This catalog addendum contains new and updated information to the original publication of the 2025-2026 SMC Catalog.
Corrections/Updates
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Correction to the Degree and Certificate Requirements: Associate Degree (AA/AS) Requirements (pages 30-31)
- The following is not a requirement: Completion of at least 50% of academic path units at Santa Monica College; Department Chairs have the discretion to waive the 50% minimum units required at SMC to meet the major or area of emphasis
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Correction to the CSU General Education Requirements (including pre-2021 version)
- GEOL 6 counts for Area B3: Science Courses With Laboratory Component credit (in addition to Area B1: Physical Science Courses)
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Correction to Barbering AS/Certificate of Achievement (pages 67, 112-113)
- Total Area of Emphasis Units: 26 units (originally listed 33 units)
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Correction to Early Intervention/Special Education Assistant AS/Certificate of Achievement (page 121)
- Required Courses: ECE 32 Communicating with Families (3 units) is a required course; ECE 64 Health, Safety and Nutrition for Young Children (3 units) is not a required course
- No change to total major units
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Correction to General Science AA (page 179)
- Group A: Mathematics includes MATH 6 and MATH 55 as elective options
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Correction to Journalism AA-T (page 148-149)
- JOURN 16 Producing the Campus Newspaper is 4 units (not 3 units)
- MATH 2 Precalculus is 5 units (not 3 units)
- STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics (formerly MATH 54) is 4 units (not 3 units)
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Correction to Liberal Arts: Social and Behavioral Science AA (page 153)
- Area A: Social Science includes ETH ST 8
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Correction to Real Estate Certificate of Achievement (page 177)
- Select 1 of the following: also includes REALES 10, Property Management as an elective option
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Correction to Studio Arts AA-T (page 87)
- Required Core Courses: requires AHIS 2 and ART 10A and ART 13 and ART 20A (all four courses/12 units) (not "or")
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Correction to JOURN 21/PHOTO 13 advisory and prerequisite (page 294, page 323)
- Advisory: None (originally listed advisory of PHOTO 1)
- Prerequisite: PHOTO 1 (originally listed no prerequisite)
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Correction to the Athletics Department Chair (page 407)
- Athletics Department Chair: Kelly Ledwith (originally listed Lydia Strong as Department Chair)