Graduate Student Resources
Your academic career and success are our main priorities. Here, you will find everything you need to help you succeed, including academic resources, and administrative support. And remember, our faculty and staff are always there to help; just ask.
Course Union
Graduates in Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences
The Graduates in Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences (GEESC) is the official course union representing graduates students, post-doctoral fellows, and other student researchers interested in Earth, Environmental, and Geographic Sciences.
Founded in 2016 and revived in 2022, our mission is to support academic growth, foster collaboration between graduate students, faculty, and the broader community, and to facilitate funding and events to create a positive and successful experience for Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Science graduate students.
For more information, please visit the GEESC website.
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College of Graduate Studies
Your hub for administrative support and such things as graduate workshops for professional development, COGS can help you with everything from the admissions process through to your graduation.
Graduate Student Forms
The following documents are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. Most online fillable forms can be saved to your computer.
Centre for Scholarly Communication
A partnership with the Office of Research Services, Research Computer and UBC Okanagan Library, the CSC works to create a single access point for the diverse needs of all researchers at every step of the research lifecycle. We provide workshops, one-on-one consultations and support for all levels and types of research that graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and faculty are engaging in.
Centre for Teaching and Learning
The Centre for Teaching and Learning provides support related to teaching, TA training, and the use of technology in educational programming. It is also a place to connect with other TAs and subscribe to the TA blog.
Careers and Work Experience
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, offers opportunities for graduate teaching assistants in the September and January terms. These opportunities help our graduates develop their teaching and mentoring skills while undertaking their studies.
Career Services at UBC Okanagan also assists students in planning their future, providing access to labour market stats, resume building, and interview skills support, as well as information about career fairs and other work opportunities.
Everything Else—Student Services
Didn’t find what you were looking for above? Visit the Student Services website, where all of the information about the services offered to students is housed.