Accepting Your Offer

Congratulations on being admitted! Please make sure to follow the below instructions to assist you finalizing your acceptance and all other requirements to begin your first quarter here at UC Riverside.

Verbal and email confirmation of acceptance given to your graduate program isn’t enough. Please make sure to log into the graduate online application system and accept your offer prior to the response deadline noted on your offer letter. If a non-refundable SIR deposit is required, it will be noted in your offer letter and your acceptance page.

If your response deadline has passed, please contact your graduate program for assistance.

If you decide not to attend, we would appreciate you letting us know. This will allow us to offer admission to another qualified applicant as spacing is limited for some programs.

It may take 2-3 business days for your SIR to be recorded in our campus student system. This is required before you are able to setup your student account, which includes R'Mail. MyUCR is the undergraduate online application system, and is not available to graduate applicants.

In order for an I-20 or DS-2019 form to be prepared by the International Students and Scholars office (ISS), you will need to meet the minimum verification of support for your first year. Verification of support is for the student alone, additional verification of support is required for each dependent. Your offer letter provides you with more details regarding how much proof is required and access to the Graduate I-20 form with requirements what is acceptable verification of support. Once your verification of support has been received and verified, ISS will provide you with important information regarding your required visa.

International Students and Scholars Office

Your final admission letter will confirm your acceptance and provide important information you must take care of before starting your graduate program at UCR. This letter will contain your student identification number, your UCR NetID, and instructions for setting up your R'Mail account. Campus resources such as Housing and immunization requirements for incoming graduate students will also be provided.

Any registration holds for final transcripts, degree certificates, or test scores will be noted in your "Official Document Owed" email and displayed in your application portal's "Next Steps" section.

All new graduate students are required to fill out and submit the Statement of Legal Residence (SLR) form. Information on accessing this form is provided in your final admission letter. This form assists the Office of the Registrar in determining the assessment of Non-Resident Supplemental Tuition. The form is available in April and should be submitted by July 1st to ensure correct fees are posted to your student account in August.

For those interested in applying for student loans through federal financial aid, visit How to Apply for Financial Aid. Make sure you are on the Graduate Student tab for further instructions. If you applied for financial aid you will receive an email from the Financial Aid Office once your award letter is ready to view in your R'Web account. If you have additional questions related to federal financial aid, please contact finaid@ucr.edu.

Your graduate program will provide you with more details regarding enrollment for your first quarter at UCR. Registration for incoming graduate students begins in mid-August. You will also receive important information from other campus departments through your UCR email account (R’Mail), so please make sure to set up your account as soon as you receive your final admission letter from the Graduate Admissions office. This letter will have all your student information needed to access the UCR student portal (R’Web) and other campus resources.

As part of your orientation to graduate study, the campus units below offer orientations to incoming graduate students.

Graduate Division

The Graduate Division offers a Virtual Graduate Student Orientation for all incoming graduate students. The orientation is an informative and helpful resource to get your graduate career started off right and won't take more than an hour. You will be able to save your progress and return later if you aren't able to complete it in one session. An email with further instructions will be sent 1 - 3 days after your acceptance is recorded in the online application system. A Graduate Division hold will be placed on your record and cleared as soon as you complete the orientation. Please reach out with any questions to gradorientation@ucr.edu.

International Students and Scholars (ISS)

The International Students and Scholars (ISS) hosts an in-person International Student Orientation (ISO) for incoming international graduate students. Visit the International Student Orientation page for additional information.

Academic Department

Graduate programs will inform incoming graduate students of any program-specific or college orientations offered. Our Graduate Programs page has links to each program's website.