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LIVING ON CAMPUS

Two-year residency requirement for first year students

UC Merced requires ALL incoming first year undergraduate students to live on campus for two academic years, unless they qualify for a residency exemption waiver. For a complete list of residency exemptions, visit housing.ucmerced.edu/housing-requirement .

A Living Learning Community

The mission of Housing and Residence Life at UC Merced is to provide clean, safe, student-centered residential communities. We cultivate our living learning experience to support academic accomplishment, diversity and respect for human dignity and student success. Living on campus offers more than just a place to eat and sleep. In fact, a significant amount of experiential learning occurs in the residence halls. Students living on campus will be presented with opportunities to further develop valuable skills as they transition to the University and prepare for life thereafter. By living on campus as a first year student, you will transition more smoothly from high school to college and reside in living learning communities that will allow you to develop social connections with your peers and interact with faculty outside of the classroom. In your second year, you will have the opportunity to participate in structured programs focused on academic success, career exploration, community engagement and life skill development. Our themed Living Learning Communities offer an enhanced living experience that integrates an academic field of study and living with similar-minded student scholars. » » Afro Hall » » Fiat Lux Scholars » » Natural Sciences Learning Communities » » Leadership and Service Learning Community » » Social Justice Learning Community » » Gender Inclusive Housing - Inclusive communities for students of varying gender identities.

Housing Amenities

» » Barbecue grills » » Bicycle storage » » Computer labs » » Dance and music room » » Game rooms

» » Internet access » » Laundry rooms » » Streaming movies » » Study rooms

Recreational Amenities

» » Joseph Edward Gallo Recreation and Wellness Center » » Outdoor tennis court » » Two new outdoor recreation fields » » By Fall 2020: Outdoor swimming pool

Glacier Point and Granite Pass

Our newest residence halls, Glacier Point and Granite Pass, opened in Fall 2018. Both are four stories tall and edge Little Lake with a pedestrian boardwalk. Housing wings are connected by a centralized hub that contains lounges, game rooms and multipurpose rooms. On the ground floor are classrooms and meeting spaces for campus clubs and organizations.

The Summits Cathedral Hall, Tenaya Hall and Half Dome

The Summits is designed as a traditional corridor-style residence hall experience with five bedrooms sharing a common bathroom. Half Dome is home to new and continuing students, while Cathedral and Tenaya Halls are exclusively for first year residents. The Summits provides many amenities such as the Resident Learning Center, a computer lab and printer, a gaming center, vending machines, dance and music rooms, a kitchen and outdoor barbecue, and more.

Sierra Terraces Tuolumne and Mariposa

In the Sierra Terraces, two-story residence halls offer community living with three students per bedroom. A private bathroom is shared between every two bedrooms. Both halls have common lounges, computers and a kitchen to make snacks.

Valley Terraces

In the Valley Terraces, nine halls of apartment-style suites accommodate continuing students with two or three double-occupancy bedrooms, a shared living room and private bathroom.

Residence hall virtual tours and floor plans: housing.ucmerced.edu

RESIDENCE HALLS

APPLY FOR HOUSING

Costs

What’s included in a housing contract?

» » Furnished room (extra-long twin bed, desk, chair, drawer and closet space) » » High-speed Internet

» » TV streaming service » » All utilities except telephone » » Programs and activities

UC Merced is proud to guarantee housing to all incoming first year and transfer students who meet the necessary application and contracting deadlines stated on housing.ucmerced.edu .

View the most up-to-date housing costs: housing.ucmerced.edu

Steps to apply for housing:

Submit your SIR and payment by May 1 for first year students and June 1 for transfer students.

Meal Plans

A meal plan is mandatory, because residence halls do not have kitchen facilities that allow all students to cook meals on a regular basis. What meal plans are provided? Students can select an “All You Care to Eat” meal plan that meets their weekly dietary needs. To learn more about the UC Merced dining plans and select the one that’s right for you, read the residential dining guide at housing.ucmerced.edu for information about costs, and how and where the dining plan works. UC Merced Dining Services provides several options for students who choose to eat a vegetarian, vegan or gluten-sensitive diet, and strives to ensure that students with special dietary needs are able to dine safely in our facilities. If you have any challenges navigating our menu offerings, or need additional support, you can email executive chef Mitch Vanagten at mvanagten@ucmerced.edu to schedule a dining consultation.

