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ADMITTED STUDENTS REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Frequently Asked Questions

If you are confident that your required checklist items have been sent to the Admissions Office, view the MyAdmissions link on your portal page for a complete list of received items. Please allow time for transcripts and test scores to be received and processed. This may take up to 2 weeks. If your items are not showing as received you may contact the Office of Admissions at (209) 228-4254.

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Required Final College Transcript(s)

Required transcripts must be sent directly to the Admissions Office by colleges and universities you attended or be delivered in sealed, unopened envelopes from those institutions. Complete transcripts must be received by the deadline listed. When requirements are fulfilled, you will see a received date posted on your portal page.

TIP: If you have already completed all coursework at colleges and universities listed on your checklist, contact those institutions now to have the required official transcript(s) sent as soon as possible.

Final official transcripts should be mailed to:

Office of Admissions
University of California, Merced
5200 N. Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343-5603

To view a complete listing of documents received, click on the MyAdmissions link on your portal page. If you did not complete coursework at a school listed in your checklist or you will not be able to send the required transcript, contact the Admissions Office by emailing admissions@ucmerced.edu or calling (209) 228-4254.

NOTE: Official transcripts with "in progress" work for terms prior to your first term at UC Merced are considered incomplete transcripts. Students must submit final official transcripts with all completed terms by the posted deadline. Fall applicants enrolled for summer terms must have additional transcripts sent as soon as grades become available. Summer terms must end prior to the first day of the fall term at UC Merced or credit will not be awarded.

Required High School Transcript(s)

Required high school transcripts must be sent directly to the Admissions Office by institution(s) you attended or be delivered in sealed, unopened envelopes from those institutions. Final official transcripts must be received by the deadline listed. When requirements are fulfilled, you will see a received date posted on your portal page.

TIP: If you have already completed all coursework at institution(s) listed on your checklist, contact those institutions now to have the required official transcript(s) sent as soon as possible.

Final official transcripts should be mailed to:

Office of Admissions
University of California, Merced
5200 N. Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343-5603

To view a complete listing of documents received, click on the MyAdmissions link on your portal page. If you did not complete coursework at a school listed in your checklist or you will not be able to send the required transcript, contact the admissions office by emailing admissions@ucmerced.edu or calling (209) 228-4254.

NOTE: Final official high school transcripts must include a date of graduation. If transcripts are received without a date of graduation they will be considered incomplete transcripts and students will be required to request an official transcript.

High school transcripts received with "in progress" work will be considered incomplete transcripts. Students will be required to request a complete final official transcript.

Official Advanced Placement Exam Scores

Required Advanced Placement exam scores must be sent directly to the Admissions Office from the College Board or be delivered in a sealed, unopened envelope. Do not send the personal copy of your Advanced Placement scores to the UC Merced Admissions Office. The Admissions Office will not be able to award credit from the student grade report.

Final official Advanced Placement exam scores must be received in the Admissions Office by the posted deadline. To have your scores sent, visit the College Board website and request to send your scores to the University of California: Merced (school code 4129).

NOTE: After 4 years, the College Board archives Advanced Placement exam scores. Archived scores may take several months from the date of your request to reach UC Merced, so make sure to request archived scores well in advance of posted deadlines.

TIP: When requesting your scores, be sure to indicate ALL test dates and exams taken. Check your copies of the student score reports you receive to make certain you indicated the correct code for UC Merced. AP exams taken in your senior year are sometimes not received until late July.

Official International Baccalaureate Exam Scores

Required International Baccalaureate transcripts must be sent directly to the Admissions Office from the International Baccalaureate organization or be delivered in a sealed, unopened envelope. Final official International Baccalaureate exam scores should be received by the Admissions Office by the posted deadline. To have your scores sent, visit the International Baccalaureate website: http://www.ibo.org/iba/transcripts/index.cfm and request to send your transcript to the University of California, Merced:

Office of Admissions
University of California, Merced
5200 N. Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343-5603

Official ACT plus Writing Assessment, SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Test Scores

Required official exam scores for ACT plus Writing Assessment or SAT Reasoning and two SAT Subject Exams in different subject areas (Math Level I is not acceptable) must be sent directly to the Admissions Office from the sending institutions. Final official scores must be received by the posted deadline. When requirements are fulfilled, you will see a received date posted on your portal page.

To request your ACT scores, visit the following link http://www.actstudent.org/scores/send and request to have your scores sent to the University of California, Merced (school code 0450).

To request to have your SAT Reasoning and SAT subject Test scores sent, visit the following link http://sat.collegeboard.com/scores/send-sat-scores and request to have your scores sent to the University of California, Merced (school code 4129).

TIP: Applicants are advised not to use Score Choice when sending their scores to the University of California. Exercising the score choice option may prevent UC Merced from receiving all of your official scores.

Entry Level Writing Requirement

The Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) is a graduation requirement for the University of California. It can be satisfied with a qualifying score on the Analytical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE) offered to all admitted freshmen on the second Saturday of May. Alternatively, students may satisfy ELWR by achieving a qualifying score on one of several other examinations:

  • 30 or better on the ACT Combined English/Writing test; or
  • 680 or better on the College Board SAT-II Writing Test; or
  • 680 or better on the College Board SAT Reasoning Test, Writing section; or
  • 3, 4 or 5 on either Advanced Placement (AP) Examination in English; or
  • 5 or above on an International Baccalaureate High Level English A exam
  • 6 or above on an International Baccalaureate Standard Level English A exam

For more information about the AWPE exam visit: http://www.ucop.edu/sas/awpe/requirement.html

The ELWR must be satisfied within the first year of enrollment at UC, preferably by the end of the first semester. UC Merced encourages students to satisfy this requirement by taking an approved college course during summer prior to enrollment. You can enroll in Writing 001 at UC Merced or earn a minimum grade of C or better in a UC-transferable English composition course completed at a regionally accredited U.S. college or university and accepted by UC Merced’s Admissions Office.

TIP: Prior to your admission term, you can satisfy the ELWR by taking a California Community College course identified as one that satisfies IGETC Area 1A in the articulation database at www.assist.org. You must earn a minimum grade of C or better and complete the course prior to your admission term to satisfy ELWR.

Official TOEFL and IELTS Exam Scores

Required TOEFL or IELTS Examination scores must be sent directly to the Admissions Office from the sending institutions. The scores must be received by the applicable deadline. When requirements are fulfilled, you will see a received date posted on your portal page.

To request TOEFL exam scores, visit the following link: www.ets.org/toefl and to request IELTS exam scores, visit the following link: www.ielts.org. Request to have scores sent to the University of California, Merced at:

Office of Admissions
University of California, Merced
5200 N. Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343-5603