Admissions

What sets UC Merced apart?

• Valuable one-on-one attention.
• The prestige of a UC education with a classroom environment that fosters individual success
• World-renowned faculty and scholars who make themselves accessible to you.
• Extraordinary research opportunities offered early in your academic career. Delve into a topic that interests you at UC Merced and approach your professors who work in that area. 
• Support in exploring your different major choices. whether you go to UC Merced as a declared or undeclared major, they will help you select the program that is right for you.

Undergraduate Majors & Minors:

*Majors

-Anthropology, B.A.
-Applied Mathematical Sciences, B.S.
-Bio-engineering, B.S.
-Biological Sciences, B.S.
-Chemical Sciences, B.S.
-Cognitive Science, B.S.
-Computer Science and Engineering, B.S.
-Earth Systems Science, B.S.
-Economics, B.A.
-Environmental Engineering, B.S.
-History, B.A.
-Literatures and Cultures, B.A.
-Management, B.S.
-Materials Sciences and Engineering, B.S.
-Mechanical Engineering, B.S.
-Physics, B.S.
-Political Science, B.A.
-Psychology, B.A.
-Sociology, B.A.

*Minors

-American Studies

-Anthropology

-Applied Mathematical Sciences

-Arts

-Chemical Sciences

-Chicano/a Studies

-Cognitive Studies

-Economics

-Environmental Sciences & Sustainability 

-History

-Literatures and Cultures

-Management

-Natural Sciences Education

-Philosophy

-Physics

-Political Science

-Psychology

-Public Health

-Services Science

-Sociology

-Spanish

-Writing

Graduate Studies:

-Applied Mathematics
-Biological Engineering and Small-Scale Technologies
-Cognitive Information Sciences
-Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
-Environmental Systems
-Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
-Physics and Chemistry
-Psychological Sciences
-Quantitative and Systems Biology
-Social and Cognitive Sciences
-World Cultures

Freshmen Admission Requirements:

*A-G High School Courses with grades of C or better

-English 4 yrs.

-Math 3 yrs. (4 yrs. recommended)

-Science 2 yrs. (3 yrs. recommended)

-Language 2 yrs. (3 yrs. recommended)

-Performing Arts 1 yr.

- Electives 1 yr. 

*ACT or SAT plus writing 

Schools at UC Merced:

• School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
• School of Engineering
• School of Natural Sciences 

*Future Schools

• School of Medicine
• School of Law

School of Engineering

School Codes:

*For ACT- 0450

*For College Board (SAT, SAT Subject, AP)- 4129