FALL 2026 NEWLY ADMITTED STUDENTS
Are you a new first-year student for the Fall 2026 semester and have general or academic questions? Our BAC team will be hosting Zoom walk-in hours to support our new Fall 2026 Bobcats, including first-year students and undeclared transfers. These virtual office hours are a chance to ask questions about academic requirements, registration, course selection, majors and minors, AP/IB scores, transfer credit, and what to expect in your first semester at UC Merced.
Check your email the week of June 15 for a message from your assigned advisor, including their Zoom link for virtual walk-in hours.
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June 22-26, 2026 Virtual walk-in advising hours: Monday, June 22: 9:00 - 11:00 am, 1:30 - 4:00 pm Tuesday, June 23: 9:00 - 11:30 am, 1:30 - 4:00 pm Wednesday, June 24: 9:00 - 11:30 am, 1:30 - 4:00 pm Thursday, June 25: 9:00 - 11:30 am, 1:30 - 4:00 pm Friday, June 26: 9:00 - 11:30 am, 1:30 - 4:00 pm
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If you are a transfer student with a declared major, please connect with your School Academic Advisor.
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FALL 2025 AND SPRING 2026 ADMITS (CONTINUING STUDENTS)
Continuing Undeclared students: please contact your advisor (Maria Ceja Lopez or Dida Estrada).
Students declared in a major program (first UCM semester Fall 2025 or Spring 2026) have now been assigned to a major advisor for their second year. You can identify your advisor and find their contact information on the following sites:
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Advising
School of Engineering Advising
School of Natural Sciences Advising
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Fall 2026 regular BAC academic advisor walk-in hours
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Fall 2026 regular BAC peer advisor drop-in hours
FALL 2026 REGULAR WALK-IN HOURS: (TBA)
**For Zoom walk-in hours, help your BAC academic advisor by updating your Zoom information to include your first and last name**
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2026-27 first-year students in the School of Engineering, last names A - K 2026-27 Undeclared first-year students, last names N |
Milton Carcamo, M.A. Academic Advisor |
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2026-27 first-year students in the School of Engineering, last names S - Z 2026-27 Undeclared first-year students, last names S Non-transfer second- and third-year continuing Undeclared students, last names A-Z |
Maria Ceja, M.S. Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Peer Advising |
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2026-27 first-year students in the School of Engineering, last names L - R 2026-27 Undeclared first-year students, last names O - Q Lower division Undeclared transfer students, last names A - Z Fall 2025 Prime Plus students, last names A - Z |
Erendira "Dida" Estrada, M.S.P.H. Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Undeclared Transfer Student Support |
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Nora Garcia, M.S. Academic Advisor |
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Anil Gnanamuthu, MBA Academic Advisor |
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L. Maichi Lor, M.S. Academic Advisor |
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Maria Meza, M.S. Academic Advisor |
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2026-27 first-year students in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts, last names G - H 2026-27 Undeclared first-year students, last names H All University Honors Program students, last names A - Z |
Mark Stewart, M.A., M.S. Academic Advisor and University Honors Program Advising Coordinator |
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2026-27 first-year students in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts, last names A - F 2026-27 Undeclared first-year students, last names G |
Xiong Vang, M.S. Senior Academic Advisor and Multimedia Coordinator |
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