Important Dates & Deadlines
| FALL 2024 | SPRING 2024 | ||
| Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) | First year student submission deadline | May 1, 2024 |
SIR Extension: November 15, 2023 |
| Transfer submission deadline | June 1, 2024 |
SIR Extension: November 15, 2023 |
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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. |
TBD |
Extended Deadline – If required to complete the SLR – Submit NOW. Go to your Connect Checklist to submit it now. |
| Transfer student SLR deadline | Extended Deadline – If required to complete the SLR – Submit NOW. Go to your Connect Checklist to submit it now. | ||
| Financial Aid | Priority deadline to submit the Free Application for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) | March 2, 2024 | March 2, 2023 |
| 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, 2024 | December 1, 2023 | |
| Housing | Housing application opens | TBD | October 17, 2023 |
| Priority deadline to submit housing application | TBD | December 5, 2023 | |
| New Student Orientation |
Orientation registration opens |
TBD | November 14, 2023 |
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Priority Orientation registration deadline |
TBD |
January 2, 2024 | |
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New Student Orientation: In-Person
*The Parent and Guest Orientation program for the July 9th and July 19th Orientation sessions will be delivered fully in Spanish. All materials and presentations will be in Spanish. If you prefer to attend an English presentation for the Parent and Guest Orientation program please attend a different orientation session with your student. The student orientation sessions on these two dates will be delivered in English.
More information, check the orientation website |
First Year Students: TBD Transfer Students: TBD |
January 12, 2024 | |
| Placement Exams | Math and chemistry placement exams. Check your UC Merced email for more information. | TBD |
Opens: October 9, 2023 Deadline: November 17, 2023 |
| 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 13, 2023 | |
| Admissions |
Official transcripts due in the Office of Admissions |
July 1, 2024 |
January 10, 2024 |
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Official test scores due in the Office of Admissions |
July 15, 2024 | January 10, 2024 | |
| Textbooks - Bookstore |
Purchase your textbooks online. Rent your textbooks - check their website or contact them via email |
TBD | TBD |
| Health Insurance Waiver |
Waiver application opens at myconnect.ucmerced.edu |
May 1, 2024 | November 12, 2023 |
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Deadline to submit waiver |
August 1, 2024 at 11:59 pm | January 8, 2024 at 11:59 pm | |
| 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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TBD |
Spring 2024 DPP Payments: |
| Move-In Day |
Move-in Day: |
Fall 2024 - Mid-August Students will be assigned a specific move-in day and time via their UC Merced email by the first week of August. |
January 11, 2023 |
| 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 23, 2024 | January 16, 2024 |
| Instruction Begins | TBD | January 16, 2024 |
