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Common App

Many institutions use the Common Application service as part of their admissions process. UC Merced students that are applying to institutions that require the Common Application will be required to provide information about their academic record to the application.

Currently, UC Merced does not participate in the Common Application service and does not furnish some of the information requested by the service. For students applying to institutions that require a Common Application, please follow these steps:

  1. Obtain a paper form of the registrar report (known as the offline form) part of the Common Application process.
  2. Order an official transcript from UC Merced to be mailed directly to you or pick up at the Students First Center to attach (unopened) with your application. (For information on ordering transcripts, please visit http://registrar.ucmerced.edu/services/transcripts).
  3. Email your common application form to Office of Students Rights and Responsibilities (OSSR) and have them complete the disciplinary section of the form (Note: many fields on the form will be left blank). Using your ucmerced.edu email, please email your form to OSRR@ucmerced.edu. OSSR is located in Kolligian Library, Suite 113. 
  4. Pick up your (unopened) official transcript from the Students First Center and the section of the report completed by the Office of Students Rights and Responsibilities. Submit these documents as part of your Common Application according to the application instructions.