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 2021 Priority Group Dates

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

Group # Date Registration Begins Group Description
Group 1

Monday
April 12, 2021

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 or Tribal TANF and who:

  • have completed orientation, Placement Questionnaire, 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-A Wednesday April 14, 2021
 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, Placement Questionnaire, 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 2-B Monday
April 19, 2021 		New students, including graduating high school seniors, who:
  • have completed orientation, Placement Questionnaire 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 2-C Monday April 26, 2021 Returning students and all other continuing students at Merced College prior to semester enrolling and who:
  • have completed orientation, Placement Questionnaire, 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 3 Wednesday
April 28, 2021 		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, Placement Questionnaire and/or education plans, etc.)

 ¹ "Foster youth and former foster youth" means a person in California whose dependency was established or continued by the court on or after the youth's 16th birhday and who is no older than 25 years of age at the commencement of the academic year.

¹¹ "Homeless youth" means a student under 25 years of age, 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 that is a qualifying institution pursuant to Seciton 69432.7, as a homeless child or youth, as defined in subsection (2) of Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2)).  A student who is verified as a homeless youth within 24-months prior to their admission applicaiton shall retain that status for a period of six years from the date of admission to the postsecondary educational institution or until the ago of 25, whichever comes first.