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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Happy New Year!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you have a TA appointment for Spring semester 2022 and you have not completed the
<a href="https://ssha-grad.ucmerced.edu/form/desk-copy-request-form">Desk Copy Request</a> form, please do so
<b>ASAP</b>. This information is included in your appointment notification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please note the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">D<b>igital copies</b></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> will be provided when available.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">SSHA Reception in the SSHA Dean's Suite no longer distributes desk copies. The UC Merced Bookstore is responsible for all desk copies.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you have an academic student employee appointment (TA, TF, TF-IOR, GSR) you are required to enroll in 12 units.
If you need a CRN, these are processed directly by the <a href="https://registrar.ucmerced.edu/forms">
Registrar’s Office</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you requested a CRN are not registered as of today, please follow up with the instructor. Students will not
be registered in independent study courses until the instructor approves the request.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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>
</span><a href="mailto:ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092F44;text-transform:uppercase">SSHA GRADUATE SERVICES</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</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 class="MsoNormal"><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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