The Associated Students of the Graduate Division (ASGD) is the officially recognized student government of graduate students at UC San Francisco. ASGD functions to create a sense of community among graduate students; to represent the needs of the diverse body of graduate students and to advocate for their rights and interests; and to promote career and professional development for graduate students.
ASGD holds monthly meetings to discuss issues that affect graduate students and develops plans to address these issues. The group sponsors a variety of events and activities throughout the academic year — at both the Mission Bay and Parnassus campuses — that promote inter-program networking, collaboration, and career development. ASGD also provides financial support to graduate students to attend conferences and allocates funding to registered campus organizations for their student-centered activities as well.
Students enrolled in the following PhD, master's, and certificate programs associated with the Graduate Division are members of ASGD and should take advantage of the services the group offers:
- Advanced Training in Clinical Research
- Artificial Intelligence and Computational Drug Discovery and Development
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Tetrad)
- Bioengineering
- Biological and Medical Informatics
- Biomedical Imaging
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biophysics
- Cell Biology (Tetrad)
- Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Clinical and Epidemiological Research
- Computational Precision Health
- Dentistry Post-Baccalaureate
- Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
- Epidemiology and Translational Science
- Equity in Brain Health
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetics (Tetrad)
- Global Health Sciences
- Health Data Science
- Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership
- History of Health Sciences
- Medical Anthropology
- Medicine Post-Baccalaureate
- Neuroscience
- Nursing (PhD degree program only)
- Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacy Post-Baccalaureate
- Rehabilitation Science
- Sociology
- Translational Medicine
Note that students in the Nursing MEPN and MS programs and Physical Therapy programs (also offered by the Graduate Division) are represented by the Associated Students of the School of Nursing and the Associated Students of Physical Therapy, respectively. ALL students at UCSF are also represented by the Graduate and Professional Students' Association (GPSA).
For more information, visit the about the ASGD website.
