Welcome to Bobcat Day

Plan Your Day! LABS, LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

Admitted students

You can submit your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) today and join the UC Merced Fall 2025 entering class! Just visit the SIR Central booth on the University Plaza between 8 AM and 2 PM.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 10 AM, 11 AM and 12 PM

RECEPTIONS & LUNCHEONS 8 AM to 2 PM University Honors Program Meet & Greet Presentations offered at 9 am and 11 am 8 AM to 9 AM Community Partners Program Meet N’ Greet 10 AM to 11 AM Community Partners Program Meet N’ Greet

Granite Pass 140

Physics Department Table

Physics with Phones

A hands-on activity presented by Dr. Dave Rakestraw, Senior Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Granite Pass 145

9 AM, 11 AM and 1 PM

SIGN UP FOR ORIENTATION If you submitted your SIR before Bobcat Day, you can register for New Student Orientation in the TRV Lounge (Sentinel Rock 145) between 10 AM and 1 PM. ASK YOUR FINANCIAL AID QUESTIONS You can speak to an advisor about your financial aid award letter and package between 9 AM and 2 PM in Conference Center, Room 110. START HERE! Scan the QR code to check-in.

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Physics Department Table

VISION - Into the Quantum World

10 AM to 2 PM Fiat Lux Meet & Greet (Invite Only)

PRESENTATIONS 9 AM to 10 AM School of Engineering

Granite Pass 150

12 PM to 1 PM Transfer Reception

Sentinel Rock, Room 145

Conference Center Ballroom

Cognitive Science Reception

COB 120 SRE 201 SSB 120 SSB 130 SSB 170

School of Natural Sciences

COB 102 ACS 120

Future Teachers Reception hosted by Professional & Continuing

Education and CalTeach Economics and Management and Business Economics Prospective Majors Reception

School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

History and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Reception

10 AM to 11 AM School of Engineering

Chemical Engineering and Material Science Engineering Meet and Greet

CHECK-IN

Conference Center Ballroom

1 PM to 2 PM Native American / Indigenous Heritage Community-wide Celebration

School of Natural Sciences

COB 102 ACS 120 COB 120 SSB 120 COB 116 SSB 160 COB2 356 ACS 120 COB 102 COB 120 COB 105 SSB 160 SSB 170

Granite Pass 145

School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

1 PM to 2:15 PM African American Community-wide Celebration

The Heart of the Student Experience

Apply By November 30 See programs for specific deadlines before applying.

Conference Center Ballroom

Study Abroad

Future students

You Belong Here: Latino/a Heritage Community-wide Celebration

ADMIN 306

On-Campus Student Employment and Internships You’ve Commited to UC Merced, What’s Next? Mock Experiment in Political Science (PS) Labs

Embark on tours to explore and discover UC Merced.

11 AM to 12 PM Campus Life and Safety (PANEL - Chief of Police, Dean of Students, Housing)

Pre-Health Education Panel

Learn about our academic programs during our academic presentations or at our campus information fair.

#BECOMEABOBCAT

How Cognitive Science got a Nobel Prize in AI Can you see the invisible? Engineers Can!

Legislative Simulation Demonstration

Dining Options Pavilion Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (7 AM - 9 PM) Yablokoff-Wallace Dining Center Lunch (10 AM - 2 PM) Food Trucks Scholars Lane (10 AM - 3 PM)

Chemical and Materials Engineering - Hot Topics and Cool Demonstrations

12 PM to 1 PM How Can Community Service Pay for my Education?

SSB 160

Get more information about applying to the Merced Automatic Admission Program (MAAP) or the BS to MD pathway:

Grab and Go Meals ▪ Lantern Cafe, 7 am - 12 pm (Kolligian Library) ▪ Bobcat Snack Shop, 9 am - 12 pm (Kolligian Library) Payment Options ▪ Credit/Debit Cards ▪ Food trucks accept cash or cards payments only.

*See website for details: bobcatday.ucmerced.edu ACS: Arts & Computational Sciences Building • COB: Classroom & Office Building SSB: Student Services Building • SRE: Sustainability Research & Engineering Building

Admitted Students

BS to MD

MAAP

Prospective Students