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For Immediate Release DEADLINE
APPROACHING FOR UC MERCED’S SUMMER COURSES MERCED - The registration deadline of Friday, June 13, is quickly approaching for the fourth annual University of California, Merced Summer Session. The program features an expanded assortment of UC courses presented at UC Merced’s educational and outreach centers in Fresno, Bakersfield and Atwater for the benefit of students in the San Joaquin Valley. Working in partnership with UC Davis, UC Merced will offer two sessions and 12 upper- and lower-division courses for UC credit. Highly qualified faculty from UC campuses and other local institutions of higher education will teach the courses. Summer Session One will run from June 23 through August 1. Summer Session Two will run from August 4 through September 12, and has a registration deadline of July 25. Final course offerings are dependent on number of enrollments; therefore, students are encouraged to apply early. Three to five units of UC credit are available for each course. Fees range from $255 to $425 per course for UC students, which may be slightly higher for non-UC students. In addition to current UC students, recent high school graduates and community college transfer students admitted to the University for admission in fall 2003 are encouraged to enroll in the summer courses. High school students beginning their senior year this fall may submit a letter from their school principal or counselor documenting their grade point average and recommending them for college-level study to enroll. Other San Joaquin Valley residents who are at least 18 years old and are prepared for university-level coursework also are welcome to register for the UC Merced Summer Session courses. Information about the 2003 UC Merced Summer Session courses is available online at http://www.ucmerced.edu/professional_dev/programs_students.asp. For more information, please contact Shannon Adamson, Summer Session Coordinator, at (559) 241-7407. UC Merced, the 10th campus of the University of California system, is the first major research university to be built in the United States in the 21st century. Currently employing more than 130 educators and professionals, UC Merced has a special mission to serve the educational needs of the San Joaquin Valley. The University’s main campus in Merced is scheduled to open in 2004 to serve 1,000 students. Over the coming decades, the campus is expected to grow to a student population of 25,000. UC Merced contributes to educational access through the entire San Joaquin region via educational and outreach centers in Fresno and Bakersfield, and the Tri-College Center in Merced. # # #
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