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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hello All SSHA Graduate Students, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This is a friendly reminder that
<b><u>Wednesday, <i>September 15, 2021</i></u></b><i> </i>is the last day to register for classes with instructor’s signature for the Fall 2021 semester. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For graduate students holding Fall appointments, please refer to the following requirements per Graduate Division’s Handbook: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Teaching Assistants (TA) / Graduate Student Researchers (GSR):</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Fee remissions are a benefit of employment. After an appointment is entered <span class="mark7br1w31i3">in</span>to the UC Path system, fee
remissions for an academic appointment (e.g., TA and GSR positions) are applied to the tuition/fee charges. To be eligible for fee remissions:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">25% FTE GSR (or higher) or a 25% FTE TA (or higher) appointment <b>AND</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="markzo23n2d7c"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Enrolled</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> <span class="mark7br1w31i3">in</span> a
minimum of <span class="markti0hzz89f">12</span> <span class="marknhc0wfyqe">units</span> throughout the applicable appointment period <span class="mark7br1w31i3">in</span> the required <span class="markti0hzz89f">12</span> <span class="marknhc0wfyqe">units</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red;background:white"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">AND</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">GPA of 3.0 or higher</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">If you need CRN codes, please go to the Registrar’s website and complete and submit the electronic <span class="markvwg6z0n06">in</span>dependent study
to be <span class="markrpoxv8nz8">enrolled</span> <span class="markvwg6z0n06">in</span> research <span class="mark2d9fuhaqk">units</span> - </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://dbsforms.ucmerced.edu/forms/student-independent-study" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1;background:white">http://dbsforms.ucmerced.edu/forms/student-<span class="markvwg6z0n06">in</span>dependent-study</span></a><span style="background:white">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">The <span class="markvwg6z0n06">in</span>structor must approve online before you can be <span class="markrpoxv8nz8">enrolled</span>.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092F44;text-transform:uppercase">SSHA GRADUATE SERVICES</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<a href="mailto:ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu</a><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase">SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND ARTS</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">5200 Lake Road </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999">|<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> Merced,
California 95343</span><br>
ssha.ucmerced.edu/graduate </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EEEEEE;letter-spacing:1.9pt;background:#092F44">BUILDING THE FUTURE IN THE HEART OF CALIFORNIA</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> UCM SSHA Grad<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 10, 2021 2:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> sshagradstudents@lists.ucmerced.edu <sshagradstudents@lists.ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Paul Smaldino <psmaldino@ucmerced.edu>; Irenee Beattie <ibeattie@ucmerced.edu>; Rowena Gray <rgray6@ucmerced.edu>; Kevin Dawson <kdawson4@ucmerced.edu>; Brad LeVeck <bleveck@ucmerced.edu>; Martin Hagger <mhagger@ucmerced.edu>; Sidra Goldman-Mellor
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<b>Subject:</b> REMINDER: Fall Semester 2021 Deadlines</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xp1" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hello All SSHA Graduate Students,<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xp1" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This is a friendly reminder of the deadlines as well as important information for the Fall 2021 Semester.<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xp1" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Fall Semester Deadlines</span></b><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">- Last day to DROP classes online <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">-Last day to ADD classes with instructor's approval </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white">
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<a href="mailto:ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu</a><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase">SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND ARTS</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">5200 Lake Road </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999">|<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> Merced,
California 95343</span><br>
ssha.ucmerced.edu/graduate </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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