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The office of the Vice Provost of Student Academic Affairs and the Dean of the Graduate Division oversees services and programs for more than 3,200 graduate and professional students, including 1,800 graduate students and more than 1,000 postdoctoral trainees at UCSF.

Student Academic Affairs and the Graduate Division

Student Academic Affairs and the Graduate Division (SAA-GD)’s mission is to collaborate, serve, and advocate in support of the holistic success of our students and postdoctoral scholars.

Student Academic Affairs (SAA) offers services that help UCSF’s students and postdocs thrive, and that support our faculty in creating the optimal environment for learning and professional development. Our 18 units collaborate to provide academic, personal, and professional development resources ranging from financial aid to health and counseling, and from classroom learning resources to career planning. SAA also encourages student and scholar involvement by supporting student government and campus clubs and organizations.

The Graduate Division is the home of graduate education and postdoctoral training at UCSF. We offer 20 PhD programs in basic, translational, and social/population sciences; 12 master's degree programs; and two professional doctorates. The Graduate Division strives to help graduate programs grow and evolve to meet the changing demands of science and needs of society; to nurture an inclusive and supportive learning environment; and to ensure that every graduate student and postdoc at UCSF can look forward to a meaningful and personally satisfying career.