First Year Registration Resources

SPRING FIRST YEAR ADMIT COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS

Build your preferred schedule of 12-17 units for Spring 2023 based on your individualized course recommendations. These can be found in My Degree Path in your Connect student portal starting xxxxxxxx.

Your Bobcat Advising Center (BAC) academic advisor developed these specific, personalized course recommendations and placed you at the highest level of courses possible based on your UC Merced writing, chemistry, math, computer science & engineering placement, your intended major self-reported AP or IB exam scores or college courses completed in high school submitted in the online webform by January 10th, and any official score reports or college transcripts that have already arrived at UC Merced.

The recommended courses will meet the requirements for your major, General Education (GE), the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement, or other degree requirements.

As a first year admit, you will see 4-5 priority course recommendations with 1-4 backup courses in My Degree Path. These are based on the faculty recommendations for sequencing in your intended major as well as your individual academic history (exam scores, college courses completed).

To be on track for graduation, register for these courses at your assigned registration time on December 12, 2022.

USING MY DEGREE PATH FOR YOUR FIRST SEMESTER COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS

To get ready for registration:

• Attend the December 7 webinar on How to Register for Classes (recording will be posted 1-2 days later)

• Become familiar with using My Degree Path to see your recommended classes

• Watch the June 8 recording of the BAC First Year and Undeclared Transfer Advising webinar

To view your individual course recommendations:

• Log on to UC Merced Connect

• Open the My Degree Path link

  • My Degree Path opens automatically on the Audit tab

• Click the Plans tab

• Open the First Semester Plan

  • On the right side of the page, expand the Spring 2023 arrow

  • Your priority courses (first choices) will be listed followed by backup choices; use these courses to develop a schedule before you register for classes

  • The left side (Roadmap) shows all requirements for graduation

• After reviewing your recommended courses, it’s time to develop a schedule of classes to enroll in at your assigned registration time!

• NOTE:  if you see a recommended course on your First Semester Plan that you believe you have already completed through an AP exam, IB exam, college course or other method, contact the BAC academic advisor who sent the course recommendations message on December 7-8. (We do not want you to take a course that you have already completed.)  The reason this might happen:

  • You may not have sent your official transcripts (due January 10) or test scores (due January 10) to UC Merced before we prepared course recommendations.

  • Official test scores and transcripts from other schools continue to arrive daily at UC Merced. 

• To develop a schedule before you register for your classes:

• Log on to UC Merced Connect

• Open My Registration

• Search for each course recommended on your First Semester Plan

• Build a preferred schedule with your desired class times BEFORE your registration date

To register for classes:

• At your assigned registration time, log on to UC Merced Connect
• Open My Registration and register for each class
• Enroll in 12-16 units at your assigned time
• Registration will remain open for schedule adjustment 24 hours a day after your assigned registration time

Online Resources

• 2022-23 UC Merced Catalog—in the left column on the Catalog home page:

  • Academic Programs shows requirements in each major and minor

  • General Education lists GE requirements for all students

  • Course Descriptions shows all classes offered in each department

• 2022-23 Catalog chart: how AP and IB exams count at UC Merced

• Admitted student site—see Next Steps tab for dates, deadlines, and required tasks

• Bobcat Advising Center (BAC)

  • BAC Registration tab:  resources to help prepare for registration

  • BAC Lower Level GE Courses Spring 2023

  • BAC 1-3 Unit Lower Level Courses Without Prerequisites

• GE Spark Seminar (SPRK 001 or 010) descriptions

• Schedule of Classes (open course list) for Spring 2023

  • New version:  shows open seats as well as seats on the waitlist

  • Previous version: an overview of open seats in all classes in all departments

• ASSIST: how California community college classes transfer to UC Merced

• Transferology: how 4-year college classes transfer to UC Merced