Academic Reentry to the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

Academic Reentry Plans

When you're ready to return to UC Merced into a School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts major, your first step is to set up an academic reentry plan with one of our academic advisors. Your advisor can review your unique situation and increase the likelihood that your petition will be approved.

Submit your request for your academic reentry plan through ssha.advising@ucmerced.edu and include the following:

• Full Name
• UCM ID #
• Email (does not have to be UCM email)
• Prospective Major
• Institution(s) attended while absent from UC Merced
• Screen shots/scanned copies of unofficial transcripts and current coursework

For specific information on the academic reentry application process and deadlines, please visit https://registrar.ucmerced.edu/policies/academicreentry.

Minimum Requirements for Academic Reentry

If you left the university in poor standing, you need to meet the following conditions to be considered for reentry into SSHA during your absence:

1) Complete at least 24 semester units (36 quarter units) of UC-transferable coursework at an accredited institution of higher education (i.e. community college). These units should be completed in two semesters (or three quarters) of full-time enrollment. Failure to enroll full-time must be justified in the petition for reinstatement.

2) Maintain enrollment in a solid academic program consisting of UC-transferable courses related to their major or general education requirements similar to course loads undertaken at UC Merced.

3) Earn a cumulative transfer GPA of at least 2.7.

4) Complete at least 16 of the 24 semester-equivalent units in courses that are directly related to the major, with no grade less than a "C-" for those units. All courses must be taken for a letter grade.

Generally, students will not be allowed into a major until they have completed at minimum the equivalent of WRI 010, introductory major coursework and the mathematics course (or prerequisite) required for the major as outlined below.