Waivers and Exemptions

Please review our waiver process and submit a waiver to the appropriate Department. The Success and Engagement Center can only process waiver requests for the following classes:

English, ESL, and Math
Anatomy 1
Biology 21
Chemistry 11

Please read thought the information on this page before submitting a waiver request. Waivers will be denied if incomplete or submitted incorrectly. Waivers are reviewed during business hours and can take 5-7 business days to be processed. Click here to submit your waiver.

Please note: waiver submissions during holidays and over weekends, will be reviewed once the campus returns. Waivers after the return of a long break could take up to 10 days to process.

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Waiver Request Form for English, ESL, Math, Anatomy1, Biology 21, Chem 11

Click on the "SMC Waiver Form" link below.
Enter your SMC username and password.
- Your username is your last, first, and middle name (or a portion of your middle name) in this format: lastname_firstname_middlename.
Complete and submit the form. Do not forget to attach appropriate documentation.
Once submitted, you will be prompted to view and download a PDF version of the submitted form. Please save this copy for your records.

Follow the directions above to submit a waiver for the following courses: English, ESL, Math, Anatomy 1, Biology 21, and Chemistry 11. For all other waivers, you will need to contact the appropriate departments.

SMC WAIVERS FORM

For general placement questions and/or questions regarding the SMC placement process, please email the SuccessandEngagement@smc.edu

Waivers for Other Chemistry, Physics & Biological Science

The Success and Engagement Center is NOT able to process these requests however directions for waiver requests are included below.

Anatomy 2, Biology 22, 23, Microbiology 1, Nursing 17, Physiology 3, course prerequisite waivers can only be granted by the Life Sciences Department (a course syllabus may be required).
Chemistry 12, 21, 22, 24, 31 and Physics 7, 9, 22, 23, 24, course prerequisite waivers can only be granted by the Physical Sciences Department (a course syllabus may be required).

Send waiver requests to ScienceWaivers@smc.edu. Be sure to include scanned transcripts, web links to official course descriptions or course outlines, scanned syllabi (optional but recommended), and anything else you think would assist in verifying your waiver. Make sure to clearly state your waiver request, and include your complete name and SMC student ID#.

If you have questions regarding your waiver request, use the email above or contact the Sciences Department Office located in (SCI 258) at 310-434-4788. You may also contact the appropriate Life Sciences or Physical Sciences Chair with questions about the process.

Contact Life Sciences
Contact Physical Sciences

Waivers for IxD upper-division programs:

Upper division courses (Com St 310, Engl 300,IxD 330-470, or Psych 320) are only available to students admitted into the Interaction Design (IxD) B.S. program. For waivers, please contact the CMD Counselor Amanda Garcia at Garcia_Amanda@smc.edu or Ashley Adjei at Adjei_Ashley@smc.edu for information on applying to IxD, please visit ixd.smc.edu.

Waivers for Other Programs:

Waivers for Any Other Class with a Prerequisite

Processing Waivers Time

Due to high demand, processing can take up to 7 business days. You will receive an email to your SMC email account letting you know the outcome of your waiver.

You can also review your results by going to Corsair Connect; click the "Enrollment" tab; click "Student Records"; click " Placement History" report. Refer to the "Prerequisite/Corequisite Waivers" section.

Authorized — means you were approved for the class specified
Unauthorized — means you were not approved

You may go to the General Counseling Center to request your waiver in person for English, ESL, Math, Anatomy 1, Biology 21, and Chemistry 11.