Wait 24 hours.

Visit housing.ucmerced.edu and submit your housing preference form application.

View dining options and costs: housing.ucmerced.edu

Ways to get around Merced

PARKING First year students are not eligible to purchase on-campus parking permits; however, those who meet specific criteria can file a petition.

Campus Safety

Ensuring your safety and security and that of our community is the UC Merced Police Department’s top priority; that is why each officer, public safety dispatcher and Community Service Officer (CSO) is highly trained and focused on customer service to meet your needs. They also are some of the friendliest people you will meet on campus and are here to serve you 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Some ways we keep you safe: » » Emergency Blue Lights are direct lines to dispatch located around campus. In an emergency, anyone can use the blue lights to talk directly to dispatch in order to get assistance quickly or request a safety escort.

» » Online bike and electronics registration increases the chance that they will be recovered if stolen.

» » Emergency messages are sent to your cell phone and/or email address using UCM Alert, UC Merced’s emergency notification system.

What to Bring

What’s included: » » 1 twin 5-position adjustable bed with extra-long twin mattress (80”x30”) » » 1 desk » » 1 desk chair » » 1 lockable drawer (bring your own lock) » » Under-bed drawers » » Closet space (no door) » » 1 TV cable jack (cord not included) » » 1 telephone jack » » High-speed Ethernet jack for each resident » » Wireless internet

What to bring: » » Extra-long twin bedding » » Bathroom supplies and toiletries » » Emergency supplies » » Laundry supplies » » Micro-fridge or refrigerator (not to exceed 4.2 cubic feet) » » Microwave (900 watt) » » Padlocks

» » Power supplies » » Prescribed medications » » Study/desk lamp » » TV and Internet cables » » U-Lock (for bicycles)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Important Fall Housing Dates: Housing application opens

March 11: June 1:

First year housing application deadline First year on-campus housing exemption request due Deadline to cancel housing contract without a fee Transfer housing application deadline Online check-in available; complete move-in forms online and change move-in times Preliminary room assignments sent; first bills available Official room assignments and move-in details available Move-in days for academic year; times will be assigned

June 5: July 1:

July 15: Aug. 10: Aug. 22-24:

Leo and Dottie Kolligian Library

Campus Store

Classroom Office Building 2

Tennis Courts

The Pavilion

ACADEMIC WALK

Glacier Point

Students First Center

RANCHERS ROAD

Pedestrian Path

Library Lot 1

4

Granite Pass

Kelley Grove

Library Lot 2

Fairfield Canal

Joseph E. Gallo Recreation and

Little Lake

Wellness Center

Wallace-Dutra Class of 2009 Amphitheater

SCHOLARS LANE

Student Activities and Athletics Center

MUIRPASS

Tuolumne

Yabloko -Wallace Dining Center

3

Yablokoff-Wallace Dining Center

Peterson Point

Terrace Center

Mariposa

Terrace Lot

Merced

Calaveras

BOBCATLANE

2

Kings

Kern

Calaveras Lot

San Joaquin

Fresno

LEGEND

Visitors Center Campus Buildings Student Housing Commuter Buses Only Parking Parking Permit Dispenser

Tulare

Madera

Stanislaus

MAMMOTHLAKESROAD

Tenaya

Half Dome

Bellevue Parking Lot

1

SCHOLARS LANE

RANCHERSROAD

Bobcat Field

Water Pump House

Cathedral

The Summits Sierra Terraces Valley Terraces Granite Pass and Glacier Point

1

EMIGRANTPASS

2

3

Early Childhood Education Center

TemporaryPedestrianPath

4

Scholars Parking Lot

LAKE ROAD

BELLEVUE ROAD

Housing and Residence Life Office housing.ucmerced.edu housing@ucmerced.edu 209-228-4663 (CAT-HOME)

On-Campus Housing FAQ housing.ucmerced.edu/frequently-asked-questions

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