Transfer students must minimally present records with 23 transferable semester units for admission to Saint Mary's College of California. Successful candidates typically have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher. Students should have 60 or more UC transferable semester units to transfer with junior status. All courses must be passed with a grade of C- or higher to be transferable. The maximum number of units transferable from a two-year college is 64 semester units. All courses designated as UC transferable are transferable to Saint Mary's College of California..
Saint Mary’s College Core Curriculum
Saint Mary’s College Core consists of three major groupings of student learning – Habits of Mind, Pathways to Knowledge, and Engaging the World – each containing four learning goals.
Critical Thinking, Shared Inquiry, Written and Oral Communication and Information Evaluation and Research Practices. These learning goals are met via Saint Mary's College Collegiate Seminar program and English Composition requirement.
To be completed at Saint Mary's College. We recommend that students take at least one course per year which emphasizes critical thinking, shared inquiry, or written communication, in preparation for Collegiate Seminar.
English Composition (2 courses)
1) Successfully completing level 003 of any foreign or classical language taught at Saint Mary's.
2) Three years of high school language grade 'B' or higher.
3) Score of three or higher on an Advanced Placement Language examination.
4) A passing score on the TOEFL examination for international students.
5) Completing course through level 220 in a language at CCC.
A transfer student must present a record with a minimum of 23 transferable semester units and a minimum GPA of 2.0 for admission to Saint Mary's College. To transfer with junior status a student should have 60 or more transferable units. All courses must be passed with a grade of C- or higher to be considered transferable. Students at Saint Mary's College of California are required to complete a minimum of 36 course credits (Approximately 120 semester units) toward a Bachelor's Degree. California Community College credits are accepted at the rate of 30 semester units = 45 quarter units = (9 COURSE CREDITS).
St Mary's BUSAD 10 has no equivalent at Contra Costa College
MATH 164 will not fulfill Core Mathematical Understanding requirement for majors in the School of Economics and Business Administration.
Take either MATH 170 OR MATH 190
Take either: BUS 240 OR MATH 164
Take one of the following: MATH 170 OR MATH 190
St Mary's EES 92 & EES 93 has no equivalent at Contra Costa College