Biological Sciences at UC Merced

At a glance

Fall 2026 campus admit rate

67.5%

Screens applicants

Yes

TAG GPA line

2.90

Admits transfers

Yes

UC Merced’s fall 2026 snapshot covers all transfer applicants. It doesn’t publish admit rates by major.

What Merced expects

• Biological Sciences, B.S. · Biological Sciences, B.A.

  Courses to finish

  Biological Sciences, B.S. (Fall 2027): BIO 011 & 011L, BIO 012 & 012L, CHEM 002 & 002L, CHEM 010 & 010L, MATH 011 or MATH 021, and MATH 012 or MATH 022. Source

  Biological Sciences, B.A. (Fall 2027): BIO 011 & 011L, CHEM 002 & 002L, CHEM 010 & 010L, and MATH 011 or MATH 021. Source

  Selection

  For Fall 2027, the School of Natural Sciences requires these courses to be completed with a C or better. Source

  Also note

  For the ADT guarantee (students entering fall 2027 through fall 2029), the Biological Sciences B.S. track requires MATH 022 (Calculus II) either before transfer or at UC Merced. Source

  Every Merced major

  UC Merced's Fall 2027 major preparation page sets a minimum GPA of 2.4 for California residents and 2.8 for nonresidents in the Schools of Engineering, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA). Source

  UC Merced states that the primary selection criterion for junior-level transfer students is completion of the required major preparation, with GPA, grade trends, and other factors also considered. Source

  Students entering UC Merced in fall 2027, 2028, or 2029 who complete an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in the major they apply to, meet the junior-level GPA requirement, and meet the other listed conditions may qualify for guaranteed admission and a $4,000 annual scholarship for up to two years. Listed ADT majors include Biological Sciences (B.A. and B.S.), Anthropology, History, Political Science, Liberal Studies, and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. Source

UC’s shared course list

UC’s Biological sciences Transfer Pathway lists the courses that prepare you for this major at every campus, UC Merced included. Where Merced’s own list above asks for more, follow the campus.

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TAG for this major

UC Merced’s TAG covers biological sciences for fall 2027 at a 2.90 UC-transferable GPA. TAG filing runs September 1–30 of the year before you transfer.

UC Merced TAG requirements and timing

Your odds

Move the GPA to see a regular-review range at UC Merced for biological sciences.

The same major at other campuses

All nine campuses side by side

Other majors at UC Merced

• Aerospace Engineering
• Anthropology
• Bioengineering
• Business Administration
• Business Economics
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Cognitive Science
• Communication
• Computer Science
• Data Science
• Earth Science / Geology
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• English
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Film and Media Studies
• History
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Neuroscience
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Sociology

Official links

• UC Merced transfer admissionsadmissions.ucmerced.edu
• ASSIST: course agreements to UC Mercedassist.org

Questions

Sources

1. UC: UC Merced transfer admit data
2. Merced: Biological Sciences preparation
3. Merced: Biological Sciences notes
4. Merced: transfer rules for every major
5. UC Transfer Pathways: Biological sciences
6. UC TAG Matrix, fall 2027
7. ASSIST