Required Documents Checklist
If your required checklist items have been sent to the Admissions Office, you can see the received dates in "MyChecklist" on your UC Merced student portal. Please allow time for transcripts and test scores to be received and processed. The Admissions Office will update your checklist within 2 business days of receipt. If your items are not showing as received, you may contact the Office of Admissions at (209) 228-4254.
On this page:
- Official Records Deadline
- Official ACT plus Writing Assessment, SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Test Scores
- Official TOEFL and IELTS Exam Scores
- Academic Records
Official Records Deadline
Fall Applicants
All official records must be received no later than July 1st.
For example, official records for an application submitted for entry in the Fall 2016 term must arrive in the Office of Admissions no later than July 1, 2016.
Spring applicants
All official records must be received no later than Jan. 6.
For example, official records for an application submitted for entry in the Spring 2016 term must arrive in the Office of Admissions no later than January 6, 2016.
Remember to access your UC Merced Portal to view your checklist: my.ucmerced.edu
Official ACT plus Writing Assessment, SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Test Scores
Required official exam scores for ACT plus Writing Assessment or SAT Reasoning Test must be sent directly to the Admissions Office from the testing agencies. Additionally, if you took SAT Subject Tests to show your mastery of academic subject areas, these scores must be sent by the College Board. Final official scores must be received by the posted deadline. When requirements are fulfilled, you will see a received date posted on your portal checklist page.
To request your ACT scores, visit the following link http://www.actstudent.org/scores/send and request to have your scores sent to the University of California, Merced (school code 0450).
To request to have your SAT Reasoning and SAT subject Test scores sent, visit the following link http://sat.collegeboard.com/scores/send-sat-scores and request to have your scores sent to the University of California, Merced (school code 4129).
TIP: Applicants are advised not to use Score Choice when sending their scores to the University of California. Exercising the score choice option may prevent UC Merced from receiving all of your official scores.
Official TOEFL and IELTS Exam Scores
Required TOEFL or IELTS Examination scores must be sent directly to the Admissions Office from the sending institutions. The scores must be received by the applicable deadline. When requirements are fulfilled, you will see a received date posted on your portal page.
To request TOEFL exam scores, visit the following link: www.ets.org/toefl and to request IELTS exam scores, visit the following link: www.ielts.org. Request to have scores sent to the University of California, Merced at:
Office of Admissions
University of California, Merced
5200 N. Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343-5603
Academic Records
Academic Records: Copy Request
During our evaluation of your application, we may need to review a copy of your academic records and an official translation of any documents not in English. Please be prepared to send these items if requested.
Submission of Official Academic Records
If you are admitted to UC Merced, you will be required to verify the academic information you listed on your application with your official academic records. We will require you to submit academic records from all institutions attended, beginning with the ninth grade. Please check our country listing of secondary school credentials/diplomas.
An academic record is considered official when it is mailed to our campus in a sealed envelope by the issuing institution or examination authority. Opened original records are generally not considered official. Records sealed or attested by notaries or other organizations other than the issuing institution are not considered official.
Academic records must include all subjects and final course or examination marks (if applicable). Secondary school records must show graduation at a level acceptable for university entrance. College and university records must also include numbers of hours per week devoted to lecture and laboratory.
Secondary School Credentials/Diplomas
Applicants who take external examinations in secondary school, (such as GCE Advanced Level, HKCEE, GCSE, ICSE, ISC, AISSC or Matriculation Examinations), should list the mark earned in the examination on the application rather than the mark assigned by the teacher at the end of the course.
Secondary Credentials/Diploma
| Country | Credential/Diploma |
|
British School Systems |
GCE A-Level Exams |
|
China, (People’s Republic of) |
Senior High School Graduation/Certificate |
|
Congo |
Baccalauréat |
|
Ethiopia |
Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate or Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Exam (EHEEE) |
|
France |
Baccalauréat |
|
Ghana |
Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) |
|
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Advanced Level Exams (HKALE) |
|
India |
All India Senior School Certificate |
|
Japan |
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
|
Kenya |
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) |
|
Korea |
Senior High School Diploma (Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo) |
|
Malaysia |
Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran/Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) |
|
Mexico |
Certificado de Bachillerato |
|
Nigeria |
Senior School Certificate (SSC) from WAEC |
|
Pakistan |
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC),Intermediate Certificate |
|
Peru |
Certificado de Educación Secondaria |
|
Philippines |
High School Diploma |
|
Saudi Arabia |
General Secondary Education Certificate |
|
Singapore |
GCE A-Level Exams |
|
South Africa |
Senior Certificate with Matriculation Endorsement / Exemption |
|
Taiwan (Republic of China) |
Senior High School Diploma |
|
United Arab Emirates |
Secondary School Leaving Certificate |