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Courses
for Self Development
Whether you want to explore the arts, are interested in learning more
about business, have a desire to learn a foreign language, or are seeking
to change careers - SMC has the class for you! Look over the SMC
schedule of classes to find the class that interests you.
If you are not currently taking classes at SMC,
fill out an application to get the enrollment process started. After
your application is processed, we'll send you an enrollment date and
time for selecting your classes. Before you know it, you'll be in the
classroom! If you have further questions about getting started at SMC,
please visit the Welcome
Center!
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Career
Certificates & Department Certificates
If
you need short-term education and training in preparation for work,
Career Certificates and/or Department Certificates may be for you. Career
Certificates and Department Certificates are made up of courses that
focus specifically in one career area, and do not include General Education
classes (such as American History, English, and Math). Career Certificates
vary in length from 18 to 40 units, while Department Certificates
have fewer than 18 units.
Following is a list of the Career Certificates and Department
Certificates
available at SMC.
Career Certificates and their requirements
Department Certificates and their requirements
For help
in planning your Certificate classes, please contact an SMC
counselor.
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Associate
of Arts Degrees
Associate of Arts (AA) degrees are ideal if you want a community college
degree to help you at work, to put on your resume, or to mark a sense of
accomplishment before you transfer to a university.
AA degrees
are a minimum of 60 units in length, and require three types of courses:
- Major
classes: 20 to 40 units of courses in your major
- General
Education: Approximately 20 units in areas such as Science, American
History/Government, Social Science, Humanities, English, Math, and
American Cultures
- Electives:
Additional units from almost any SMC
subject area to reach a minimum of 60 units.
SMC Associate of Arts degrees and their requirements
Transfer Studies Associate of Arts Degree
Transfer
Studies A.A. degrees are ideal for transfer students who are completing
the IGETC or CSU GE requirements. A Transfer Studies A.A. degree
requires the completion of 60 semester UC or CSU transferable units to
include a 3 semester unit American Cultures course, a minimum of
12 units completed at SMC, and a cumulative 2.0 G.P.A. There are two options in obtaining a Transfer Studies A.A.
degree:
SMC
Transfer Studies Associate of Arts degree and their requirements
For help
in planning your Associate of Arts or Transfer Studies A.A. degree classes, please contact an
SMC counselor.
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Courses
for Transferring to a Four-Year University
Santa Monica College is pleased to be #1, for 14 years out of the last
15 years, in transfers to the prestigious and competitive University of California
campuses! In addition, SMC is one of the top 10 California community
colleges for transfers to the California State University campuses.
SMC is
#1 in transfers to:
- University
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),
- University
of Southern California (USC), and
- Loyola
Marymount University (LMU).
SMC is
also one of the leading transfer institutions to:
- University
of California, Berkeley (UCB),
- California
State University, Northridge (CSUN), and
- California
State University, Long Beach (CSULB).
This success
is due in part to the strong academic preparation you will receive from
SMC, and the wide variety of transfer preparation courses offered. This
success is also due in part to the strong transfer counseling available
to you at SMC.
Different
schools and majors often have very different and specific requirements
for transfer. For help in creating an academic plan that fits your transfer
goal, please see Getting
Started with SMC Counseling Services or
the
Transfer Center.
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