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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

“A-G” Coursework To satisfy the “a-g” subject requirements, you must complete the 15 year-long high school courses listed below. You should complete 11 of the 15 “a-g” courses by the end of the summer following junior year.

UNIVERSITY TYPE Research university, the newest campus of the world-renowned UC system, nestled in the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley

ACADEMIC YEAR Semester

APPLY TOUCMERCED

The priority filing period for the fall semester is Nov. 1 through 30. To apply, complete and submit an online application. UC Merced advisors are available to help with the process. Detailed admission requirements, as well as a link to the online application are available at admissions.ucmerced.edu.

The courses you take to fulfill the Subject Requirement must be certified by the university as meeting the requirement and must be included on your school’s

DEGREES OFFERED Baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees

EXPECTED FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 6,200 2012-13 Enrolled Undergraduate Class Profile

UC-certified course list via www.ucop.edu/doorways.

a | History/Social Science – 2 Years Required b | English – 4 Years Required c | Mathematics – 3 Years Required, 4 Years Recommended

FALL 2012 ENTERING CLASS 1,495 freshmen, 130 transfer students

TOTAL FALL 2012 ENROLLMENT 5431 undergraduate, 329 graduate

d | Laboratory Science – 2 Years Required, 3 Years Recommended e | Language other than English – 2 Years Required, 3 Years Recommended

FALL 2012 MALE/FEMALE RATIO 50% Male/50% Female

f | Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) – 1 Year Required g | College-Preparatory Electives – 1 Year Required

ETHNIC COMPOSITION 7% African American 28% Asian/Pacific Islander 40% Hispanic < 1 % Native American

17% White 3.9% Two or more races 2% International 2% Unknown

Examination Requirements ❙ Submit scores from the ACT Assessment plus Writing or the SAT Reasoning Test ❙ The SAT Subject Tests are no longer required for admission. You are welcome to submit scores if you would like to: – Use Subject Tests to satisfy “a-g” subject requirements. – Show your mastery of a particular subject or set of subjects.

Financial Aid Of the UC Merced students who applied for financial aid in 2012-13: ❙ 94% received some form of financial assistance ❙ 92% were eligible for at least one form of need-based aid ❙ 86% received gift aid (grants/scholarships) and they received an average of $16,552 Fall 2013 Admitted Student Profile FRESHMEN Average GPA: 3.597 | Average SAT Score: 1633 Average ACT Composite Score: 24 TRANSFER Average GPA: 3.17

Students applying for admission to the fall term should take these tests no later than December of their senior year.

For more information regarding examination or “a-g” requirements: universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements

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