SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA



2018 ARTICULATION AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE: 8/1/2018
Admissions Information

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. All transfer applicants must have completed the freshman prerequisites of Geometry and Algebra 2 with grades of C- or higher.

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.


Habits of Mind

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.

Collegiate Seminar (2-3 courses)

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)

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ENG 1A CRITICAL READING AND COMPOSITION (3) ENGL 4 COMPOSITION (1) 08/01/1994 
ENG 4 CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE (3) ENGL 4 COMPOSITION (1) 08/01/1994 
ENG 7 CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING ACROSS DISCIPLINES (3) ENGL 5 ARGUMENT AND RESEARCH (1) 08/01/1994 
Pathways to Knowledge
Artistic Understanding; Social, Historical, Cultural Understanding; Mathematical and Scientific Understanding; Theological Understanding. These learning goals provide students with experience in cross-disciplinary approaches to learning.
Artistic Understanding (2 courses Artistic Analysis)
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ARHS 1 INTRODUCTION TO ART (3) AH-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ARHS 4 ART HISTORY: ANCIENT (3) AH-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ARHS 5 ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN (3) AH-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ENG 20 STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE (3) ENGL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ENG 32 U.S. WOMEN’S LITERATURE (3) ENGL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ENG 35 MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3) ENGL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ENG 4 CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE (3) ENGL 4 COMPOSITION (1) 08/01/1994 
ENG 41 WORLD LITERATURE: 17TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT (3) ENGL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ENG 44 LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN WEST (3) ENGL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ENG 45 STUDIES IN FICTION (3) ENGL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
HUMN 10 THE AMERICAN STYLE (3) ELEC ELEC LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/17/2019
HUMN 28 THE CLASSIC MYTHS (3) PHIL 00E LOWER DIVISION PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE (1) 01/01/1998 
HUMN 3 FLM-DRAMA-MUS-VIS ART-LYR POET (3) ELEC ELEC LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/17/2019
HUMN 44 NARRATIVE FILM MUSIC (3) ELEC ELEC LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/17/2019
HUMN 7 CONTEMPORARY HUMANITIES (3) ELEC ELEC LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/17/2019
MUS 1 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC (3) PERFA 10 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC: ROCK TO BACH (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 4 JAZZ IN AMERICAN CULTURE (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 5 AMERICAN CULTURES IN MUSIC (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
PHIL 3 AESTHETICS (3) PHIL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
PHTO 56 INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (1.5) ART-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
PHTO 67 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY (3) ART-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 10 INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC ARTS (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 11 STAGE TO SCREEN (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 12 FILM AS ART AND COMMUNICATION (4) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 1A THEORY/PRACTICE OF ACTING I (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 1B THEORY/PRACTICE OF ACTING II (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 4 AMERICAN CULTURES IN THEATER (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
CREATIVE PRACTICE (1 COURSE)
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ARTS 12A OIL/ACRYLIC PAINTING: BEGINNING I (3) ART-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ARTS 13A ACRYLIC PAINTING: BEGINNING I (3) ART-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ARTS 2A INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING (3) ART-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ARTS 3A FIGURE AND COMPOSITION I (3) ART-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ARTS 7A INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR PAINTING (3) ART-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
DANC 1 DANCE TECHNIQUE (0.5) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
DANC 2A JAZZ DANCE BEGINNING (0.5-2.0) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
DANC 2B JAZZ DANCE INTERMEDIATE (0.5-2.0) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
DANC 3 BALLET—BEGINNING (0.5-2.0) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
DANC 5A DANCE COMPOSITION BEGINNING (2) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
DANC 5B DANCE COMPOSITION INTERMEDIATE (2) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
