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<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear All SSHA Graduate Students,
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<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We hope your Fall semester is going well and looking forward to the upcoming break!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As a friendly reminder, if you have not enrolled in 12 units for the Spring 2024 semester, please do so as soon as possible. All full-time graduate students
<b>must</b> be enrolled in 12 units. If you experience any registration errors, please contact your SSHA Graduate Services Coordinator with a screenshot of the error message.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To request independent study courses, submit the electronic independent study request
<a href="https://registrar.ucmerced.edu/forms"><span style="color:#0563C1">form </span>
</a>on the Office of the Registrar’s website<span style="color:#0563C1">. </span>
Once the instructor of record approves the request, enroll in the course using the CRN code sent to your UC Merced email from the Office of the Registrar. You will
<b><i><u>not be</u></i></b> automatically enrolled and need to register for the course via your UCM student portal.
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">All graduate students should read and be familiar with their graduate program’<b>s
</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://ssha-grad.ucmerced.edu/graduate-programs"><span style="color:#242424">policies and procedures</span></a><span style="color:#242424">
</span>and <a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/current-students/calendar-and-deadlines">
Graduate Division’s Policies and Procedures.</a> Failure to utilize these resources and ask questions of the SSHA Graduate Services Coordinators may impede achieving milestones towards progress to degree and miss critical deadlines.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">To prepare for a successful semester, we recommend the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Check your UC Merced email
<i>frequently!</i></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Check in regularly with your
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://ssha-grad.ucmerced.edu/progress-degree"><span style="color:#0563C1">faculty graduate advisor
</span></a>regarding matters such as your academic progress, research, plans for examinations during the fall semester, and graduation plans.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Visit the
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://ssha-grad.ucmerced.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">SSHA Graduate Services
</span></a>website for information and resources.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">For Spring 2024 semester, if you plan to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:middle"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Withdraw from the university</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">, please
submit the </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://registrar.ucmerced.edu/forms"><span style="color:#0563C1">Leaving UC Merced</span></a><b><u><span style="color:#242424">
</span></u></b>form on the Office of the Registrar’s website. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Take an
<b><u>Educational Leave</u></b>, submit the </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://registrar.ucmerced.edu/forms"><span style="color:#0563C1">Leaving UC Merced</span></a><span style="color:#242424">
</span>form on the Office of the Registrar’s website.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Be
<b>In Absentia</b>, please submit the </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/faculty-staff-resources/forms-publications"><span style="color:#0563C1">In Absentia</span></a><span style="color:#242424">
</span>form found on the Graduate Division’s website.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Be on filing-fee status, please submit
<a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/faculty-staff-resources/forms-publications">
Filing-Fee</a> form found on the Graduate Division's website<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Office of the Registrar </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://registrar.ucmerced.edu/schedules/deadlines"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">deadlines</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Graduate Division </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/current-students/calendar-and-deadlines"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">deadlines</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Graduate Division:
</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">**If you plan to take your Qualifying Examination for the Ph.D., the
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/faculty-staff-resources/forms-publications"><span style="color:#0563C1">Application for the Qualifying Examination
</span></a><u>must be submitted a minimum of thirty <b>(30) days before</b></u> the exam date.**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Graduate students should not take their Qualifying Examinations without the approval of the Graduate Division</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"></span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">The </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/faculty-staff-resources/forms-publications"><span style="color:#0563C1">Qualifying
Examination Report</span></a><span style="color:#242424"> </span>must be submitted to Graduate Division
<b><span style="color:#242424">within thirty (30) days of the examination</span></b><span style="color:#242424">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">***If you are graduating in Spring 2024 with an MA or MS, you
<u>must</u> be advanced to candidacy.***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">****If you are graduating in
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Spring 2024<span style="color:#242424"> review the degree checklists
</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/mgarcia379/Desktop/IH%20Forms/masters_checklist_for_completion_1_0.pdf"><span style="color:#0563C1">MA</span></a><span style="color:#0563C1"> and
</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/mgarcia379/Desktop/IH%20Forms/phd_checklist_for_completion._1_1.pdf"><span style="color:#0563C1">Ph.D.</span></a><span style="color:#242424">
</span>and note all deadlines.****<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We welcome you to schedule 1:1 meeting with us through Calendly on our
<a href="https://ssha-grad.ucmerced.edu/meet-our-team">Meet Our Team page</a> if you have questions or to meet us!
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424">Please feel free to reach out to SSHA Graduate Services at
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="color:#242424">
</span>for questions or assistance. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We are here to support you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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