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FALL 2025 FIRST YEAR ADMITS

Friday, August 22, 2025:  see the message sent to your UC Merced email from your BAC academic advisor.  That message includes information about:

  • In-person extended walk-in hours available for Fall 2025 first year students from Mon. Aug. 25 through Fri. Sept. 5, 2025.

 

 

WHO IS MY BAC ACADEMIC ADVISOR IN FALL 2025?

 

Academic advisor for Fall 2025 first years last name

D, M, Q, Z

 Milton Carcamo, M.A. Walk-in hours Schedule an appointment with Milton

Academic advisor for Fall 2025 first years last name

V

 Maria Ceja, M.S. Walk-in hours Schedule an appointment with Maria C.

Academic advisor for Fall 2025 first years last name

C, Y

  and

Fall 2025 Prime Plus A-Z

 Erendira "Dida" Estrada, M.S.P.H. Walk-in hours Schedule an appointment with Dida

Academic advisor for Fall 2025 first years last name

N, S, T, U, W

 Nora Garcia, M.S. Walk-in hours Schedule an appointment with Nora

Academic advisor for Fall 2025 first years last name

A, F, R

 L. Maichi Lor, M.S. Walk-in hours

Schedule an appointment with Maichi

Academic advisor for Fall 2025 first years last name

B, I, K, L, O

 Maria Meza, M.S. Walk-in hours Schedule an appointment with Maria M.

Academic advisor for Fall 2025 first years last name

E, G

and

Fall 2025 University Honors Program first years last name

A-Z

 Mark Stewart, M.A., M.S. Walk-in hours Schedule an appointment with Mark

Academic advisor for Fall 2025 first years last name

H, J, P, X

 Xiong Vang, M.S. Walk-in hours Schedule an appointment with Xiong

 

Continuing undeclared and lower division undeclared transfers:

Non-transfer second and third year continuing undeclared

A-Z

 Maria Ceja, M.S. Walk-in hours Schedule an appointment with Maria

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.
  • 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