On January 1, 2026 the UC Merced Code of Student Conduct was updated to add the required changes provided to UC Merced by the UC Office of the President (UCOP). These changes are reflected in the UC Merced Student Handbook and specifically affect section 600.00 and 700.00 of the handbook. This revised handbook will available here. The previous version of the UC Merced Student Handbook is still available below.
Below you can find each section of the previous version of the UC Merced Student Handbook. You can also click the main link and download the handbook in full:
§10 Preamble
§20 Authority
§30 Universitywide Policies and Campus Regulations
§40 Revision of Campus Regulations
§70 Policy on Campus Emergencies
§80 University Obligations and Student Rights
§200.00 Campus Organizations
§300.00 Campus Activities and Use of Facilities
§400.00 Student Governments
§500.00 Student Elections and Compulsory Campus-Based Student Fees
§600.00 Code of Student Conduct: Administration of Student Conduct
§700.00 Code of Student Conduct: Grounds for Discipline and Sanctions
§800.00 Academic Honesty Policy
§900.00 Student Grievance Procedures
Below you will find updates to the Student Handbook
UC Policy PACAOS - 80 Policy on Compulsory Campus-Based Student Fees
UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (English)
UC Politica de Violencia Sexual y Acoso Sexual (Espanol)
UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (Mandarin)
UC PACAOS-Appendix-E: Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Student Adjudication Framework
UC PACAOS-100: Student Conduct and Discipline
Office of Student Conduct Records Maintenance Policy (Rev. 12/2016)
