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(Table of Contents)
Chpt 1: Introduction to the Class Notebook
Chpt 2: Registration & Pre-registration
Chpt 3: Required 500 Level Courses
-  MAC 502 Syllabus
-  MAC 503 Syllabus
-  MAC 512 Syllabus
-  MAC 514 Syllabus
-  MAC 521 Syllabus
-  MAC 522 Syllabus
Chpt 4: Required 600 Level Courses
-  MAC 601 Syllabus
-  MAC 602 Syllabus
-  MAC 620 Syllabus
Chpt 5: Elective 500 & 600 Level Courses
-  MAC 651 Syllabus
-  MAC 661 Syllabus
-  MAC 671 Syllabus
-  MAC 691-692 Internship
-  MAC 560 (Children)
-  MAC 570 (Career)
-  MAC 695 (Clinical)
-  MAC 670 (Statistics)
Chpt 6: Independent Study Courses
Chpt 7: Transfer Courses
Chpt 8: Internship Classes

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Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology ("MAC")

MAC Class Notebook:
Chapter 7:  Transfer Courses

The last type of classes to discuss are those courses you may wish to transfer in for credit. Generally, nine (total) semester hours of graduate work may be considered for transfer credit, but it may be possible to accept even more in certain special cases. Requests for transfer credit normally need to be made no later than the end of your second semester in the Program.

Note that Saint Martin's runs on a semester system. This means that transfer credits on a quarter system will be converted to semester credits. One quarter credit is equivalent to 2/3 (.666) of a semester credit. Therefore, one three-hour class on a quarter system would not be worth one semester course. It would have to be supplemented by a one-hour independent study course. Two three-hour courses on a quarter system would be worth slightly more than one course in the MAC program (4 semester credits). Don't hesitate task if you are confused on this point.

Courses that will be considered for transfer credit must meet several conditions:

2. The courses must be worth the equivalent of three semester hours

3. Courses must be consistent with the educational goals of the MAC Program

4. The courses must have been taken in the last six years and prior to admission into the MAC Program

5. Grades lower than "B" cannot be considered for transfer credit.

Your application needs to include the following information:

1. a completed Transfer Hours Request form (click on this link for a copy of the form to fill out on-line).  Be sure to give the title of the class taken at the other college or university and the MAC class for which you wish to substitute the transferred class
2. a clear statement of whether the credits are quarter hour or semester hours (also part of the Transfer Hours Request form).
3. a copy of the note/syllabi for those classes. (If you no longer have the note/syllabi, it may be possible to substitute the catalog description of the courses and a list of required text books.)
4. a copy of an official transcript (in addition to the transcript already submitted for your application to the MAC program
5. any other papers or supporting documentation that you have available and that might help the MAC faculty in their decision.  (Remember, you're trying to sell this!)

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