FALL 2023 FIRST YEARS
See the August 18 message on your UC Merced email with information from your 2023-24 BAC academic advisor.
WHO IS MY BAC ACADEMIC ADVISOR IN 2023-24?
Fall 2023 first years at UC Merced:
Last name P, S |
Kenya Alas, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Kenya |
Last name E, F, G, O, Z |
Maria Ceja, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Maria |
Last name A, I, J, Q, R |
Erendira "Dida" Estrada, M.S.P.H. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Dida |
Last name C, D, U |
L. Maichi Lor, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Maichi |
Last name B, K, T, V |
Xiong Vang, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Xiong |
Last name M, W, X, Y |
Chi Yang, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Chi |
Last name H, L, N |
Linda Yang, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Linda |
Continuing undeclared and lower division undeclared transfers:
Non-transfer second and third year continuing undeclared A-Z |
Kenya Alas, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Kenya |
Lower division undeclared transfers A-Z |
Linda Yang, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Linda |
WHAT TO BRING TO AN APPOINTMENT OR WALK-IN ADVISING
- A laptop (if you have one)--but this is optional.
- You may want to log on to your Connect student portal or MyDegreePath while you meet with your BAC academic advisor.
- Your questions and ideas about academic and career goals, majors and minors of interest, course sequencing, intended graduation, etc.
ABOUT APPOINTMENTS
- 30 minutes long. Please arrive a few minutes early to check in.
- Must be scheduled online at least 24 hours in advance.
- Use your UC Merced email when you schedule an appointment.
- Fill very quickly due to the volume of students that we serve.
- BAC academic advisor appointment calendars are open on a 3-week rolling basis during the academic year.
- If appointments are full, check the calendar every 1-2 days.
- To schedule an appointment, go to this page and click the link by your BAC academic advisor's name.
- During an appointment, your BAC academic advisor can help you:
- Prepare an academic plan for current or future semesters, including optional summer courses.
- Discuss major, minor, and career interests
- Identify academic support resources
- Talk about strategies to complete remaining GE requirements
- Identify academic or co-curricular opportunities to support your personal, academic, and career goals
- Develop ideas for next semester class registration
- Review questions that you have after you have explored your MyDegreePath audit
ABOUT WALK-IN ADVISING
- Done on a drop-in basis and limited to 10-15 minutes when other students are waiting.
- Each BAC academic advisor has 90 minutes of walk-in daily during the academic year with longer (extended) walk-in at semester start and during registration.
- See this page for current walk-in advising hours for your BAC academic advisor.
- During walk-in advising, your BAC academic advisor can help you:
- Answer quick questions (forms, deadlines, adjusting classes in current semester)
- Address issues that need immediate assistance
- Consult if you have a crisis (family, personal, legal, medical) that impacts your ability to continue in classes