Active Status Requirements
To achieve active status as an organization at UC Merced, the following requirements must be fulfilled:
- An organization must have an active Catlife page (ucmerced.presence.io)
- An organization must have a minimun of 4 officers at all times:
- President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer
- An organization must have an on-campus Advisor; staff, faculty, or a grad student can assume the role of advisor(s) with their permission
- Organizations must have a complete, active, and updated Constitution at all times. A proper constitution reflects this Sample Constitution.
- Organization officers must complete all required RCO trainings
- For Fall 2025- Spring 2026 Required Training, please visit the Required Training Section
- All organizations will be required to complete the Transition Success and End of Year Report
Registered Clubs & Organizations can continuously check their 2025-2026 status here (RCO COMPLIANCE TRACKER).
Failure to complete all RCO/FSL Requirements will result in an inactive status, which includes the inability to:
- Not be able to participate in any campus-wide events, whether it is on campus, off campus, or virtually.
- Not be able to participate in formal and informal recruitment. (Fraternity & Sorority organizations only)
- Hold any social or philanthropic events on and off campus under organization's name.
- Not be able to use any campus space for organization meetings, events, and other gatherings.
- Be recognized or endorsed as a campus organization by Office of Student Involvement.
- Not be able to any receive any recognition for awards for the 2024-2025 academic year
In order to regain active status and to be recognized as a campus organization, organizations will need the following:
- All past requirements must be completed.
- The organization will be reviewed by Office of Student Involvement, Registered Clubs and Organizations Team
