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**We are currently not taking single graduate student housing application. The campus is using the spaces for isolation and quarantine planning. Please contact gradresources@ucmerced.edu if you need temporary housing in July till end of August. Please check back for graduate housing availability for spring 2022 semester, or email housing@ucmerced.edu
UC Merced Housing and Residence Education is excited to offer graduate students on-campus housing in two of the campus’ most recently constructed residence halls.
Graduate student apartments are located on the first floors of Sentinel Rock and El Portal (not available at this time for fall 2021) residence halls. The apartments include two bedrooms and two bathrooms with a shared kitchen and living room. Each apartment is designed to be shared by two graduate students. Each graduate student will have his/her own room and bathroom.
The monthly rate for each student in an apartment is $1,000/month. The rate includes the furnished apartment, as well as water, sewer, electricity, trash and high-speed internet services.
In order to be eligible, students must be enrolled in eight to 12 credit hours per semester. Housing is granted on a first-come, first-serve basis, with priority given to international graduate students.
How to Apply and Process:
Applications for graduate housing can be found on the Housing Portal. Housing Services will review applications and will offer or deny housing to applicants based on eligibility. Those offered housing will receive an email in their UC Merced email account and will need to sign a graduate housing contract within 5 - 7 business days from the day the student received the housing offer email (UC Merced email). Students will then be assigned to an apartment and will be given information about move in.
Please note that the Academic Year 2021-2022 graduate housing contract is from August 1, 2021 to July 15, 2022.
If you have questions about the Housing Portal, the housing application, rates, the housing contract or billing, please contact housing@ucmerced.edu or call 209-228-2293 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an email to confirm your submission.
Housing Services will review your submission. Housing Services will send email to your UC Merced email address to:
1. Offer housing - which means you can go back to the Housing Portal to sign contract with 5-7 business days. If you have decided you do not want the housing contract, you can then go to the Cancellation Form tab in the Housing Portal to cancel, or email your cancellation to housing@ucmerced.edu. We will move you to Waitlist once the deadline to sign is past. Once you signed your contract, you will receive an email to confirm your contract signed. The next step is housing assignment. Housing will assign you to an apartment with how to move in information.
2. Waitlist - which means we are not able to offer you housing immediately, we will let you know when housing is available in the future, there's nothing more to do.
Apartment Amenities
Bedroom – a twin long bed and mattress, desk, chair and two dressers
Kitchen – a dining table with four chairs, a microwave, a full-size refrigerator, a stove and a dishwasher
Living Room – a couch and a soft chair
There are community laundry facilities in both Sentinel Rock (Room 104) and El Portal (Room 135). Residents have 24-hour access to the laundry facilities located within their building. Landry rooms are for resident use only. Clothes left in the room for more than 48 hours will be removed as abandoned property.
Washers and dryers accept coins as well as the the Speed Queen App. Instructions on how to use the app are posted in the laundry facilities. Wash cycles cost $1.25 ($1.50 for super cycle) and dry cycles cost $1.
For more information on additional amenities available to on-campus residents, please visit: https://housing.ucmerced.edu/housing/services-amenities.
Meal Plans
Graduate residents are not required to purchase a meal plan; however, if you are interested in meal plan options, please visit https://dining.ucmerced.edu/meal-plans/plans/residential-meal-plan or email dining@ucmerced.edu.
Parking
Residential parking is available for graduate students living on campus. Please contact UC Merced Transportation and Parking Services at taps@ucmerced.edu for more information.
Housing Handbook
Please review your rights and responsibilities as a resident, and be sure to read the Housing Handbook on University policies: https://housing.ucmerced.edu/housing-handbook.
https://housing.ucmerced.edu/ABC-policies
https://housing.ucmerced.edu/current-residents/safety-and-emergency-procedures
https://studentaffairs.ucmerced.edu/dean-students/emergency-funds
https://basicneeds.ucmerced.edu/
Billing Schedule
Housing fees will be processed and posted to your university student account according to the following billing schedule. We encourage students to pay your housing fees on time to avoid University Business Services late fees. Please visit https://bfs.ucmerced.edu/departments/student-business-services to see UC Merced Student Business Services Payment Policies and Guidelines.
| Period | Payment Deadline | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 1 through Aug. 31 | Aug. 1 | $1,000 |
| Sept. 1 through Sept. 30 | Sept. 1 | $1,000 |
| Oct. 1 through Oct. 31 | Oct. 1 | $1,000 |
| Nov. 1 through Nov. 30 | Nov. 1 | $1,000 |
| Dec. 1 through Dec. 31 | Dec. 1 | $1,000 |
| Jan. 1 through Jan. 31 | Jan. 1 | $1,000 |
| Feb. 1 through Feb. 28 | Feb. 1 | $1,000 |
| March 1 through March 31 | March 1 | $1,000 |
| April 1 through April 30 | April 1 | $1,000 |
| May 1 through May 31 | May 1 | $1,000 |
| June 1 through June 30 | June 1 | $1,000 |
| July 1 through July 15 | July 1 | $500 |
Summer Housing
Summer contracts are separate from standard graduate housing. If you are interested in staying on campus during the summer, please contact housing@ucmerced.edu or call 209-228-2293 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Summer contracts will run from June 1 to July 15.
Renter’s Insurance
https://housing.ucmerced.edu/current-residents/contracts-policies/renters-insurance
Work Orders
https://jcifmaz.swgasp.com/QFMliveJCIMerced
https://housing.ucmerced.edu/node/1811
For information on off-campus housing, please visit: https://och.ucmerced.edu/.