Important Dates & Deadlines
| FALL 2024 | SPRING 2025 | ||
| Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) | First year student submission deadline | May 15, 2024 |
November 2024 |
| Transfer submission deadline | June 1, 2024 |
November 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 20, 2024 |
November 2024 |
| Transfer student SLR deadline | June 5, 2024 | November 2024 | |
| Financial Aid | Priority deadline to submit the Free Application for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) | Apply for financial aid as soon as possible and no later than May 2, 2024 to be considered for all types of aid. | 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, 2024 | TBD | |
| Housing | Housing application opens - First-Year & Transfer Students | March 1, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. (PDT) | October 2024 |
| Priority deadline to submit housing application | May 19, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT) | TBD | |
| Deadline to sign housing contract for first-year students | May 20, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT) | TBD | |
| Deadline to sign housing contract for transfer students | June 7, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT) | TBD | |
| New Student Orientation |
Orientation registration opens |
April 16, 2024 | November 2024 |
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Priority Orientation registration deadline |
June 12, 2024 |
TBD | |
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New Student Orientation: In-Person
More information, check the orientation website |
First Year Students: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Saturday, July 13, 2024 Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Thursday, July 18, 2024 Saturday, July 20, 2024 Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Friday, July 26, 2024 Monday, July 29, 2024 Wednesday, July 31, 2024 Transfer Students: Exact dates coming soon. |
January 2025 | |
| Placement Exams | Math and chemistry placement exams. Check your UC Merced email for more information. |
WRR, MATH, CHEM, CSE Placement Exams open: March 1, 2024; Closing deadline for placement exams: May 31, 2024 |
TBD |
| 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
June 24, 2024 - June 30, 2024 |
December 2024 | |
| Admissions |
Official transcripts due in the Office of Admissions |
July 1, 2024 |
January 2025 |
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Official test scores due in the Office of Admissions |
July 15, 2024 | January 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 29, 2024 | TBD |
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Deadline to submit waiver |
July 29, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT) | TBD | |
| 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 21, 2024 |
TBD |
| Move-In Day |
Fall 2024 - August 22 - August 25, 2024, between 8:00 a.m. and 5 p.m. (PDT) Students will self-schedule their move-in date and time through the housing portal starting July 1, 2024. |
January 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 28, 2024 | January 2025 |
| Instruction Begins | August 28, 2024 | January 21, 2025 |
