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,
•   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 Garcia in the Scholars Program Office at (310) 434-4371.

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).

FALL 2004 SCHOLARS PROGRAM COURSES

ANTHRO 5, Physical Anthropology with Lab   4 units   UC, CSU

1070   9:30a-10:50a MW + 11:15a-2:20p W   DRSCHR 136   Austin J K

BIOL 3, Fundamentals of Biology   4 units   UC, CSU

1193   3:25p-6:30p MW   SCI 227   Baghdasarian G

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

1397   12:45p-2:05p MW   AET 203   Horwitz J T

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

1643   8:00a-9:20a MW   DRSCHR 202   Zehr D M

1651   8:00a-9:20a TTh   DRSCHR 212   Watts J W

1667   9:30a-10:50a MW   LA 200   Costello K B

1673   9:30a-10:50a TTh   DRSCHR 204   Fonseca M L

1688   11:15a-12:35p M   DRSCHR 204   Cramer T R

   11:15a-12:35p W   DRSCHR 202   Cramer T R

1698   12:45p-2:05p MW   DRSCHR 222   Engelmann D S

1701   12:45p-2:05p MW   LA 200   Goldthwait B F

1707   12:45p-2:05p TTh   DRSCHR 203   Gorgie J L

1715   2:15p-3:35p MW   DRSCHR 212   Remmes J

1722   2:15p-3:35p TTh   DRSCHR 212   Krusoe J A

ENGL 2, Critical Analysis and Intermediate Composition    3 units   UC, CSU

1742   8:00a-9:20a MW   LA 239   Fonseca M L

1745   8:00a-9:20a TTh   DRSCHR 211   Goldthwait B F

1755   9:30a-10:50a MW   LA 239   Sterr S D

1766   11:15a-12:35p MW   DRSCHR 210   Dossett G H

1779   12:45p-2:05p TTh   AET 206   Mattessich S N

HIST 12, History of the U.S. after 1865    3 units   UC, CSU

2141   9:30a-10:50a TTh   LA 121   Borghei S C

MATH 2, Precalculus    5 units   *UC, CSU

2284   8:15a-9:20a MTWTh   LS 201   Kennedy J R

MATH 52, Elementary Statistics   3 units   UC, CSU

2391   12:30p-1:50p MW   PE 31   McGraw C K

MUSIC 1, Fundamentals of Music   3 units   UC, CSU

2431   2:15p-3:35p TTh   M 169   Carlson M C

MUSIC 32, Appreciation of Music    3 units   UC, CSU

2446   11:15a-12:35p MW   M CONHALL   Martin J M

PHILOS 23, Philosophy of Religion   3 units   UC, CSU

2594   3:45p-5:05p TTh   LV 9   Holmgren C L

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

2664   8:00a-9:20a MW   LA 136   Schultz C K

2668   8:00a-9:20a TTh   LA 136   Schultz C K

PSYCH 1, General Psychology   3 units   UC, CSU

2704   8:00a-9:20a TTh   LS 101   Gunn K S

2719   11:15a-12:35p MW   LS 110   Phillips D M

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

2759   9:30a-10:50a TTh   LS 106   Manson L J

Recommended for But Not Limited to Scholars Only

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

1200   9:00a-12:05p M   SCI 124   Logan R B

   12:45p-2:05p TTh   SCI 151   Logan R B

   12:45p-2:05p TTh   SCI 151   Colavito M C

1201   1:00p-4:05p M   SCI 124   Logan R B

   12:45p-2:05p TTh   SCI 151   Logan R B

   12:45p-2:05p TTh   SCI 151   Colavito M C

COUNS 11, Orientation to Higher Education    1 unit   CSU

1480   9:00a-10:05a F   LA 214   Garcia T

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

2056   2:30p-5:35p MW   DRSCHR 136   Selby W A

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

2058   9:30a-10:50a TTh   BUS 250   Morris P S

GEOG 14, Geography of California   3 units   UC, CSU

2059   11:15a-12:35p MW   DRSCHR 207   Drake V G

MATH 7, Calculus 1   5 units   UC, CSU

2299   9:30a-11:00a TThF   MC 71   Murray D B

PHYSCS 14, Introductory Physics with Laboratory    4 units   UC, CSU

2651   3:30p-6:35p TTh   SCI 106   Morris J J

SPEECH 11, Argumentation    3 units   UC, CSU

2868   11:15a-12:35p MW   LA 236   Crane H J

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