc.ucr.edu: Located in UOB 122,

this center offers multidisciplinary writing support and instruction to all UCR graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in all writing endeavors, including job materials, coursework, proposals, and theses/ dissertations.

• • Graduate Quantitative Methods Program (GradQuant) gradquant.ucr.

edu: Located in LFSC 1425, this center offers training in quantitative methods, statistical software, and computer programming for students in all fields through one-on-one consultations and workshops.

The Intercampus Exchange Program (ICE) allows students to study for up to three quarters at another UC campus. To be eligible, students must be in good standing with at least one quarter in residence at UCR and demonstrate at least one of the following: the need to take a course or courses not offered at UCR, the need to study with a particular individual, or the need for continuous access to library holdings or other facilities not available at UCR.

The Education Abroad Program (EAP) provides students with the opportunity to study abroad at one of several study centers. To be eligible, students should have completed one year of graduate study, be making acceptable progress toward the degree, and know the language of the host country. Applications and information can be obtained from the Study Abroad Programs. Additional information can also be found in the Education Abroad Program sections of this catalog.