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Matriculation

Matriculation refers to the services Merced College provides you to enroll and matriculate. Matriculation steps include the application, orientation, counseling, and advisement (including the abbreviated student education plan and comprehensive student education plan), and follow up and referral. The intent of these services is to increase your opportunity for success in your academic pursuits. You are required to become a matriculated student unless you meet the exemption criteria.

Merced College Responsibilities

Merced College provides an orientation to college programs, services, and procedures; a placement process; pre-enrollment counseling/advising and course selection; a suitable curriculum or program of courses; quality instruction; and continuous follow up on student progress with referral to support services when needed.

Student Responsibilities

As part of the matriculation steps, students agree to express a broad educational intent at the time of admission; declare a specific educational objective within a reasonable period of enrollment; complete the Placement Questionnaire or other assessments; confer with counselors for registration approval and discussion of educational and vocational choices; attend classes (including orientation) and complete assigned course work; seek out support services as needed; and complete courses and maintain progress toward an educational goal.

You are a matriculated student if you have completed the orientation, placement process, and have met with a counselor to complete an abbreviated or comprehensive student education plan.

You are an exempted student if you have an AA/AS or higher degree (and can provide documentation); are enrolling at the college for a reason other than career development or advancement, transfer, attainment of a degree or certificate of achievement, or completion of a basic skills or English as a Second Language course sequence; are enrolling at the college solely to take a course that is legally mandated for employment or necessary in response to a significant change in industry or licensure standards; has enrolled at the college as a special admit student (K-12).

As an exempted student, you are not required to complete the Placement Questionnaire or other assessments; college orientation; and confer with counselors for registration approval. However, you may participate in any or all of these services if you choose to do so.

To become a matriculated student, you must complete the following steps. To begin the matriculation process visit our website at Enroll Today. The steps are listed as follows:

  • Apply Online - complete our online application

  • Complete a Placement Questionnaire - complete online questionnaire

  • Complete Orientation - complete our in-person or online orientation

  • Meet with a Counselor - meet with a counselor to plan courses you will take

  • Register for Classes - register for classes through the Merced College Portal.

Note: Please identify any special needs accommodations required when you make any of the above appointments.

  • Complete the Placement Questionnaire. Merced College uses a Placement Questionnaire for course placement in English and Math. Most students will immediately receive placement results based on their answers to the Placement Questionnaire. The questions you will answer pertain to high school GPA, English and Math courses taken in high school, and grades in those courses.

  • We recommend you refer to your high school transcript to answer the Placement Questionnaire accurately. you can only submit the Placement Questionnaire once.

  • You can go to the Welcome Center in the Lesher Building, Room 102 (lower level) for assistance with the Placement Questionnaire.

  • Register for classes based on your priority group date on the Merced College website or at the registration counter in the Lesher Student Services Center.

  • Pay fees, according to the fee payment schedule in place at the time you register, at the Student Fees counter in the Lesher Student Services Center.