吃瓜头条

Counseling

Our counselors are here to help you and are trained in the areas of personal, educational, and vocational/career development.

Schedule an Appointment

Merced Campus

Spring Semester (January 12 – May 1, 2026)

 

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 吃瓜头条 student for access due to Multi-Factor Authentication)

 

Monday – Thursday听 听 听 听 听 听 听 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM听 听 听 听

Friday听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM听 听 听In-Person services at the Downey Learning Resource Center

(Students are encouraged to be in the office by 4:30pm to allow enough time to meet with a counselor)

 

**Financial Aid Appeal appointments are available. Please call the office to schedule.听

Virtual Express Counseling (pending availability)

(For access, must be an active 吃瓜头条 student due to Multi-Factor Authentication)

 

Monday, Wednesday听 听 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Tuesday, Thursday听 听 听 听 听1:00 PM – 3:00 PM听

 

Friday听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听8:00 AM – 5:00 PM听 Student Online Services (SOS)

(Students are encouraged to be in the zoom by 4:30pm to allow enough time to meet with a counselor)

 

Services available during Virtual Express and SOS counseling: One-Semester Planning, Pre-Requisite Clearance, Probation -Level 1, & Quick Questions

Los Banos Campus

Monday – Thursday 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 8:00AM – 4:30PM

22240 Highway 152
Los Banos, CA 93635

Phone: (209) 381-6411
Email: [email protected]

Schedule an Appointment at Los Banos

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.

 

CAL-GETC Requirements Grid

Crisis Counseling

Need Personal Counseling? Services are available to currently enrolled students at 吃瓜头条. 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听

Abbreviated Student Education Plan听 Comprehensive Student Education Plan*听
Maps out courses for the first and sometimes second semester听 Maps out all semesters required to meet educational goal听
Required in order to register for the first term听 May be required in order to maintain priority registration听
To get this plan, attend a new student orientation session and then meet with a counselor. Attend this session in Merced or Los Banos.听 To get this plan, schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor听

Commitment that pays off…15 to Finish
吃瓜头条 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

  1. Plan for it
    • Talk to a counselor if you have any questions.
  2. Schedule it
    • Register for 15 units x 4 semesters
      OR
    • 12 units x 4 semesters plus 6 units/semester for 2 summers
  3. Commit to it
    • Get to know your professors, use good time management, schedule your study time, and talk to a 吃瓜头条 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.听

View our Probation Assistance page for more info听

Earlier registrations is better! Students are assigned a registration window based on specific criteria. For more information see Priority Registration Dates or 听

Counselors

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Counseling Office Staff

What's Next?

Whether it's a transferring, interning, or entering the workforce. 吃瓜头条 has resources to help you succeed.

Transfer Center
Career Center
Workplace Internship Network
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