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PHOTOS: Students are encouraged to explore the many majors, minors and
academic emphases offered at UC Merced to find the path that is right for them.
If you have chosen to enter UC Merced as an undeclared ma-
jor, you are in good company. The undeclared major is the most
popular choice among incoming students. It allows you to
experience the breadth of our courses until you find the area
that ignites the spark of interest and inspiration inside you.
At UC Merced we welcome undeclared students and are ready
to help you explore the array of opportunities. Your interaction
with faculty and peers will broaden your horizons and offer
Undeclared Majors
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
JAMARIO JACKSON
YEAR: Junior
MAJOR: Political Science
HOMETOWN: Concord, Calif.
ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS: Jamario is a member of the Black Student Union and serves on the Student Advisory Board to the vice chancellor
for Administration. He benefited from the Calvin E. Bright Success Center’s Fiat Lux Scholars Program, which provides academic
and personal support to low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students, and now serves as a Success Mentor helping
other students.
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Jamario plans to work in the public policy sector while attending graduate school either in California or
Washington, D.C.
QUOTE: “Studying at UC Merced teaches me perseverance. Each year, as I overcome challenges I enhance my skill set and become
increasingly prepared to go into the workforce and thrive.”
Our Students
insight to new possibilities. The CORE Course is UC Merced’s
unique way to introduce you to the method each discipline uses
approach problems and devise tools to grapple with them. Faculty
from all three schools—Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Social
Sciences, Humanities and Arts—challenge freshmen to think
about ways that academic disciplines connect or debate with one
another. Professionals at the Calvin Bright Success Center and our
Career Services Office are ready to provide workshops, programs
and advising and to help you find your path.