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.

Spring 2023 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
October 10,  2022

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
October 12, 2022
 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
October 17, 2022 		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 Wednesday
October 19, 2022 		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 Monday
October 24, 2022 		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 For purposes of this section, "foster youth and former foster youth" means a person in California whose dependency was established or continued by a court of competent jurisdiction, including a tribal court, on or after the youth's 13th birthday and who is no older than 25 years of age at the commencement of the academic year.

² “Homeless youth and former homeless youth” means a student under 25 years of age, who has been verified, in the case of a former homeless youth, at any time during the 24 months immediately preceding the receipt of the youth’s application for admission by a postsecondary educational institution that is a qualifying institution pursuant to Section 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).