Fall 2024 UC Merced Undergraduate Guide

Preparing for At UC Merced, you can gain valuable experience through project-based learning opportunities and internships. These experiences provide our Bobcats with the opportunity to explore career pathways associated with their academic major, develop relevant workplace skills and gain insight into the workplace and company culture. the Future

Quality Academics in a Personal and Engaging Environment If you ask current Bobcats what shapes their UC Merced experience, many will share stories about working closely with a world-class faculty member who became a valued mentor. Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Colleen Naughton’s work focuses on designing healthier and more sustainable food, energy and water systems. Her valuable contributions include her work on COVID-19 pathogen detection in wastewater, earning awards and proving to be indispensable to public health specialists managing the pandemic.

SOFIA ANDOM ALUMNA English major and first-generation college student, Sofia Andom (Class of 2022), played the role of Imogen in Shakespeare in Yosemite’s first feature-length film, “Imogen in the Wild.” She credits the mentoring of English Professor Katie Brokaw with helping cultivate her love for acting. You can view the film at ucm.edu/imogen-film . As a third-year Chemistry major, Nicolas is spending the summer of 2023 in Australia collaborating with students from Harvey Mudd College and participating in an internship with researchers at University of New South Wales. They are working to address the problem of lead in the pipes that carry drinking water. UC Merced Chemistry Professor Aurora Pribram Jones offers undergraduates this paid research opportunity and said “This is really going to be a life-changing experience. I’m really excited to get our phenomenal students involved in this team.” NICOLAS FLEMING CURRENT STUDENT

Recent employers who have hired UCMerced interns: > Amazon > Apple > Blue Diamond > Boeing > California State Assembly > Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco > Genentech > Goldman Sachs > Google

> National Park Service > Netflix > Northrop Grumman > Oracle > Peace Corps > Roche > Teach for America

> Kaiser Permanente > Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory > LinkedIn > NASA

> City of Los Angeles > City of San Francisco > E. & J. Gallo Winery

> Vanguard > Workday

Interested in graduate school after you get your UCMerced degree?

Our alumni have attended Cornell University, Harvard University, Pennsylvania State University, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of Arizona, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Hastings College of the Law, UCLA School of Public Health, UCSF School of Medicine, the USC School of Medicine, and UC Merced, just to name a few!

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