Pathways to Graduate School (MERR 35A)
The Pathways to Graduate School Course (MERR 35A) is designed for sophomore and junior Latinx and Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) undergraduate students who are unfamiliar with graduate school and its application process. Students will identify and employ strategies for addressing the challenges and opportunities they face while preparing to apply to graduate school.
The course will explicitly address the lack of diversity in academia and attempt to remedy this inequity. Students will identify their values and motivations for pursuing graduate studies, network with guest speakers, and prepare to continue developing as scholars and researchers to deliver outstanding graduate school application materials.
This is a 2-unit course and enrollment will be by permission code only. Enrollment is limited to 20 students.
Please come back in Winter 2025 to access the course interest form!
We invite you to review these Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and reach out to ggrad2@ucsc.edu for any other questions you may have.
See what students in the class are saying!
"I truly believe that there is so much importance to this class and much to be taken away that I wish all UCSC students who come from similar backgrounds as me could take it. Upon completion of the course, I definitely feel much more confident that I know the next steps towards getting to grad school. Some of my major takeaways have been realizing that I truly want to pursue a graduate career. This course has illuminated all of the hard work, time, money, and effort that goes into not only the application process but also once you are a graduate student. While it is overwhelming, my biggest takeaway was the confirmation that I genuinely want to do this for myself and I’m willing to put in all the hard work, time, and resources."
- MERR 35A Student
"After taking MERR 35A this quarter, my aspirations of attaining graduate school education feels more attainable. I feel significantly more confident about myself and how to go about the application process. This has been an overall great opportunity to learn about all the resources available for me to go into graduate school. My major takeaway from this course is that while there may be various steps and intricacies to the application process, there are avenues and resources available"
- MERR 35A Student
