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Fall 2024 End of Term Information

This page includes an anticipated schedule of academic events for the Fall 2024 semester and information for self-service resources.  

Note* This page is subject to updates. 

Please email us at registrar@ucmerced.edu or call us at 209.228.7178 if you have any questions. Note that responses to emails and voicemails may be delayed during the high-volume end-of-the-term period and throughout the campus winter closure.

Information for Instructors      Information for Students

Important Dates

Monday, December 23- Final grades due by noon.

Tuesday, December 24 through Wednesday, January 1 - Campus Winter Closure - *Transcript and Verification pick-up service impacted

Friday, December 27 - Fall 2024 term GPA, updated cumulative GPA, and Academic Standing available.

Friday, December 27- Notifications to students in poor standing sent.

Thursday, January 2- Fall 2024 degree conferral begins.

Wednesday, January 8 - Subject to Dismissal Academic Standing Appeal Deadline

Instructors

Grade Changes - Make changes to submitted grades in CatCourses up to the deadline of Monday, December 23 at noon. After the grade submission deadline, use the grade change e-form. Your student will receive an e-mail confirmation once the change is processed. 

Students

GPAs and Academic Standing - Your initial GPA will be available for review after the Office of the Registrar releases submitted grades to transcripts. Keep in mind that final GPAs and academic standings may not be available until a later date. Listed below are processes that impact final GPAs.
 
Course Repeats - Course repetition exclusions will be applied to academic records before academic standing is calculated. More information about course repetition is available in the University Catalog.  
 
Grade Changes - Contact your course instructor if the grade on your unofficial transcript for the term is incorrect. You will receive an e-mail confirmation if a grade change is applied to your student record.
 
Grade not reported - If a final grade was not reported for a course, the student record will show an NR (not reported) notation or be blank. NR notations do not influence the GPA. 
 
Academic standing - Students who are subject to academic dismissal or placed on academic probation will be sent an e-mail notification on Friday, December 27. Please review the e-mail notification carefully and review the information below to ensure that you do not miss this important message. Students who are required to submit an appeal must do so by 1 PM on Wednesday, January 8.
 

Notification E-mails - Outlook's Focused Inbox and Clutter features may keep important academic standing messages from arriving in your UC Merced Inbox folder. Use the information below to search for this notification. 

E-mail Subject Lines: Search ALL FOLDERS for the subject lines below.

"Academic Standing: Academic Probation"   
"Academic Standing: Academic Dismissal"
"Academic Standing: Subject to Academic Dismissal" 

From: E-mail senders vary by Academic School. Search ALL FOLDERS for e-mails from the following e-mail addresses based on your major.

Undeclared students: bac@ucmerced.edu
SSHA students: ssha.advising@ucmerced.edu
SOE students: lzubke@ucmerced.edu 
SNS students: nsstudentservices@ucmerced.edu 

Transcripts and Verifications 

Official Transcripts -  Orders with the processing option of "hold for grades" will begin to be processed on Thursday, January 2. You may opt-in to transcript status messages during the order process or you may check your status on this site - have your order number and the e-mail address you used for the order ready. See the degree conferral section below for the timeline related to "hold for degree" orders.

Unofficial Transcripts - Your unofficial transcript will remain available for your review 24/7 through My Student Record. Keep in mind the multiple end-of-term processes that may have an influence on your GPA or academic standing. 

Verifications - To confirm your registration for spring 2025 we encourage you to use the web option available through your portal (Select 'My Student Record;' and 'Access National Student Clearinghouse for Enrollment Verifications.) or use your unofficial transcript. 

Fall 2024 Degree Conferral

Degree conferral for fall 2024 candidates will begin in January after the winter campus closure and completion of the final GPA calculation. More information about the degree conferral and diploma timeline is available here: registrar.ucmerced.edu/policies/graduation

Transcript orders with "hold for degree" selected as the processing option will be produced within 1-2 business days of degree conferral.