FALL 2024 FIRST YEAR ADMITS
Monday, June 3 - Thursday, August 22: all Fall 2024 first years have a temporary BAC summer academic advisor. This is your contact for academic questions throughout the summer.
- For more information, read the message sent to your UC Merced email on Friday, May 31, 2024.
- To locate your UC Merced email, log on to connect.ucmerced.edu and click on the email icon.
- Virtual academic advising walk-in hours (on Zoom) begin June 3, 2024 with Fall 2024 first year admits.
- BAC academic advisors will also be presenting sessions at every New Student Orientation in Summer 2024.
Friday, August 23: you will receive a message on your UC Merced email from your 2024-25 BAC academic advisor with information about scheduling appointments during the academic year.
- Academic advising appointments (in person) will be available in September 2024 after you arrive on campus for Fall 2024 semester.
WHO IS MY TEMPORARY BAC ACADEMIC ADVISOR IN SUMMER 2024 FROM JUNE 3 - AUGUST 22?
Fall 2024 first years at UC Merced:
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Last name E, G, J, L |
Maria Ceja, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Maria |
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Last name A, D, K, N, Q, R, U |
Erendira "Dida" Estrada, M.S.P.H. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Dida |
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Last name H, O, S, V, Y |
Nora Garcia, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Nora |
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Last name M, P, W, X, Z |
L. Maichi Lor, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Maichi |
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Last name B, C, F, I, T |
Xiong Vang, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Xiong |
Continuing undeclared and lower division undeclared transfers:
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Non-transfer second and third year continuing undeclared A-Z |
Maria Ceja, M.S. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Maria | |
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Lower division undeclared transfers A-Z |
Erendira "Dida" Estrada, M.S.P.H. | Walk-in hours | Schedule an appointment with Dida |
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
