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Timeline
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SPRING APPLICANT
OCTOBER
J ANUARY
Submit your Transfer Admission Guarantee
(TAG) application between May 1 and 31.
admissions.ucmerced.edu/tagSubmit your admission application online starting July 1.
The priority deadline is 11:59 p.m. PDT July 31.
universityofcalifornia.edu/applyLog in to your application to complete your Transfer
Academic Update by the priority deadline of Sept. 15.
universityofcalifornia.edu/afterapplyApply for housing.
housing.ucmerced.eduStarting Oct. 1, submit your 2018-19 FAFSA or 2018-19
California Dream Act application (if applicable).
Make sure final transcripts and test scores are
received in the Office of Admissions by Jan. 6.
Receive your preliminary financial aid
award letter in October.
Starting Oct. 1, submit your 2017-18 Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or 2017-18 California
Dream Act application (if applicable). Be sure to include
UC Merced on your FAFSA; the school code is 041271.
fafsa.ed.gov
or
dream.csac.ca.gov
Check for open majors before filling out your
University of California admission application.
admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/check-majors
Watch for an email confirming that your
application was submitted successfully.
Visit campus, take a tour and
experience a day at UC Merced.
tours.ucmerced.eduSubmit your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) by
the Nov. 1 priority deadline to commit to UC Merced.
my.ucmerced.edu*These deadlines are not applicable to all transfer students.
Check your
my.ucmerced.edustudent portal for information
about your specific situation.
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