DANC 6 DANCE PRODUCTION: CHOREOGRAPHY (1-3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 12 WIND ENSEMBLE (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 13 HISTORY OF ROCK & ROLL (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 14 JAZZ WORKSHOP (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 15 JAZZ ENSEMBLE (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 16 PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 17A JAZZ COMBO 1 (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 17B JAZZ COMBO 2 (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 18A JAZZ/POP PIANO 1 (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 18B JAZZ/POP PIANO 2 (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 19 STUDIES IN MUSIC COMPOSITION (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 20A ELEMENTARY GUITAR (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 20B STUDY OF GUITAR (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 20C ADVANCED GUITAR (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 21A BEGINNING PIANO (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 21B BEGINNING PIANO: INTERMEDIATE (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 23A ELEMENTARY VOICE I (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 23B ELEMENTARY VOICE II (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 31 STUDY OF PIANO (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 33 STUDY OF VOICE (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 34 MUSIC IN FILM (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 38 APPLIED LESSONS (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 39 MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP (2) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 44 CONCERT CHOIR (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 45 CHAMBER CHOIR (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 46A BEGINNING JAZZ CHOIR (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 46B ADVANCED JAZZ CHOIR (1) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 47 COLLEGE PRODUCTIONS – MUSIC (1-5) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
PHTO 56 INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (1.5) ART-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 1A THEORY/PRACTICE OF ACTING I (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 1B THEORY/PRACTICE OF ACTING II (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 31A DRAMA WORKSHOP - BEGINNING (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 31B DRAMA WORKSHOP -INTERMEDIATE (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 39A MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP - BEGINNING (4) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 39B MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP - INTERMEDIATE (4) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 39C MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP - ADVANCED (4) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 3A BEGINNING IMPROVISATION (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 3B INTERMEDIATE IMPROVISATION (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 47A PERFORMANCE IN PRODUCTION: INTRODUCTION TO LIVE PERFORMANCE (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 47B PERFORMANCE IN PRODUCTION: BEGINNING (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 47C PERFORMANCE IN PRODUCTION: INTERMEDIATE (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 47D PERFORMANCE IN PRODUCTION: ADVANCED (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 48A TECHNICAL THEATER IN PRODUCTION - BEGINNING (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 48B TECHNICAL THEATER IN PRODUCTION - INTERMEDIATE (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 48C TECHNICAL THEATER IN PRODUCTION - ADVANCED (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 48D TECHNICAL THEATER IN PRODUCTION-MANAGEMENT (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 50 STAGECRAFT (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THEA 51 INTRODUCTION TO COSTUME DESIGN (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
SOCIAL, HISTORICAL, CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING (2 COURSES)
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ANTR 2 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY: PREHISTORY AND CULTURE GROWTH (3) ANTH 005 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY (1) 01/01/2012 
ANTR 3 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) ANTH 001 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (1) 01/01/2012 
ANTR 5 CULTURES OF THE U.S. IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE (3) ANTH-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
CMST 10 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3) COMM-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 04/08/2019 
CMST 11 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (3) COMM-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 04/08/2019 
ECON 1 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3) ECON 3 PRINCIPLES OF MICRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
ECON 2 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3) ECON 4 PRINCIPLES OF MACRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
GEOG 2 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (3) ELEC ELEC LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/17/2019
HIST 1 WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1600 (3) HIST 4 WESTERN SOCIETY AND CULTURES TO 1500 (1) 01/01/1998 
HIST 14 HISTORY AND AMERICAN CULTURES OF CALIFORNIA (3) HIST-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
HIST 2 WESTERN CIVILIZATION SINCE 1600 (3) HIST 5 WESTERN SOCIETY AND CULTURES SINCE 1500 (1) 01/01/1998 
HIST 25 AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE (3) HIST-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
HIST 28 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST (3) HIST-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
HIST 32 U.S. WOMEN’S HISTORY (3) HIST-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
HIST 7 US HISTORY THROUGH RECONSTRUCTION (3) HIST 17 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE CIVIL WAR (1) 01/01/1998 
HIST 8 US HISTORY POST-RECONSTRUCTION (3) HIST 18 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE RECONSTRUCTION (1) 01/01/1998 
PCN 13 MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (3) ELEC ELEC LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/20/2019
POLI 20 COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT (3) ELEC ELEC LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/20/2019
