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.
Take either PHYS 130 & PHYS 230 & PHYS 231 OR PHYS 120 & PHYS 121
The major in economics leads to either a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts and a new concentration in Sustainability Studies.
BUS 240, MATH 142, or MATH 144 will not fulfill Core Mathematical Understanding requirement for majors in the School of Economics and Business Administration.
Take one of the following: BUS 240 OR MATH 142 OR MATH 144
A major in economics leads to either a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts and a new concentration in Sustainability Studies.
BUS 240, MATH- 142, or MATH 144 will not fulfill Core Mathematical Understanding requirement for majors in the School of Economics and Business Administration.
Take one of the following: MATH 181 OR MATH 192
St Mary's ENGL 29 has no equivalent at Diablo Valley College
Take either: ENGL 123 OR ENGL 150
St Mary's ENGL 29 has no equivalent at Diablo Valley College.
BS Earth Science
Select three lower division for the following, including all labs:
MATH 142 or MATH 144
GEOL 120 & GEOL 121
GEOL 122 & GEOL 123
PHYSI 40 & PHYSI 41
Students in the Regional Studies track must select a specific region of the world in which they have a particular interest and wish to focus their studies – East Asia, Europe, Latin America, or student defined.
The mission of Justice, Community and Leadership is to prepare students through a social justice framework to be leaders who address critical challenges of our times. Justice, Community and Leadership is an interdisciplinary program that emphasizes critical inquiry, global perspectives, ethical ideals, social and environmental stewardship, leadership, education, and self-assessment. Along with the general major in Justice, Community and Leadership, there are three concentrations that students may pursue. All students complete the JCL common curriculum, and each concentration requires additional courses. Students also meet the general Core Curriculum requirements (see DVC Core Curriculum articulation agreement).
Concentrations: Leadership for Social Justice, Education Studies, Teachers for Tomorrow 4+1
St Mary's JCL 10 has no equivalent at Diablo Valley College.
Note: this program was formerly called Liberal & Civic Studies. See SMC Catalog 2014 - 2015 p 147.
KINES 15 must be taken at St Mary's.
KINES 14
KINES 15
KINES 20
The following Diablo Valley College courses are currently being accepted as fulfilling lower division major requirements at Saint Mary's College.
Take a sequence of Physics (PHYS 130 AND PHYS 230 or PHYS 231) or Chemistry (CHEM 120 AND 121)
Dance 212, 213, and 214 are 1 unit courses taken 4 times
Dance 232, 233, and 234 are 1 unit courses taken 4 times
Take either: PHYS 230 or PHYS 231
Math 142 or Math 144 fulfills either the PSYCH 3 requirement for major or Mathematical Understanding for Core Curriculum requirement.
PSYCH 215 is a suggested course in addition to MATH 142 to prepare students for upper division research methods course at SMC.
St Mary's BUSAD 10 has no equivalent at Diablo Valley College.
Take either: BUSAD 240 OR MATH 142 OR MATH 144
St Mary's CHEM 89 has no equivalent at Diablo Valley College.
Take one of the following: ARTDM 136 OR ART-110
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).
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 DVC.
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)