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Build your transfer plan around aerospace engineering

Your next step can bring your aerospace interests into focus. UC Merced offers a B.S. in aerospace engineering; as you consider transferring, compare your academic goals and completed coursework with the degree requirements. Begin with the aerospace engineering program page.

What you'll study and do

Use the aerospace engineering courses and degree requirements to guide questions about what you would study after transfer. Beyond your degree planning, explore UC Merced's university-wide research opportunities: undergraduates contribute to faculty research, and some publish or present at conferences early in their time on campus. Learn about the research environment as you think about the hands-on experience you want to pursue.

Bring your questions. Build something new.

As you plan your next step as a Transfer student, look for room to turn your interests into original work. At the University of California, Merced, undergraduates can contribute to faculty research in fields including health, solar energy, climate change, film studies and writing. Explore UC Merced’s research community to see how discovery reaches across disciplines.

Innovation also means sharing what you discover. UC Merced students sometimes publish in academic journals and present at conferences as early as their first years on campus. Those experiences can help you build a research portfolio while earning your degree. Start with research at UC Merced as you consider what you want to explore after transferring.

How it works for you

Explore research that connects different interests. UC Merced houses the Health Sciences Research Institute, Sierra Nevada Research Institute and UC Advanced Solar Technologies Institute. These specialized research communities bring together work in health, the environment and energy—useful starting points for thinking about the questions you want to pursue.

Put ideas to the test with other students. HackMerced, the university’s annual hackathon, gives participants 36 hours to build a project and test their skills in a team competition.

See how discovery can move beyond campus. Project Nexus, California’s first solar canal project, began as a premise in a UC Merced lab. Read the Project Nexus story for a concrete example of university research becoming a real clean-energy project.

Connect your studies with your next opportunity

Consider how research and internships could support your goals after graduation. In one UC Merced example, Calista Lum interned at NASA through her work at the Merced Nanomaterials Center for Energy and Sensing, a research center supported by a NASA grant. This is a university-wide example, not an aerospace engineering graduate outcome. Explore the Student Career Center for help connecting your undergraduate experience with internships and professional contacts.

Plan your transfer with clear questions

Put credit evaluation at the center of your planning: ask which completed courses apply, what requirements remain and how to organize your path to graduation. Use the aerospace engineering program page to frame that conversation. For your financial planning, explore how financial aid works; aid can reduce your education costs, so consider your net price after aid rather than sticker cost alone.

Support that helps you succeed

At the University of California, Merced, the Bobcat Advising Center helps all first-year and undeclared students with academic planning. Explore academic resources as you consider your classes and goals. Career Services and faculty members also help undergraduates connect with internships at NASA, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Central Valley health systems. Visit the Student Career Center to explore career support, and ask during your visit how to connect with tutoring and wellness services.

Campus and community

Find people who share your interests through UC Merced's Living Learning Communities, which connect students with academic, social and personal resources. Campus activities and traditions offer ways to get involved through events, Bobcat Athletics and Fraternity and Sorority Life. Beyond campus, Merced has a pedestrian-friendly downtown with murals, shops, restaurants, farmers markets and performing arts venues. Explore campus life and the surrounding community to picture how you might spend time between classes.

Cost vs. net price

Look beyond sticker cost when planning your college budget. Sticker cost is the price before financial aid; net price is what remains after grants and scholarships are subtracted. Financial aid can reduce the cost of a UC Merced education. Start with how financial aid works to understand your next steps. Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application (CADAA). UC Merced's School Code is 041271. Ask the financial aid team to help you understand your own award and the costs your family would need to cover.