PSYC 1 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) PSYCH 1 INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL-SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (1) 01/01/1998 
PSYC 3 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) PSYCH 1 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (1) 08/01/1999 
SOC 1 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY (3) SOC 2 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (1) 01/01/1998 
SOC 12 POPULAR CULTURE (3) SOC-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
SOC 3 CULTURAL AND RACIAL MINORITIES (3) SOC-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
SOC 6 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3) SOC 4 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (1) 01/01/2002 
WMST 1 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S STUDIES (3) WGS 1 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES (1) 01/01/2010 
Mathematical Understanding
Math 40 does not fulfill core requirements for majors in Psychology and the School of Economics and Business Administration.
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MATH 1 CALCULUS I (5) MATH 27 CALCULUS I (1) 01/01/1998 
MATH 33 FINITE MATHEMATICS (4) MATH 3 FINITE MATHEMATICS (1) 01/01/1998 
MATH 34 CALC FOR BUS AND SOC SCIENCES (5) MATH-00E MATH ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MATH 40 STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (4) MATH 4 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (1) 01/01/1998 
MATH 47 MATHEMATICS FOR LIBERAL ARTS (3) MATH 10 THE ART AND PRACTICE OF MATHEMATICS (1) 01/01/2014 
SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING (1 COURSE + LAB)
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ANTR 1 BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3)
ANTR 1L BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY (1)
BIOL 7 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (1)
BIOL 7L BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/2012 
ASTR 10 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY: THE SOLAR SYSTEM (3)
ASTR 30 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY LABORATORY (1)
PHYSI 90 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY (1)
PHYSI 91 ASTRONOMY LABORATORY (.25)
01/01/1998 
ASTR 20 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY: STARS AND THE UNIVERSE (3)
ASTR 30 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY LABORATORY (1)
PHYSI 90 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY (1)
PHYSI 91 ASTRONOMY LABORATORY (.25)
01/01/1998 
BIO 10 INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY (4) BIOL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
BIO 1A GENERAL BOTANY (5) BIOL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
BIO 1C CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (5) BIOL 1 INTRODUCTION TO CELL BIOLOGY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (1)
BIOL 1L INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY FOR MAJORS: CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/2015 
BIO 30 INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE BIOLOGY (4) BIOL 50 GENERAL BIOLOGY (1)
BIOL 51 GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/2015 
BIO 50 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (4) BIOL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
BIO 60 MARINE BIOLOGY (4) BIOL 55 OCEANOGRAPHY (1)
BIOL 56 OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/2015 
BIO 7A HUMAN ANATOMY (5) BIOL 15 HUMAN ANATOMY (1)
BIOL 16 HUMAN ANATOMY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/2015 
BIO 7B HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY (5) BIOL 25 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY (1)
BIOL 26 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/2015 
BIO 7C MICROBIOLOGY (5) BIOL 40 INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY/MICROBES (1)
BIOL 41 INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/2015 
CHEM 1A GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I (5) CHEM 8 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (1)
CHEM 9 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I (.25)
01/01/2000 
CHEM 30A INTRODUCTORY AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY I (4) CHEM 0LA LOWER DIVISION CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (0)
CHEM 0LE LOWER DIVISION CHEMISTRY LECTURE (1)
01/01/1998 
CHEM 31 INTRO TO COLLEGE CHEMISTRY (4) CHEM-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
GEOL 1 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (3)
GEOL 1L PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY (1)
EES 40 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (1)
EES 41 HISTORY OF EARTH LABORATORY (0)
01/01/2006 
GEOL 12 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY (3)
GEOL 12L INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY (1)
BIOL 55 OCEANOGRAPHY (1)
BIOL 56 OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/1998 
GEOL 12 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY (3)
GEOL 12L INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY (1)
BIOL 55 OCEANOGRAPHY (1)
BIOL 56 OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/1998 
GEOL 3 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (3)
GEOL 3L HISTORICAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY (1)
EES 50 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (1)
EES 51 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/2006 
PHYS 10 DESCRIPTIVE PHYSICS (3)
PHYS 10L DESCRIPTIVE PHYSICS LABORATORY (1)
PHYSI 40 REVOLUTIONS IN SCIENCE (1)
PHYSI 41 REVOLUTIONS IN SCIENCE LABORATORY (0)
01/01/1998 
PHYS 2A INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS I (4) PHYSI 10 GENERAL PHYSICS I (1)
PHYSI 10L GENERAL PHYSICS I LABORATORY (0)
01/01/1998 
PHYS 8A GENERAL PHYSICS I (5) PHYSI 1 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS I (1)
PHYSI 2 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS I LABORATORY (.25)
01/01/2002 
THEOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATIONS (1 COURSE)
To be completed at Saint Mary's College
THEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION (1 COURSE)
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PHIL 2 ETHICS (3) PHIL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
PHIL 2H HONORS PHILISOPHY 2: ETHICS (3) PHIL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
RELS 1 RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD (3) TRS-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
RELS 11 THE NATURE OF ISLAM (3) TRS-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
RELS 3 INTRO TO WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY (3) TRS-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
Engaging the World
American Diversity; Common Good; Community Engagement; Global Perspective. These learning goals require students to examine and reflect on what it means to be citizens in a local community and as part of the global community.
AMERICAN DIVERSITY (1 COURSE)
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ANTR 5 CULTURES OF THE U.S. IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE (3) ANTH-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ENG 32 U.S. WOMEN’S LITERATURE (3) ENGL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ENG 35 MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3) ENGL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
ENG 44 LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN WEST (3) ENGL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
HIST 14 HISTORY AND AMERICAN CULTURES OF CALIFORNIA (3) HIST-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
HIST 25 AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE (3) HIST-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
HIST 28 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST (3) HIST-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
HIST 32 U.S. WOMEN’S HISTORY (3) HIST-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
HIST 7 US HISTORY THROUGH RECONSTRUCTION (3) HIST 17 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE CIVIL WAR (1) 01/01/1998 
HIST 8 US HISTORY POST-RECONSTRUCTION (3) HIST 18 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE RECONSTRUCTION (1) 01/01/1998 
HUMN 10 THE AMERICAN STYLE (3) ELEC ELEC LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/17/2019
MUS 4 JAZZ IN AMERICAN CULTURE (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
MUS 5 AMERICAN CULTURES IN MUSIC (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
PCN 13 MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (3) ELEC ELEC LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/20/2019
SOC 1 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY (3) SOC-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/20/2019
SOC 1 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY (3) SOC 2 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (1) 01/01/1998 
SOC 3 CULTURAL AND RACIAL MINORITIES (3) SOC-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
SOC 6 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3) SOC 4 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (1) 01/01/2002 
THEA 4 AMERICAN CULTURES IN THEATER (3) PERFA-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
THE COMMON GOOD (1 COURSE)
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ANTR 3 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) ANTH 001 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (1) 01/01/2012 
HIST 1 WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1600 (3) HIST 4 WESTERN SOCIETY AND CULTURES TO 1500 (1) 01/01/1998 
HIST 2 WESTERN CIVILIZATION SINCE 1600 (3) HIST 5 WESTERN SOCIETY AND CULTURES SINCE 1500 (1) 01/01/1998 
PHIL 2 ETHICS (3) PHIL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
PHIL 2H HONORS PHILISOPHY 2: ETHICS (3) PHIL-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
POLI 20 COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT (3) ELEC ELEC LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/20/2019
POLI 25 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY (3) ELEC ELEC LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/199905/17/2019
SOC 6 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3) SOC 4 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (1) 01/01/2002 
WMST 1 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S STUDIES (3) WGS 1 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES (1) 01/01/2010 
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (1 COURSE)
To be completed at Saint Mary's College
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE (1 COURSE)
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ANTR 2 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY: PREHISTORY AND CULTURE GROWTH (3) ANTH 005 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY (1) 01/01/2012 
ANTR 3 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) ANTH 001 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (1) 01/01/2012 
RELS 11 THE NATURE OF ISLAM (3) TRS-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
WMST 2 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE OF WOMEN (3) WGS-00E LOWER DIVISION ELECTIVE (1) 08/01/1999 
SECOND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
The language requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways: Successfully completing level 003 of any foreign or classical language taught at Saint Mary's. Three years of high school language grade 'B' or higher. Score of three or higher on an Advanced Placement Language examination. A passing score on the TOEFL examination for international students. Completing course through level 220 in a language at DVC.
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ASL 2A AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III (3) ASL 3 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 3 (1) 01/01/2006 
FREN 2A INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (4) FREN 3 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (1) 03/17/2020 
SPAN 2A INTERMEDIATE SPANISH (4) SPAN 3 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH (1) 01/01/1998 
MAJORS

