Skip to content

First Year: Dates & Deadlines

Important Dates & Deadlines

    FALL 2023 SPRING 2023
Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) First year student submission deadline June 1, 2023 November 30, 2022
  Transfer submission deadline June 1, 2023 November 30, 2022
Statement of Legal Residence (SLR)*

*If this online questionnaire to verify California residency is listed in your clecklist at myconnect.ucmerced.edu, you must submit it.

First year student SLR deadline

June 5, 2023 November 20, 2022
  Transfer student SLR deadline June 5, 2023 November 20, 2022
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, 2023 March 2, 2022
  Priority 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, 2023 December 1, 2022

Housing

Housing application opens - First Year Students

March 15, 2023 at 1:00pm October 17, 2022
  Housing application opens - Transfer Students March 15, 2023 at 1:00pm October 17, 2022
 

Deadline for New First Year/Freshmen students submit housing application

June 6, 2023 at 4:00 PM

*LLC and room selection priority date closed May 5.

**SIR extended to June 1 on May 8, 2023. First years will have priority for campus housing through June 7, but are not guaranteed housing.

 January 2, 2023, 11:59 PM, PST
 

Deadline for New First Year/Freshmen students to sign offered contract 

Fall 2023 Housing Site

June 7, 2023 at 11:59 PM  January 2, 2023, 11:59 PM, PST
  Deadline for New Trasnsfer students submit housing application June 6, 2023  
 

Deadline for New Transfer students to sign offered contract 

Fall 2023 Housing Site

June 7, 2023  
  Two-year residency exemption request June 2023 January 2023
New Student Orientation Orientation registration opens April 18, 2023 November 1, 2022
  Priority Orientation registration deadline for first-year students To Be Announced January 4, 2023
 

Pre-Orientation Opens:

Complete your Online Pre-Orientation:

To Be Announced

Two weeks prior to your registered orientation date

TBD
 

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:

Friday, July 7

Wednesday, July 12

Friday, July 14

Monday, July 17

Wednesday, July 19

Saturday, July 22

Wednesday, July 26

Saturday, July 29

 

Transfer Students:

Thursday, July 14

Saturday, July 16 (Transfer alternative dates & simultaneous translation in Spanish)

Tuesday, July 19*

 

Friday, January 13, 2023
Placement Exams

Math and chemistry placement exams. Check your UC Merced email for more information.

Available March 15 - May 15, 2023

Deadline extended to June 1, 2023.

TBD

Course Registration 

Your academic advisor will send information about placement exams to your UC Merced email address.

Mid-June 2023 October - November 2022
  Your academic advisor will email you recommended courses based on your intended major and placement exam scores. June 22 - 23, 2023 December 7 - 8, 2022
 

Online class registration for incoming transfer students

Online class registration for incoming first year students

June 27 - 30, 2023

June 27 - 30, 2023

December 12, 2022
Admissions

Official transcripts due in the Office of Admissions

Postmarked or electronically
submitted by July 1, 2023

Postmarked or electronically
submitted by January 10, 2023

 

Official test scores due in the Office of Admissions

Received in the Office of Admissions by July 15, 2023 Postmarked or electronically
submitted by January 10, 2023
Health Insurance Waiver

Waiver application opens at myconnect.ucmerced.edu

May 1, 2023 November 12, 2022
 

Deadline to submit waiver

August 1, 2023 January 8, 2023 at 11:59pm Pacific time
 

Late waiver deadline with $50 fee

Mid-August 2023 TBD
Textbooks and Bookstore

Purchase your textbooks online.

TBD TBD
 

Rent your textbooks - check their website or contact them via email

TBD TBD
Fee Payment Deadline

Tuition and housing fees must be paid at MyBill at myconnect.ucmerced.edu

Deferred Payment Plan Information, click here.

August 17, 2023

Fall 2023 DPP Payments:
#1 - August 16, 2023
#2 - September 20, 2023
#3 - October 20, 2023
#4 - November 21, 2023

January 11, 2023

Spring 2023 DPP Payments:

#1 - January 11, 2023
#2 - February 21, 2023
#3 - March 20, 2023
#4 - April 20, 2023

Move-In Day

Move-in details will be posted soon. Students will be assigned a specific move-in day and time via their UC Merced email. Housing Move-In Information

Thursday, Aug. 18 through Sunday, Aug. 21, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Students will be assigned a specific move-in day and time via their UC Merced email by the first week of August.

Mid-January 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, 2023 at 11:59pm Pacific time January 17, 2022 11:59pm Pacific time
Instruction Begins   August 23, 2023 January 17, 2023