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Our Academic Programs

Become part of our growing campus community! Explore the links below to learn more about the graduate degrees UC Merced offers. Find more general degree information and guidelines here

The graduate application for Fall 2024 admission will open in September 2023. Join our mailing list to receive updates about our next admissions cycle.  

Asterisk (*) Denotes M.S./M.A. offered only along the way to Ph.D.

Program

GRE Requirement

Program Policies & Procedures
Applied Mathematics (M.S., Ph.D.) Not required PDF
Bioengineering (M.S., Ph.D.) Not required PDF
Chemistry and Biochemistry (M.S., Ph.D.) Optional PDF
Cognitive and Information Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.) Not required PDF
Economics (M.A.*, Ph.D.) Required PDF
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (M.S., Ph.D.) Required for M.S. / Not Required for Ph.D. PDF
Environmental Systems (M.S., Ph.D.) Not required PDF
Interdisciplinary Humanities (M.A., Ph.D.) Not required PDF
Management of Complex Systems (M.S., Ph.D.) Not required PDF
Master of Management Professional Degree Program (M.M.) Not required PDF
Materials and Biomaterials Science Engineering(M.S., Ph.D.) Optional PDF
Mechanical Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.) Not required PDF
Physics (M.S., Ph.D.) Not required PDF
Political Science (M.A.*, Ph.D.) Required PDF
Psychological Sciences (MA*, Ph.D.) Not required PDF
Public Health (Ph.D.) Not required PDF
Quantitative & Systems Biology (M.S., Ph.D.) Not required PDF
Sociology (MA*, Ph.D.) Not required PDF