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).

The following Las Positas College courses are currently being accepted as fulfilling lower division major requirements at Saint Mary's College.
ACCOUNTING
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BUSN 1A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (4) ACCTG 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (1) 01/01/2002 
BUSN 1B MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (4) ACCTG 2 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (1) 01/01/2002 
ECON 1 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3) ECON 3 PRINCIPLES OF MICRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
ECON 2 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3) ECON 4 PRINCIPLES OF MACRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
MATH 40 STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (4) MATH 4 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (1) 01/01/1998 
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MATH 40 will not fulfill Core Mathematical Understanding requirement for majors in the School of Economics and Business Administration.

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BUSN 1A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (4) ACCTG 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (1) 01/01/2002 
BUSN 1B MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (4) ACCTG 2 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (1) 01/01/2002 
ECON 1 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3) ECON 3 PRINCIPLES OF MICRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
ECON 2 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3) ECON 4 PRINCIPLES OF MACRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
MATH 1 CALCULUS I (5) MATH 27 CALCULUS I (1) 01/01/1998 
MATH 33 FINITE MATHEMATICS (4) MATH 3 FINITE MATHEMATICS (1) 01/01/1998 
MATH 40 STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (4) MATH 4 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (1) 01/01/1998 
Communication
St Mary's COMM 2 and COMM 3 have NO Equivalent at Las Positas College.
ECONOMICS - BACHELOR OF ARTS

The major in economics leads to either a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts and a new concentration in Sustainability Studies.

MATH 40 will not fulfill Core Mathematical Understanding requirement for majors in the School of Economics and Business Administration.

Take either: MATH 33 OR MATH 1

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ECON 1 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3) ECON 3 PRINCIPLES OF MICRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
ECON 2 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3) ECON 4 PRINCIPLES OF MACRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
MATH 1 CALCULUS I (5) MATH 27 CALCULUS I (1) 01/01/1998 
MATH 33 FINITE MATHEMATICS (4) MATH 3 FINITE MATHEMATICS (1) 01/01/1998 
MATH 40 STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (4) MATH 4 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (1) 01/01/1998 
ECONOMICS - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
The major in economics leads to either a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts and a new concentration in Sustainability Studies.

MATH 40 will not fulfill Core Mathematical Understanding requirement for majors in the School of Economics and Business Administration.

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ECON 1 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3) ECON 3 PRINCIPLES OF MICRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
ECON 2 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3) ECON 4 PRINCIPLES OF MACRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
MATH 1 CALCULUS I (5) MATH 27 CALCULUS I (1) 01/01/1998 
MATH 2 CALCULUS II (5) MATH 28 CALCULUS II WITH APPLICATIONS (1) 01/01/1998 
MATH 40 STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (4) MATH 4 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (1) 01/01/1998 
ECONOMICS - SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES

The major in economics leads to either a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts and a new concentration in Sustainability Studies.

MATH 40 will not fulfill Core Mathematical Understanding requirement for majors in the School of Economics and Business Administration.

Take one of the following: Math 33 OR Math 1

Take one of the following: BIOL 10 OR BIOL 31

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BIOL 10 INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY (4) BIOL 50 GENERAL BIOLOGY (1)
BIOL 51 GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/1998 
BIOL 31 INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE BIOLOGY (4) BIOL 50 GENERAL BIOLOGY (1)
BIOL 51 GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY (0)
01/01/199804/20/2017
ECON 1 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (3) ECON 3 PRINCIPLES OF MICRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
ECON 2 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3) ECON 4 PRINCIPLES OF MACRO-ECONOMICS (1) 10/10/2016 
MATH 1 CALCULUS I (5) MATH 27 CALCULUS I (1) 01/01/1998 
MATH 33 FINITE MATHEMATICS (4) MATH 3 FINITE MATHEMATICS (1) 01/01/1998 
MATH 40 STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (4) MATH 4 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (1) 01/01/1998 
PSYCHOLOGY

Additional Math course will be needed to fulfill Core Curriculum requirement for Psychology majors

PSYC 25 is a suggested course in addition to MATH 40 to prepare students for upper division research methods course at SMC.

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MATH 40 STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (4) PSYCH 3 PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS AND ANALYSIS I (1) 08/01/1999 
PSYC 25 RESEARCH METHODS (4) PSYCH 3 PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS AND ANALYSIS I (1) 08/01/1999 
PSYC 3 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) PSYCH 1 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (1) 08/01/1999 


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