Counseling
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Merced Campus
Lesher Student Services Building, 2nd Floor
3600 M Street
Merced, CA 95348
Phone: (209) 381-6478
Email: [email protected]
Appointments & Walk-Ins
(To make an appointment, must be an active Merced College student for access due to Multi-Factor Authentication)
Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 4:30pm
Appts will be limited if not filled. Walk-Ins will be available
Virtual Express Counseling (pending availability)
(For access, must be an active Merced College student due to Multi-Factor Authentication)
Monday, Wednesday 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Tuesday, Thursday 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Quick Questions, Pre-Requisite Issues, Probation, One Semester Schedule of Courses
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Virtual Express Counseling
(For access, must be an active Merced College student due to Multi-Factor Authentication)
Friday 9:00AM – 4:30PM
Quick Questions, Pre-Requisite Issues, Probation, One Semester Schedule of Courses
Los Banos Campus
Monday – Friday 8:00AM – 4:30PM
22240 Highway 152
Los Banos, CA 93635
Phone: (209) 381-6411
Email: [email protected]
Important UPDATES
Common Course Numbering and how it will affect you! Not finding the course you’re looking for? The course name may have changed! Equivalent courses at California Community Colleges will be renamed with the same course number and name. This update will make equivalent courses easier to identify and to transfer between the state’s community colleges, CSU, and UC.
Crisis Counseling
Need Personal Counseling? Services are available to currently enrolled students at Merced College. Counseling provided is short-term and available during the fall and spring semesters.
Services
A Comprehensive Student Education Plan is a road map to your goal. It includes the courses that you will need and helps plan out when to take these courses. Your education plan is based on your goal whether it is to graduate, transfer, or obtain a certificate.
Abbreviated vs. Comprehensive Student Education Plan
| Abbreviated Student Education Plan | Comprehensive Student Education Plan* |
| Maps out courses for the first and sometimes second semester | Maps out all semesters required to meet educational goal |
| Required in order to register for the first term | May be required in order to maintain priority registration |
| To get this plan, attend a new student orientation session and then meet with a counselor. Attend this session in Merced or Los Banos. | To get this plan, schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor |
Commitment that pays off…15 to Finish
Merced College wants to help you stay on track. Register for at least 15 units each semester and graduate sooner.
Taking 15 units a semester has benefits:
- Better academic outcomes
- Earlier graduation
- Earlier entry into your career
How to 15 to Finish
- Plan for it
- Talk to a counselor if you have any questions.
- Schedule it
- Register for 15 units x 4 semesters
OR - 12 units x 4 semesters plus 6 units/semester for 2 summers
- Register for 15 units x 4 semesters
- Commit to it
- Get to know your professors, use good time management, schedule your study time, and talk to a Merced College counselor for help.
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If you are on academic or progress probation, you must schedule an in-person appointment with a counselor in order to have your probation hold lifted. No walk-ins or drop-ins are allowed.
View our Probation Assistance page for more info
Earlier registrations is better! Students are assigned a registration window based on specific criteria. For more information see Priority Registration Dates or Board Policy 5055.
Counselors
Get to know our expert counselors supporting the Merced College students.
Counseling Office Staff
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Margaret V Salas
Office TechnicianStudent Services -
Yalexia R Morales
Student Services AssistantStudent Services -
Rosalie K Kekahuna
Administrative CoordinatorStudent Services -
Lorena Calderon Cortez
CounselorGuidance
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Christina Fuentes
Career / Transfer CounselorGuidance -
Brooke S Boeding
DeanStudent Services
What's Next?
Whether it's a transferring, interning, or entering the workforce. Merced College has resources to help you succeed.
