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The Summer Bridge Program includes offers a supportive on-ramp to research and academic life through both general and discipline-specific tracks. The general program helps students build community, develop graduate-level academic skills, and navigate campus resources, and are offered through the Graduate Division, while discipline-specific tracks providing tailored mentorship, research exposure, and early integration aligned with academic goals are offered by individual graduate programs. Together, these tracks ensure a holistic transition into graduate study at UC Merced.
Graduate Division Program Schedule:
List of graduate groups participating in the following workshops:
July 13th - July 17th : Introduction to Python, Data Science, and AI Tools -
Physics, Quantitative & Systems Biology, Materials and Biomaterials Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Psychological Sciences, Applied Math, Chemistry and Biochemistry
July 20th - July 24th : Scientific Computing with Python -
Physics, Quantitative & Systems Biology, Materials and Biomaterials Science Engineering, Cognitive and Information Sciences, Psychological Sciences, Applied Math, Chemistry and Biochemistry
July 27th - July 31st : Software Carpentry Workshop -
Quantitative & Systems Biology, Mechanical Engineering, Sociology, Cognitive and Information Sciences, Psychological Sciences
Wednesday sessions are mandatory for all Bridge participants.
Program-Specific Schedules:
APPLIED MATHEMATICS: am_summer_bridge_2026.pdf
COGNITIVE & INFORMATION SCIENCES: cis_2026_sb_schedule_v2.pdf *note that these sessions are also open to Psychological Sciences and Sociology graduate students in Summer Bridge.
MATERIALS AND BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE ENGINEERING: 2026_summer_bridge_schedule_mbse.pdf
PHYSICS: summer_bridge_schedule_physics.pdf *note that these sessions are also open to Mechanical Engineeering, Materials and Biomaterials Science Engineering, and Chemistry and Biochemistry graduate students in Summer Bridge.
QUANTITATIVE AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: summer_bridge_qsb_schedule.pdf
SOCIOLOGY: 2026_soc_summer_bridge_schedule.pdf
Contact the program leads here.
