UROC creates pathways that empower UC Merced undergraduates to cultivate their research potential
Vision: UROC envisions a future where UC Merced undergraduates engage in research and academic internships, experiences that are accessible, empowering, and transformative, preparing students to turn knowledge into action and ideas into impact.
Mission: UROC helps undergraduates transform curiosity into discovery by engaging in mentored research, creative inquiry, and academic internships across all disciplines. We provide opportunities that build essential skills, support student growth, and cultivate a community grounded in integrity and collaboration. Our students graduate as confident researchers and professionals ready to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. By partnering with faculty, campus units, regional programs, internship programs, and professional networks, UROC extends the impact of undergraduate research and academic experiences to strengthen both students and the broader research community.
UROC provides undergraduates with the mentorship, resources, and opportunities they need to become strong researchers. Our programs foster professional readiness, academic preparation for graduate study, and engagement in the broader research community.
OUR COMMUNITY
The UROC Scholar community is for high-achieving, motivated students who want to prepare for and excel in graduate school. Scholars take their academic work seriously, work hard to maintain good grades, and are actively engaged in faculty-mentored research opportunities.
UROC Scholars are expected to represent the ideals of academic excellence by achieving to the best of their abilities and engaging in enriching academic and professional experiences throughout their undergraduate careers.
