UC Merced students are allowed to take summer classes, and only summer classes, at other schools.
However, it is your responsibility to find more information about your campus of choice and their summer registration. Your BAC academic advisor can support in helping you understand course equivalency and review other general academic policies.
Summer courses at other schools must not overlap –even by one day—with spring or fall semester at UC Merced. Any course that overlaps UC Merced academic semester will not be accepted as transfer credit. For more information read the Concurrent Credit from Another Institution policy.
- Make sure to check the academic calendar for exact semester dates at UC Merced
Summer 2026 courses at another school will need to:
Start Saturday, May 16, 2026 or later AND
End by Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Transcripts from Other School
Once you complete your summer course outside of UC Merced, you must send your final official transcript to UC Merced immediately to receive credit(s).
Summer transcripts can be sent to the following address and should be sent to UC Merced no later than August 15th.
Office of Admissions
UC Merced
5200 Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343-5603
Resources:
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California Virtual Campus – Search for online summer classes at California community colleges (CCC) |
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Assist.org – Official site to see how CCC classes transfer |
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Transfer Evaluation System (TES) – website to see if classes at a 4-year campus is transferable |
Courses not on Assist.org or TES
If the course you took outside of UC Merced does not appear to be a UC Merced course equivalent on Assist or TES and you believe the course is similar to a UC Merced course, you may consider submitting a Course Approval Form.
You will need to submit the form based on the course subject.
***Important Note: Keep a copy of the course syllabus as you will need to submit it for review***
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School of Engineering (SOE) Course Approval (ENGR, BIOE, CSE, ME, etc.) May take a minimum of four (4) weeks after submission for SOE faculty to review |
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School of Natural Sciences (SNS) Course Approval (MATH, BIO, CHEM, ESS, PHYS, etc.) Forms submitted by March 15th will receive a decision from SNS faculty in mid-April Forms submitted Marth 16th or later will be reviewed by SNS faculty during July |
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School of Social Science, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) Course Approval (ANTH, ECON, HIST, MBE, POLI, PSY, PUBH, SOC, etc.) May take a minimum of twelve (12) weeks after submission for SSHA faculty to review |
