Priority Registration Dates

Registration Group Dates

  1. According to their group codes, students may register using WebAdvisor through the MC Portal (https://mc4me.mccd.edu) or process their Schedule Request Form in person at the Merced Campus Admissions and Records Office in the Lesher Student Services Center, or at the Los Banos Campus Student Services Office.
  2. If Prerequisite courses are not met a counselor's approval is required prior to registration
  3. If a hold is on your record due to academic probation or past due fees you must see a counselor and/or pay the outstanding fees prior to registration.
  4. The Dean of Student Services must approve 20 units or more for the regular 18 week session or 9 units or more for the summer session.

Summer/Fall 2017 Priority Group Dates

Changes to the priority registration criteria meet SB1456 Student Success Act of 2012

Group # Date Registration Begins Group Description
Group 1

Wednesday
April 12, 2017

Students who are qualifying Foster Youth or former Foster Youth¹, or Homeless Youth¹¹ at Merced College

OR

Students who are qualifying Veterans, receiving services from EOPS, DSPS, or CalWORKS and who:

  • have completed orientation, assessment, and developed a student education plan (abbreviated education plan if less than 15 units completed and comprehensive education plan if 15 units or more completed) at Merced College
  • have completed less than 100 degree applicable units at Merced College
  • do not have 2 or more continuous semesters of probation at Merced College immediately prior to semester enrolling
Group 2 Monday
April 17, 2017
 Athletes, International Students, students with a 3.5 GPA or better and all continuing students who have completed or are in-progress of completing 30-75 units at Merced College prior to semester enrolling and who:
  • have completed orientation, assessment, and developed a student comprehensive education plan at Merced College
  • have completed less than 100 degree applicable units at Merced College
  • do not have 2 or more continuous semesters of probation at Merced College immediately prior to semester enrolling
Group 3 Monday
April 24, 2017 		New students, including graduating high school seniors, who:
  • have completed orientation, assessment and developed a student education plan (abbreviated education plan if less than 15 units completed and comprehensive education plan if 15 units or more completed) at Merced College
Group 4 Monday
May 1, 2017 		Returning students and all other continuing students at Merced College prior to semester enrolling and who:
  • have completed orientation, assessment, and developed a student education plan (abbreviated education plan if less than 15 units completed and comprehensive education plan if 15 units or more completed) at Merced College
  • have completed less than 100 degree applicable units at Merced College
  • do not have 2 or more continuous semesters of probation at Merced College immediately prior to semester enrolling
Group 5 Monday
May 15, 2017 		All other students (i.e. Special Admit K-12 students, students who have completed 100 or more degree applicable units, academic enrichment, students not completing orientation, assessment and/or education plans, etc.)

 ¹ For purposes of this section, "foster youth" means a person who is currently in foster care, and "former foster youth" means a person who is an emancipated foster youth and who is up to 24 years of age.

¹¹ Homeless youth means a student who has been verified at any time during the 24 months immediately preceding the receipt of his or her application for admission by a postsecondary educational institution.