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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hello SSHA Graduate Students,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you plan to graduate with your M.A./M.S. or Ph.D. in spring semester 2022, below are resources to help guide you through the process.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Refer to your
<a href="https://ssha-grad.ucmerced.edu/graduate-programs">graduate program’s</a> degree requirements to ensure you are completing all the requirements. Refer to the
<a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/graduate_policies_and_procedures_handbook_approved_11.16.21.pdf">
Graduate Division Policies and Procedures Handbook AY 21-22</a> for Graduate Division’s requirement.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mark all the important
<a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/current-students/calendar-and-deadlines">
deadlines</a> on your calendar: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Last day to file for spring 2022 graduation: <b>February 15</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#242424;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Recommended date to file dissertation (<a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/phd_checklist_for_completion._1_1.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/phd_checklist_for_completion._1_1.pdf"><span style="color:#0070C0">Ph.D</span><span style="color:#6264A7">.)</span></a> or
thesis (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/masters_checklist_for_completion_1_0.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/masters_checklist_for_completion_1_0.pdf"><span style="color:#0070C0">Master’s</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">): <b>May
6</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#242424;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Last day to file
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/documents/report_on_final_exam_phd.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/documents/report_on_final_exam_phd.pdf"><span style="color:#0070C0">Report
on Final Examination for the Ph.D</span></a>. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">with Graduate Division: <b>May 13</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#242424;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Last day to file
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/finalreportmastersdegree-updated_-_copy_0.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/finalreportmastersdegree-updated_-_copy_0.pdf"><span style="color:#0070C0">Final
Report on the Master Degree</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> with Graduate Division: <b>May 13</b><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For the M.A./M.S.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/documents/PDFs/masters_academic_timeline.pdf"><span style="color:blue">Master's
Academic Timeline</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/documents/PDFs/ucm_thesis_dissertation_manual.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Thesis
and Dissertation Guidelines </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/masters_checklist_for_completion_1_0.pdf" title="Master's Checklist for Degree Completion"><span style="color:blue">Master's
Checklist for Degree Completion</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/finalreportmastersdegree-updated_0.pdf" title="Final Report for the Master's Degree"><span style="color:blue">Final
Report for the Master's Degree</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For the Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/documents/PDFs/phd_academic_timeline.pdf"><span style="color:blue">Ph.D.
Academic Timeline</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/documents/PDFs/ucm_thesis_dissertation_manual.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Thesis
and Dissertation Guidelines </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/phd_checklist_for_completion._1_1.pdf" title="Ph.D. Checklist for Degree Completion "><span style="color:blue">Ph.D.
Checklist for Degree Completion </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/sites/graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/files/documents/PDFs/updated_phd_final_report.pdf"><span style="color:blue">Final
Report for the Ph.D. Degree </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We welcome you to visit the weekly virtual office hours with the Graduate Coordinators to ask questions or get clarification.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><a href="mailto:mgarcia379@ucmerced.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">Monica I. Garcia, Ph.D.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Interdisciplinary Humanities
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Psychological Services</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><a href="mailto:pthao29@ucmerced.edu">Pakou Thao, M.S., P.P.S.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Cognitive and Information Science</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Economics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Political Science<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Public Health<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Sociology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#092F44;text-transform:uppercase">SSHA GRADUATE SERVICES</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#092F44;text-transform:uppercase">SSHA GRADUATE SERVICES</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase">SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND ARTS</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#999999;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">5200 Lake Road </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#999999">|<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> Merced,
California 95343</span><br>
ssha.ucmerced.edu/graduate </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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