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,
• University of California, Irvine,
• California State University, Northridge,
• Loyola-Marymount University,
• Occidental College,
• Pomona College, and
• Chapman College.
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 2006 SCHOLARS PROGRAM COURSES
ANTHRO 2, Cultural Anthropology 3 units UC, CSU
1067 8:00a-9:20a MW DRSCHR 207 Denman J F
ANTHRO 5, Physical Anthropology with Lab* 4 units UC, CSU
1079 9:30a-10:50a MW DRSCHR 136 Austin J K
11:15a-2:20p M DRSCHR 136 Austin J K
ANTHRO 9, Paleoanthropology 3 units UC, CSU
1082 11:15a-12:35p MW DRSCHR 128 Gauld S C
BIOL 3, Fundamentals of Biology 4 units UC, CSU
1186 12:00p-3:05p MW SCI 227 Clark M W
COMM 10, Journalism, Gender, and Race 3 units UC**, CSU
1418 12:45p-2:05p MW AET 203 Horwitz J T
COUNS 11, Orientation to Higher Education 1 unit CSU
1514 9:00a-10:05a F MC 14 Garcia T
ENGL 1, Reading and Composition 1 3 units UC, CSU
1705 8:00a-9:20a MW DRSCHR 202 Zehr D M
1730 9:30a-10:50a MW DRSCHR 202 Engelmann D S
1738 9:30a-10:50a TTh LA 217 Fonseca M L
1765 12:45p-2:05p MW DRSCHR 222 Goldthwait B F
1770 12:45p-2:05p TTh DRSCHR 212 Krusoe J A
ENGL 2, Critical Analysis and Interm. Composition 3 units UC, CSU
1807 8:00a-9:20a TTh LA 200 McMillen R
1816 9:30a-10:50a MW LA 239 Daughtry P J
1825 11:15a-12:35p MW DRSCHR 210 Dossett G H
1837 12:45p-2:05p TTh DRSCHR 211 Cramer T R
GEOG 5, Physical Geography with Lab* 4 units UC, CSU
2176 2:30p-5:35p MW DRSCHR 136 Selby W A
HIST 10, Ethnicity and American Culture 3 units UC**, CSU
2245 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 106 Kawaguchi L A
HIST 12, United States History Since Reconstruction 3 units UC, CSU
2265 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 103 Borghei S C
MATH 2, Precalculus 5 units UC, CSU
2448 12:45p-1:50p MTWTh MC 66 Taka G J
MATH 7, Calculus 1* 5 units UC, CSU
2459 12:45p-2:15p TThF LS 201 Murray D B
MATH 52, Elementary Statistics 3 units UC, CSU
2548 12:45p-2:05p MW LA 231 McGraw C K
MUSIC 32, Appreciation of Music* 3 units UC, CSU
2626 11:15a-12:35p MW M CONHALL Martin J M
MUSIC 33, Jazz in American Culture 3 units UC**, CSU
2640 2:15p-3:35p TTh M 137 Drayton L C
PHILOS 1, Knowledge and Reality 3 units UC, CSU
2779 12:45p-2:05p TTh MC 3 Quesada D M
POL SC 1, National and California Government 3 units UC, CSU
2876 8:00a-9:20a TTh LA 115 Schultz C K
2878 9:30a-10:50a MW LA 115 Schultz C K
PSYCH 1, General Psychology 3 units UC, CSU
2918 8:00a-9:20a TTh LS 101 Gunn K S
2928 9:30a-10:50a TTh MC 8 Phillips D M
PSYCH 11, Child Growth and Development 3 units UC, CSU
2966 8:00a-9:20a MW MC 5 Berg D S
SOCIOL 1, Introduction to Sociology 3 units UC, CSU
3005 3:45p-5:05p MW LA 136 Scaife M L
SPEECH 1, Elements of Public Speaking* 3 units UC, CSU
3047 8:00a-9:20a MW LA 236 Brown N A
WOM ST 10, Introduction to Women’s Studies 3 units UC, CSU
3126 9:30a-10:50a TTh MC 72 Klein M C
*Recommended for But Not Limited to Scholars participants.
** Meets UC Berkeley American Cultures graduation requirement.
See full schedule for section details.