The Santa Monica College Catalog is the official source of information about SMC's academic programs, degrees, and certificates, along with course descriptions, admission requirements, financial aid information, college and academic policies, and student programs and services. The catalog is reviewed and updated annually.
Use these SHORTCUTS TO PARTICULAR TOPICS:
FIND IMPORTANT DETAILS quickly, like the ACADEMIC CALENDAR for important dates and deadlines, and the CAMPUS MAPS to learn where things are located on SMC’s main and satellite campuses.
Find out about requirements for SANTA MONICA COLLEGE DEGREES, along with how to develop a path for TRANSFER TO EARN A BACHELOR’S DEGREE at a four-year college or a university, in ACADEMICS.
Learn about the many DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, AND TRANSFER PREPARATION choices SMC offers in ACADEMICS AND CAREER PATHS.
Discover the wide array of PROGRAMS AND SERVICES — including financial aid and scholarships — that SMC offers students in SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
Find out WHO’S WHO IN THE SMC COMMUNITY, including information about our administrators, staff, department chairs, program leaders, and the instructors who will be teaching your classes, in THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY.
Learn the details about HOW THINGS WORK here at SMC in COLLEGE POLICIES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
College Disclaimer Notice
The Santa Monica Community College District has made every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy of this catalog at the time it was published. All catalog information is subject to change without notice. The District reserves the right to make changes to courses, programs, requirements, and other matters in response to student enrollment, level of financial support, or any other reason at the discretion of the Santa Monica Community College District administration. The District further reserves the right to add, amend, or repeal any of its rules, regulations, policies, and procedures, consistent with applicable laws.
Printed SMC materials are available in alternate media upon request. To request publications in alternate formats for dis-ability accommodation, please send e-mail to dsps@smc.edu or call 310-434-4265. The information in this catalog is also available online (please see smc.edu/catalog).
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SMC Board of Trustees
Dr. Margaret Quiñones-Perez, Chair; Dr. Nancy Greenstein, Vice Chair; Dr. Susan Aminoff; Dr. Tom Peters; Rob Rader; Dr. Sion Roy; Barry Snell; Kathryn E. Jeffery, Ph.D., Superintendent/President
Acknowledgements: Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery, Jason Beardsley, Maria Bonin, Vivian Chu, Rachel Demski, Anisha Digregorio, Don Girard, Dagmar Gorman, Tre’Shawn Hallbaker, Ileana Hernandez, Dione Hodges, Angela Lee, Sherri Lee-Lewis, Estela Narrie, Jonathan Ng, Stephanie Rick, Grace Smith, Esau Tovar, Paul Trautwein, Olivia Vallejo, and Ming-Yea Wei.
Photography: Ben Gibbs and Amy Williams.