Important Dates & Deadlines
| FALL 2025 | SPRING 2025 | ||
| Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) | First year student submission deadline | May 1, 2025 |
November 1, 2024 |
| Transfer submission deadline | June 1, 2025 |
November 1, 2024 |
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| Statement of Legal Residence (SLR)* |
First year student SLR deadline *If this online questionnaire to verify California residency is listed in your checklist at myconnect.ucmerced.edu, you must submit it. |
May 5, 2025 |
November 20, 2024 |
| Transfer student SLR deadline | June 5, 2025 | November 20, 2024 | |
| Financial Aid | Priority deadline to submit the Free Application for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) | March 3, 2025 | Apply for financial aid as soon as possible and no later than May 2, 2024 to be considered for all types of aid. |
| Deadline to submit supporting documents requested by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships and to complete all requirements listed in your checklist at myconnect.ucmerced.edu | June 1, 2025 | December 1, 2024 | |
| Housing | Housing application opens - First-Year & Transfer Students |
December 18, 2024 |
October 1, 2024 |
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Priority deadline to submit housing application. |
May 6, 2025 |
January 5, 2025 | |
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Deadline to sign housing contract for first-year students. |
May 7, 2025 |
January 6, 2025 | |
| Deadline to sign housing contract for transfer students | June 7, 2025 | January 6, 2025 | |
| New Student Orientation |
Orientation registration opens |
April 9, 2025 @ 10 am | November 6, 2024 @ 10 am |
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Priority Orientation registration deadline |
June 9, 2025 |
January 8, 2025 | |
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New Student Orientation: In-Person
More information, check the orientation website |
Friday, July 11th Thursday, July 17th Saturday, July 19th* Saturday, July 19th will be our first year and transfer student orientation date. Both first years and transfers will be attending on this date and there will be a specific track for transfer students. Tuesday, July 22nd* Thursday, July 24th Saturday, July 26th - Spanish speaking parent and guest orientation Tuesday, July 29th Thursday, July 31st* *Simultaneous interpretation days: English parent and guest sessions with the option to hear the presentations in Spanish via an ear piece. Two Spanish interpreters will be present and interpreting the presentations in Spanish. Spanish-speaking parent and guest orientation - July 26th. There will be no English parent and guest orientation sessions on this date. All other student orientation sessions will be facilitated in English. |
January 17, 2025 | |
| Placement Exams | Math and chemistry placement exams. Check your UC Merced email for more information. |
CHEM, CSE, MATH placement Exams Priority Deadline: May 15, 2025 |
WRR, CSE Placement Exams open: October 15, 2024 MATH, CHEM already open |
| Course Registration |
Your academic advisor will send information about placement exams to your UC Merced email address. |
TBD | TBD |
| Your academic advisor will email you recommended courses based on your intended major and placement exam scores. | TBD | TBD | |
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Online course registration for incoming transfer students. Online course registration for incoming first year students. |
TBD
TBD |
December 4, 2024 | |
| Admissions |
Official transcripts due in the Office of Admissions |
July 1, 2025 |
January 10, 2025 |
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Official test scores due in the Office of Admissions |
July 15, 2025 | January 10, 2025 | |
| Textbooks - Bookstore |
Purchase your textbooks online. Rent your textbooks - check their website or contact them via email |
Bookstore: UC Merced Bookstore Email: ucmerced@bkstr.com |
Bookstore: UC Merced Bookstore Email: ucmerced@bkstr.com |
| Health Insurance Waiver |
Waiver application opens at myconnect.ucmerced.edu |
April 28, 2025 | November 4, 2024 |
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Deadline to submit waiver |
July 28, 2025 @ 11:59 pm | January 7, 2025 | |
| Fee Payment Deadline |
Tuition and housing fees must be paid at MyBill at myconnect.ucmerced.edu Deferred Payment Plan Information, click here.
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Fee Payment Deadline - August 1, 2025 DPP Installment #1 - August 1, 2025 (same as the main deadline) DPP Installment #2 - Sept. 22, 2025 DPP Installment #3 - Oct. 20, 2025 DPP Installment #4 - Nov. 20, 2025 |
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| Move-In Day |
August 21 - 24, 2025 |
January 16, 2025 | |
| Proof of Immunization |
All incoming students are required to complete a TB Risk Screening Questionnaire and provide proof of immunization and/or immunity to certain diseases prior to the first day of instruction. Visit the MyHealth section on the myhealth.ucmerced.edu portal. |
August 27, 2025 | January 21, 2025 |
| Instruction Begins | August 27, 2025 | January 21, 2025 |
