The Bobcat Advising Center (BAC) is the academic advising home for:
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2023-24 first years in every major
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Lower division undeclared transfers
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Second and third year undeclared students
To contact our BAC team: use only your UC Merced email account.
Include your first name, last name, and UC Merced student ID number in all messages.
Using your UC Merced email when you contact academic advisors, professors, administrators, or staff at UC Merced will help all offices provide the quickest response
Due to the volume of students that we advise, it may take 1-2 business days for a response.
DIRECTOR OF FIRST YEAR AND UNDECLARED ADVISING
Dr. Michelle Roppeau, maroppeau@ucmerced.edu, (209) 382-4407
BOBCAT ADVISING CENTER RECEPTION DESK
Main phone: (209) 291-9739
General email: bac@ucmerced.edu
Maribel Rivera-Bonilla, Administrative & Operations Coordinator, mrivera-bonilla@ucmerced.edu
2023-24 BAC ACADEMIC ADVISOR ASSIGNMENTS
Kenya Alas, Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Peer Advising, kalas2@ucmerced.edu, (209) 500-6301
- Advises 2023-24 first years with last name P, S
- Advises non-transfer second and third year undeclared A-Z
Maria Ceja, Academic Advisor, mcejalopez@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-0120
- Advises 2023-24 first years with last name E, F, G, O, Z
Erendira "Dida" Estrada, Academic Advisor, eestrada2@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-0119
- Advises 2023-24 first years with last name A, I, J, Q, R
L. Maichi Lor, Academic Advisor, l.maichi@ucmerced.edu, (209) 500-6303
- Advises 2023-24 first years with last name C, D, U
Xiong Vang, Academic Advisor, xvang8@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-0158
- Advises 2023-24 first years with last name B, K, T, V
Chi Yang, Academic Advisor, cyang88@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-3440
- Advises 2023-24 first years with last name M, W, X, Y
Linda Yang, Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Undeclared Transfer Student Support, lyang66@ucmerced.edu, (209) 500-6307
- Advises 2023-24 first years with last name H, L, N
- Advises undeclared lower division transfers A-Z
