Transferring credits

Saint Martin's University has direct transfer agreements with 27 community colleges within the state of Washington. Saint Martin’s University also recognizes Associate of Arts degrees from regionally-accredited institutions in the following states, and will treat these degrees as equivalent to the Washington Associate degree, provided they are completed prior to matriculation at Saint Martin’s University:

Arizona: Associate of Arts with the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) - A track;
California: Associate of Arts with the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) track;
Oregon: Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree (AA/OT).

Students with Associate of Arts degrees from other regionally accredited institutions may request, at the time of admission, to have their degrees evaluated for the same recognition.

Transferable credits

Graduates of community colleges with a direct transfer associate degree obtained after 1990 will be admitted with junior standing and will have satisfied Saint Martin's core program requirements with the exception of two classes, COR340W Ethics and COR110 Religious Studies.

Transfer credits not included in a direct transfer associate degree will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis, and credits will be applied to academic major requirements according to established guidelines and policies. View currently approved course-by-course equivalencies; this table will be updated as new courses are evaluated.

A maximum of 90 semester hours (135 quarter hours) will be accepted toward fulfillment of requirements for a baccalaureate degree. Transfer credits from a two-year accredited college may not exceed 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours). No more than 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) earned by AP, IB, CLEP, DANTES and JST will be accepted.

Questions?

Making sure your credits transfer is an important part of your admissions process. Ensure your credits transfer as expected.

Contact your transfer counselor

Additional information

Running Start students

Washington State students who have taken Running Start classes apply to Saint Martin’s as first-year applicants. This also applies to students from other states with similar dual-enrollment or "college in the high school" programs.

To receive credit for college-level work, students must submit official transcripts from the college or university where they completed the courses. Your running start work will be evaluated for transferability and you’ll receive full-credit for the college-level work you’ve completed under Saint Martin’s credit policies.

Running start students who earn a direct transfer associate degree will have all core requirements satisfied with the exception of COR100, COR110 and COR340W.

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

AP Credit

AP Course	AP Score	Transfer Course	Credits Earned
Art History	3 or better	COR 240A	3
Art: 2D	3 or better	COR 240A	3
Art: 3D	3 or better	COR 240A	3
Art: Drawing	3 or better	ART 295	3
Biology	3 or better	BIO 141	4
Calculus BC	4 or 5	MTH 171/MTH 172	8
Calculus BC	3	MTH 171	4
Calculus AB	4 or 5	MTH 171	4
Chemistry	3	CHM 141	4
Chemistry	3 and 1 yr AP Chem	CHM 141L	1
Chemistry	4 or 5	CHM 141/CHM 142	8
Chemistry	4 or 5 and 1 yr AP Chem	CHM 141L/CHM 142L	10
Chinese	3 or better	COR 140C	4
Comp. Politics	3 or better	COR 250P	3
Computer Science A	3 or better	CSC180	3
Computer Science Principles	4 or 5	CSC101	3
Eng. Lit/Comp	3 or better	ENG Elective LD	6
Enviro. Science	3 or better	BIO110	4
European History	4 or 5	COR 250H	3
French	3 or better	COR 140F	4
Geography	3 or better	COR 250P	3
German	3 or better	COR 140	4
Italian	3 or better	COR 140	4
Japanese	3 or better	COR 140	4
Latin	3 or better	COR 140	4
Macroecon.	3 or better	ECN 202 or COR 220E	3
Microecon.	3 or better	ECN 201	3
Music Theory	3 or better	MUS 108	3
Physics 1	3 or better	PHY 141	4
Physics 2	3 or better	PHY 142	4
Physics C: Elec	3 or better	PHY172	4
Physics C: Mechanics	3 or better	PHY171	4
Psychology	3 or better	PSY 101 or COR 220P	3
Seminar	3 or better	ENG101	3
Spanish Lang.	3 or better	COR 140S	4
Spanish Lit.	3 or better	COR 140S	4
Statistics	3 or better	MTH 201	3
US History	4 or 5	COR 250U	4
US Politics	3 or better	PLS 151 or COR 250P	3
World History	4 or 5	COR 250H	3

International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit

IB Credit

Saint Martin’s University awards university course credit for IB exams on which students achieve a score of 5 or higher, on both Standard Level and Higher Level exams.

Students who earn the IB Diploma will be awarded up to 30 credits of university-level work at Saint Martin's University. The IB Diploma can meet the following Core requirements if the Diploma student achieves a score of 5 or higher on the individual exams for each respective area:

ENG 101 (3 credits)
World Language (3 credits for Standard Level, 6 credits for Higher Level)
History or Social & Behavioral Foundations (3-6 credits, depending on the courses)
Science with lab (4 credits)
MTH 110 (3 credits)
Fine Arts (3 credits)

IB Diploma students will also earn additional credits, either as specific SMU courses (see Table below) or lower division elective credits, depending on the total diploma score.

24 points = 24 total credits
25 points = 25 total credits
26 points = 26 total credits
27 points = 27 total credits
28 points = 28 total credits
29 points = 29 total credits
30 points or more = 30 total credits

Students who complete IB coursework but not the Diploma will also receive university credit for IB exams, both Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL), on which they earn a 5 or higher. Specific Saint Martin's University courses correspond to the IB exams, as shown in the Table below. Other IB exams will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

IB Exam	Transfer Course	Credits Earned
Art (visual)	ART 205 (Core fine arts)	3
Biology	Core science w/ lab	4
Chemistry- SL	CHM 141/141L	5
Chemistry- HL	CHM 141/141L and CHM 142/142L	10
Classical Languages	Core 1 year World Language	6
Computer Science	CSC 101	3
Dance	Core fine arts	3
Economics	Core social and behavioral foundations	3
English Language and Lit	ENG 101	3
Film	Core fine arts	3
French Language and Lit- SL	FRN 101	3
French Language and Lit- HL	FRN 101 and FRN 102	6
German Language and Lit- HL	Core 1 year World Language	6
Geography	GPH 210	3
Global Politics	PLS 152	3
History, world	Core non-U.S. history	3
Mathematics*	MTH 110	3
Music	Core fine arts	3
Physics	Core science w/ lab	4
Psychology	PSY 101	3
Spanish Language and Lit- SL	SPN 101	3
Spanish Language and Lit- HL	SPN 101 and SPN 102	6
Sports, exercise, and health science	Core science w/ lab	4
Theater	Core fine arts	3

*Students needing a specific math course for the major will need to take the math placement test and be placed into the appropriate course.

PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Saint Martin's participates in transfer agreements with the following community colleges:

Bellevue Community College
Big Bend Community College
Cascadia Community College
Centralia College
Clark Community College
Columbia Basin Community College
Edmonds Community College
Everett Community College

Grays Harbor College
Green River Community College
Highline Community College
Lower Columbia College
North Seattle Community College
Olympic College
Peninsula College
Pierce College

Seattle Central Community College
Shoreline Community College
Skagit Valley College
South Puget Sound Community College
South Seattle Community College
Spokane Community College
Spokane Falls Community College
Tacoma Community College
Walla Walla Community College
Wenatchee Valley Community College
Whatcom Community College
Yakima Valley College

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