Scholars Program

The Scholars Program at Santa Monica College is a highly demanding, enriched educational program that prepares students with outstanding scholastic achievements for transfer to a four-year college or university. Students completing the Scholars Program are recognized as well-prepared and are guaranteed priority consideration at the junior level in most majors at:
•   University of California, Los Angeles,
•   University of California, Santa Cruz,
•   California State University, Northridge,
•   University of Southern California,
•   Loyola-Marymount University,
•   Occidental College,
•   Pomona College,
•   Chapman College, and
•   University of California, Irvine.

Scholars Program students receive a number of benefits including:
•   Priority registration at Santa Monica College;
•   A special Scholars counselor and Scholars tutor to help during their semesters at Santa Monica College;
•   Special Scholars Classes limited to 25 students;
•   Workshops and other assistance in registration, financial aid, and housing at their transfer institutions; and
•   Special invitations to a variety of programs at Santa Monica College and the participating universities.

To be eligible for the Scholars Program, students must first apply through the Scholars Program Office and meet the following requirements:

Freshmen:
•   Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA in high school,
•   Must be eligible to take English 1, and
•   Must write an essay to be evaluated by the Scholars Program Coordinator and the Scholars Counselor.

Continuing Students:
•   Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA in at least 12 units of UC/CSU transferable courses and
•   Must have an A or B in English 21 or English 1 at SMC.
Once accepted into the program, students are required to:
•   Maintain a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0,
•   Complete special Scholars Program courses, and
•   Complete all pre-major and general education requirements set by their transfer institution.

The special Scholars Program courses are rigorous, university-level sections that satisfy general education requirements in the following areas:
•   English Composition and Critical Thinking
•   Life Science
•   Mathematics
•   Physical Science
•   Social Science

For further information, please call Teresa Hall in the Scholars Program Office at (310) 434-4371.

SPRING 2003 SCHOLARS PROGRAM COURSES

ANTHRO 2, Cultural Anthropology   3 units   UC, CSU

1059   8:00a-9:20a MW   DRSCHR 207   Barker J C

COMM 10, Journalism, Gender, and Race    3 units   UC, CSU

1451   12:45p-2:05p MW   AET 205   Horwitz J T

ECON 2, Principles of Macroeconomics   3 units   UC, CSU

1617   9:30a-10:50a TTh   LV 16   Garcia C P

ENGL 1, Reading and Composition 1    3 units   UC, CSU

1659   9:30a-10:50a TTh   LA 217   Fonseca M L

ENGL 2, Critical Analysis and Interm. Composition    3 units   UC, CSU

1700   8:00a-9:20a TTh   LA 200   Costello K B

1712   9:30a-10:50a MW   DRSCHR 214   Dossett G H

1713   9:30a-10:50a TTh   DRSCHR 211   Goldthwait B F

1717   11:15a-12:35p MW   LA 239   Daughtry P J

1736   12:45p-2:05p TTh   LA 200   Zehr D M

1744   2:15p-3:35p TTh   AET 204   Mattessich S N

GEOG 5, Physical Geography with Lab   4 units   UC, CSU

1995   4:00p-5:20p TTh   DRSCHR 136   Selby W A

   12:45p-3:50p Th   DRSCHR 136   Selby W A

GEOG 8, Introduction to Urban Studies    3 units   UC, CSU

1997   9:30a-10:50a TTh   BUS 101   Morris P S

HIST 10, Ethnicity & American Culture    3 units   UC, CSU

2058   9:30a-10:50a MW   LV 6   Kawaguchi L A

HIST 2, History of Western Civilization II   3 units   UC, CSU

2054   12:45p-2:05p TTh   LV 2   Ness B J

MATH 7, Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1   5 units   UC, CSU

2222   7:45a-9:15a TThF   LA 228   Murray D B

MATH 52, Elementary Statistics   3 units   UC, CSU

2310   11:15a-12:35p MW   LS 205   McGraw C K

MUSIC 1, Fundamentals of Music   3 units   UC, CSU

2348   2:15p-3:35p MW   M 137   Martin J M

PHILOS 23, Philosophy of Religion   3 units   UC, CSU

2545   3:45p-5:05p TTh   LV 9   Holmgren C L

POL SC 1, National and California Government    3 units   UC, CSU

2684   8:00a-9:20a MW   LA 136   Schultz C K

2686   8:00a-9:20a TTh   LA 136   Schultz C K

POL SC 21, Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of Difference    3 units   UC, CSU

2710   12:45p-2:05p MW   LV 4   Tahvildaranjess R A

PSYCH 1, General Psychology   3 units   UC, CSU

2723   8:00a-9:20a TTh   LS 110   Gunn K S

2734   11:15a-12:35p MW   LS 110   Chin D

PSYCH 11, Child Growth and Development   3 units   UC, CSU

2777   2:15p-3:35p TTh   LS 119   Spain E A

URBAN 8, Introduction to Urban Studies    3 units   UC, CSU

2917   9:30a-10:50a TTh   BUS 101   Morris P S

Recommended for But Not Limited to Scholars Only

BIOL 4, Biotechnology Transforms Our World    4 units   UC, CSU

1234   1:00p-4:05p TTh   SCI 225   Logan R B

BIOL 21, Cell Biology and Evolution    4 units   UC, CSU

1241   9:00a-12:05p M   SCI 124   Logan R B

   9:30a-10:50a TTh   SCI 145   Logan R B

   9:30a-10:50a TTh   SCI 145   Chen T T

BIOL 23, Organismal and Environmental Biology    5 units   UC, CSU

1246   12:45p-2:05p MW   SCI 159   Baker E H

   12:45p-2:05p MW   SCI 159   Sakai W H

   8:00a-11:05a TTh   SCI 124   Baker E H

   8:00a-11:05a TTh   SCI 124   Sakai W H

CINEMA 1, History of Motion Pictures   3 units   UC, CSU

1363   8:00a-12:05p F   LS 152   Kanin J D

MATH 2, Precalculus    5 units   *UC, CSU

2212   8:15a-9:20a MTWTh   LA 231   Taka G J

MUSIC 32, Appreciation of Music    3 units   UC, CSU

2365   12:45p-2:05p TTh   M 137   Martin J M

SPEECH 11, Argumentation    3 units   UC, CSU

2886   8:00a-9:20a MW   LA 236   Crane H J

*Maximum four transferable credits to the UC

Note: Scholars students will receive Scholars credit for any section of Biology 21 or 23 as well as any Modern Language Intermediate I or II course (with prior approval of the Scholars Coordinator).

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