Learn how to build a draft graduation plan on My Degree Path (MDP) and customize your plan based on your personal goals and intended graduation date.
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 admits: MDP grad plans for your Catalog year (2024-25) are now available.
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The great news: you can start to build a a draft graduation plan as soon as the plans for your Catalog year are available in MDP.
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What is your "Catalog year"? Check out the short videos below!
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Developing a draft graduation plan in your first year will help you:
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Know which classes you plan to take before your assigned registration date for the next semester and
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Graduate on time.
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Transfer students must load a draft grad plan in MDP during their first semester at UC Merced.
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Non-transfer students must load a draft grad plan in MDP by the first semester of your second year.
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To declare or change your major, first years do not need to load a draft graduation plan on MDP.
See additional information on our Sample Grad Plans page. Your plan doesn't need to be perfect! You can continue to modify and change your plan.