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MERR 35BPathways to Graduate School–Phase 2

3 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Guides students via a strengths-based approach in utilizing the information, resources, support, and self-determination they identified in MERR 35A, Pathways to Graduate School–Phase 1, to navigate the graduate school application process and submit for admission to respective graduate programs and/or other competitive opportunities. Prerequisite(s): MERR 35A. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor. Enrollment is restricted to juniors and seniors in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Divisions or by instructor permission. Students in the EOP program are given priority.

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When it runs

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Mon Wed 12:00pm–1:05pm
Merrill Acad 003K. G. SilvaOpen 2/20

Fall 2025Open Fall 2025

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Mon Wed 12:00pm–1:05pm
Merrill Acad 003K. G. SilvaOpen 18/20

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Denise Silva3.4 / 53.2 / 545%43

From RateMyProfessors, which is student-submitted and not a survey. Small review counts move a long way on one bad quarter.

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