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FALL 2025 ADMITS

See the message sent to your UC Merced email on Fri. May 30 from the BAC academic advisor who will be your summer contact from Fri. May 30 through Thurs. August 21.

 

FALL 2024 & SPRING 2025 ADMITS

The Bobcat Advising Center (BAC) is the academic advising home for:

  • 2024-25 first years in every major

  • Lower division undeclared transfers

  • 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

 

2024-25 ACADEMIC ADVISOR ASSIGNMENTS

Milton Carcamo, Academic Advisor, miltoncarcamo@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-0288

  • Advises 2024-25 first years with last name E, J, N, O, V, X

 

Maria Ceja, Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Peer Advising, mcejalopez@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-0120

  • Advises 2024-25 first years with last name G
  • Advises non-transfer second and third year undeclared with last name A-Z

 

Erendira "Dida" Estrada, Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Undeclared Transfer Student Support, eestrada2@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-0119

  • Advises 2024-25 first years with last name A, D, K
  • Advises undeclared lower division transfers with last name A-Z
  • Advises Fall 2024 Prime Plus with last name A-Z

 

Nora Garcia, Academic Advisor, ngarcia68@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-0292

  • Advises 2024-25 first years with last name H, I, S

 

L. Maichi Lor, Academic Advisor, l.maichi@ucmerced.edu, (209) 500-6303

  • Advises 2024-25 first years with last name M, W, Z

 

Maria Meza, Academic Advisor, mariamezagaytan@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-0286

  • Advises 2024-25 first years with last name B, Q, R, U, Y

 

Mark Stewart, Academic Advisor and University Honors Program Advising Coordinator, mstewart13@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-0311

  • Advises 2024-25 first years with last name L, P
  • Advises 2024-25 first years in the University Honors Program with last names A-Z

 

Xiong Vang, Senior Academic Advisor and Multimedia Coordinator, xvang8@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-0158

  • Advises 2024-25 first years with last name C, F, T