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 | May 31, 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 2025 |
November 20, 2024 |
| Transfer student SLR deadline | June 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) | TBD | 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 2025 | December 1, 2024 | |
| Housing | Housing application opens - First-Year & Transfer Students |
TBD |
October 1, 2024 |
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Priority deadline to submit housing application. |
TBD |
January 5, 2025 | |
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Deadline to sign housing contract for first-year students. First-year students who submit their SIR on June 1st will be guaranteed housing. |
TBD |
January 6, 2025 | |
| Deadline to sign housing contract for transfer students | TBD | January 6, 2025 | |
| New Student Orientation |
Orientation registration opens |
TBD | November 6, 2024 @ 10 am |
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Priority Orientation registration deadline |
TBD |
January 8, 2025 | |
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New Student Orientation: In-Person
More information, check the orientation website |
First Year Students: TBD Transfer Students: TBD |
January 17, 2025 | |
| Placement Exams | Math and chemistry placement exams. Check your UC Merced email for more information. |
WRR, MATH, CHEM, CSE Placement Exams open: TBD |
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 2025 | November 4, 2024 |
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Deadline to submit waiver |
TBD | 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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August 2025 |
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| Move-In Day |
Fall 2025 - August 2025 Students will self-schedule their move-in date and time through the housing portal. |
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 |
