The University of California has a strong commitment to California transfer students. Nearly one-third of all undergraduates at the University of California are transfer students and UC President Janet Napolitano has made a strong commitment to increase access for transfer students within the UC.
The UC Merced Transfer Initiative Program’s mission is to increase the number of eligible transfer ready students in the Central California region through early transfer advising, intervention and increase of access and awareness of transfer resources and tools.
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S.T.A.R.S. Program
The Summer Transfer Academy and Resources for Success (STARS) is a four-day/three-night program at the UC Merced campus, to help community college-bound high school students successfully navigate the community college system in order to transfer to a four-year university.
Benefits:
- Living in on-campus residence halls.
- Eating at the on-campus Dining Center.
- Visit to Yosemite National Park.
- Attending a UC Merced class.
- Interacting with other UC Merced transfer students.
- Workshops that will provide valuable tools and information.
- Free English course taught by Merced College Puente instructor.
Submit STARS applications
Sample agenda for the STARS program.
Summer Up Program
The Summer Up Program is a unique, six-week program that gives students who placed into the Math C course at Merced College exposure to online and in-person instruction by Merced College math faculty members and UC Merced teaching assistants.
Benefits:
- By successfully passing the Summer Up course, students will satisfy Merced College's Math C prerequisite for transferable math. This will enable students to enroll in a college-level transferable math course for the fall semester.
- Students will also be given the opportunity to tour a UC campus and gain knowledge about transferring, financial aid, and other community college resources.
- Free six-week course taught by Merced College math faculty members, and supplemented by a dedicated staff and teaching assistants.
- Program taught at UC Merced.
- Free daily parking.
- Lunch is provided daily.
Transfer Academy
The Transfer Academy Prograrm is a three-day/two-night program at UC Merced for students enrolled at community colleges within the Central Valley who are planning to transfer to a UC campus.
Benefits:
- Understand UC caliber research by seeing our labs and hearing from faculty and students.
- Meet with Admissions Evaluators and receive feedback on your Admissions Eligibility
- Live in on-campus residence halls.
- Talk to transfer students who've made it and get their tips on how to do it yourself too!
- Submit Transfer Academy Application