FALL 2026 NEWLY ADMITTED STUDENTS
Are you a newly admitted 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. 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.
June 2026
Virtual walk-in advising hours:
Monday-Thursday
10:00 am - 11:00 am
2:00 - 4:00pm
(check back for link & details on June 1!)
*Exception: Monday, June 8, will have walk-in hours from 10:00 am - 11:00 am and 3:00 - 4:00 pm only
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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Academic advisor for 2026-27 first years (TBA) |
Milton Carcamo, M.A. Academic Advisor |
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Academic advisor for 2026-27 first years (TBA)
Non-transfer second and third year continuing undeclared with last name A-Z |
Maria Ceja, M.S. Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Peer Advising |
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Academic advisor for 2026-27 first years (TBA)
Lower division undeclared transfers with last name A-Z Fall 2025 Prime Plus with last name A-Z |
Erendira "Dida" Estrada, M.S.P.H. Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Undeclared Transfer Student Support |
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Academic advisor for 2026-27 first years (TBA)
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Nora Garcia, M.S. Academic Advisor |
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Academic advisor for 2026-27 first years (TBA)
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Anil Gnanamuthu, MBA Academic Advisor |
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Academic advisor for 2026-27 first years (TBA)
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L. Maichi Lor, M.S. Academic Advisor |
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Academic advisor for 2026-27 first years (TBA)
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Maria Meza, M.S. Academic Advisor |
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Academic advisor for 2026-27 first years (TBA)
All University Honors Program students with last name A-Z |
Mark Stewart, M.A., M.S. Academic Advisor and University Honors Program Advising Coordinator |
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Academic advisor for 2026-27 first years (TBA)
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Xiong Vang, M.S. Senior Academic Advisor and Multimedia Coordinator |
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SPRING 2026 BAC PEER ADVISOR DROP-IN HOURS
BAC peer advisors are experienced, successful students who provide additional support to our current BAC students.
In addition to meeting with your assigned BAC academic advisor, we encourage you to drop in to meet with our peer advisors.
NOTE: meeting with a BAC peer advisor will NOT satisfy the required meeting each semester with your BAC academic advisor and will NOT clear any academic advising holds on your record.
Reasons to meet with a BAC peer advisor:
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BAC peer advisor SPRING 2026 drop-in hours will start in early February.
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