Admissions
The SIR deadline
What is April 15?
The system we use to track emails and cases for current students.
What is Salesforce?
The email used to send and receive current student forms.
What is gradservices@ucmerced.edu?
The general SOE email address.
What is soe-grstaff@ucmerced.edu?
The system(s) where we upload official transcripts
What is Slate and OnBase?
The domestic admissions application fee
What is $135?
The name of the form to change committee members.
What is Request for Reconstitution of Committee Membership?
Our Graduate Division phone number
What is 209-228-4723?
The year UC Merced was founded.
What is 2005?
The minimum GPA requirement for admissions.
This document proves a student completed their degree and is required for final admission.
What is an official transcript (and/or degree certificate)?
The three required degree clearing documents for PhD students.
What is a certificate of completion, signature page, and PhD Final Report?
The Graduate Division email for event-related questions.
What is gradresources?
The department we direct visa-related questions
What is the Office of International Affairs?
What are the English-speaking test we accept for international applicants?
What is Duolingo, IELTS, and TOEFL?
Our ETS code to send official GRE / TOEFL scores
What is 4129?
The deadline to submit all degree clearing documents for Spring 2026
What is May 8th, 2026?
Two people on the Graduate Funding Team.
Who is Choua and John?
The four graduate programs in School of Natural Sciences
What is Applied Math, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Physics, and QSB?
The weekly # of hours a student employee can work while working two on-campus jobs.
What is 18 hours?
The graduate program that did not recruit students this year.
What is Master of Management (M.M.)?
The form graduate students use to waive a course.
What is a General Petition?
The person responsible for scheduling the Graduate Dean's appointments
Who is Ashley Eagleson (executive assistant)?
Our largest graduate program.
What is QSB?
This law protects student educational records and privacy.
What is FERPA?