The University of California, Merced, received final approval from the UC Board of Regents Thursday for an expansion plan that will nearly double the physical capacity of campus by 2020, enabling enrollment growth to 10,000 students after the project is completed. The regents voted unanimously to approve the design proposal of the selected developer, Plenary Properties Merced; the proposed external financing; amendments to the project’s budget and scope; and revisions of the commercial terms of the project agreement. “This is a historic step forward for UC Merced, the UC system, and the growing numbers of talented students throughout California who want and deserve a UC education,” said Dorothy Leland, UC Merced chancellor.