Enrollment for Summer Edge 2024 will open by April 19. If you have questions, email summeredge@ucmerced.edu.
The Summer Edge Program is open to all incoming first-year students!
Summer Edge program participants enroll in non-credit college preparatory math, chemistry, writing, and/or computer science classes in an online learning community format. This part-time, online, free, non-credit program prepares incoming UC Merced students for academic success at UC Merced. Spots for Summer Edge will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and are limited to 500 students.
How to enroll in Summer Edge.
Step 1: Fill out this enrollment form (link will become active mid-spring), indicating which class(es) you wish to take. You may choose as many as you like.
- College Mathematics Readiness (recommended for students who will complete pre-calculus or calculus as part of their major)
- College Writing Readiness (recommended for all students who wish to prepare for college-level writing)
- College Computer Science Readiness (recommended for all students who wish to prepare for college-level computer science)
- College Chemistry Readiness (recommended for all students who wish to prepare for college-level chemistry)
Step 2: Self-Register in CatCourses (UC Merced's online course management system)
- Within a week of submitting your enrollment request, you will receive an email with instructions for how to enroll with your UC Merced email.
- To access your UC Merced email, log into the Connect portal. If you're not sure how to use Connect, watch this video.
- When you enroll, you will select the subject(s) you want to take, choose a day and time for each subject(s) synchronous (live) Discussion Section.
Step 3: Check Your UC Merced Email Regularly
- Program information will be sent to you as part of a "Welcome" email the week of June 17, 2024.
- Check your UC Merced email regularly for program updates.
