One-Stop Services

Congratulations and welcome to The Graduate Center! 

This One Stop Services page has been developed to guide you through a range of new student tasks.  Please review the information below to be sure you have completed all necessary steps prior to the start of the semester.  Questions should be directed to the relevant offices.  General questions can be sent to rsponzo@gc.cuny.edu.

Please review the information that pertains to you:

ALL DOCTORAL AND MASTER’S STUDENTS

If you are a master’s student or a doctoral student with a Tuition Fellowship only or have funding from outside of the Graduate Center, you do not need to complete the Human Resources Paperwork.  All new students should review the list below of other administrative services.

Things to do after being admitted:

DOCTORAL STUDENT FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS

Please note that recipients of multi-year fellowships (Graduate Center Fellows, CUNY Science Scholars, Science Fellows, Provost's Enhancement Fellows, and Neuroscience Fellows) and all new one-year Graduate Assistant B or Graduate Assistant D fellowship recipients must complete Graduate Assistant New Hire Paperwork detailed below.

Once you submit the required forms, you will be contacted to schedule a brief I-9 Verification Meeting online starting in July.

MULTI-YEAR FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS

Instructions for Graduate Assistantship Appointments
If you have a fellowship with a Graduate Assistantship please complete the forms listed below and save them to your files.

Once you have completed the necessary forms and made scans of your I-9 documents, please submit the forms through the One Stop Virtual Drop Off Service.

You will need your Graduate Center login credentials to access the upload site, you should have received this information in a separate email.  Do not submit the forms below by email, they contain personal information and should only be submitted using the secure virtual drop off link.

If you have questions about the forms, you can contact: hr-ga@gc.cuny.edu.The Human Resources Office will be onboarding new graduate assistants starting in July.  In order to receive your first paycheck on time in the fall you must complete all forms and attend the HR session before August 15.

Forms to complete and submit:

Informational Materials for Health Insurance:

For information about NYSHIP Student Health Insurance, please see the 2023 NYSHIP Benefits document, the sample enrollment form, and the coverage and provider list.

Informational Materials for Human Resources: