Spring 2025 New Student Orientation Overview
New Student Orientation will consist of a one day one campus program for students, parents, families, and loved ones.
New Student Orientation at UC Merced campus
For full details on all Spring 2025 New Student Orientation events, visit the Spring 2025 Orientation Overview page
Once students register for their orientation date they will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to complete their orientation.
Orientation Registration:
Is now OPEN
In order to register for Orientation, you will need to have submitted your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to UC Merced at least 24-hours in advance
Last day to make any registration changes (example: adding a guest or switching your orientation date) is one week prior to your scheduled orientation date.
Registration Fees
Priority orientation registration deadline for First Years and Transfers is January 8th
$110 Students
$100 Each parent/guest registered
Fees are posted to your UC Merced student account in January and must be paid in full by the Spring 2025 fee payment deadline on January 15, 2025
Orientation Date
Friday, January 17, 2025
How to Register
Be sure you have your UCM NetID (e.g. hsmith), password, and student ID number handy when completing your New Student Orientation registration.
In order to register for Orientation you will need to have submitted your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to UC Merced at least 24-hours in advance. After 24-hours students will have access to complete registration for New Student Orientation.
Registration steps
Registration opened on Tuesday, November 6th
Click on Register Now button
Complete the form
Check to ensure all information is accurate before submitting
Click Submit
Already Registered?
Review the Pre-Orientation Checklist to prepare for your session. We look forward to seeing you on campus this spring!
Have questions? Check out our FAQs for First Years and Transfer students.
Please note: Admissions and Orientation are two separate offices with different deadlines and functions. It is the student's responsibility to communicate with New Student Orientation if their admission decision changes and they will no longer be able to attend UC Merced. It is the student's responsibility to cancel their Orientation date by the one week deadline via the orientation website in order to not be charged any Orientation fees. After the one week deadline, students will be responsible for paying their Orientation fees.
