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First Year: Dates & Deadlines

Important Dates & Deadlines

    FALL 2024 SPRING 2024
Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) First year student submission deadline May 1, 2024

November 1, 2023

SIR Extension: November 15, 2023

  Transfer submission deadline June 1, 2024

November 1, 2023

SIR Extension: November 15, 2023

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

TBD

Extended Deadline – If required to complete the SLR – Submit NOW. Go to your Connect Checklist to submit it now.

  Transfer student SLR deadline TBD 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
  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, 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
  Priority Orientation registration deadline for first-year students TBD January 2, 2024
 

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

 

 

 

More information, check the orientation website

First Year Students:

TBD

Transfer Students:

TBD

 

January 12, 2024
Placement Exams

Math, CSE, 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

 

Online class registration for incoming transfer students

Online class 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

 

Official test scores due in the Office of Admissions

July 15, 2024 January 10, 2024
Health Insurance Waiver

Waiver application opens at myconnect.ucmerced.edu

TBD

November 12, 2023
 

Deadline to submit waiver

TBD January 8, 2024 at 11:59 pm
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.

TBD

Spring 2024 DPP Payments:
#1 - January 10, 2024
#2 - February 20, 2024
#3 - March 20, 2024
#4 - April 22, 2024

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

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, 2024
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