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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. 

AP Credit

AP CourseAP ScoreTransfer CourseCredits Earned
Art History3 or betterCOR 240A3
Art: 2D3 or betterCOR 240A3
Art: 3D3 or betterCOR 240A3
Art: Drawing3 or betterART 2953
Biology3 or betterBIO 1414
Calculus BC4 or 5MTH 171/MTH 1728
Calculus BC3MTH 1714
Calculus AB4 or 5MTH 1714
Chemistry3CHM 1414
Chemistry3 and 1 yr AP ChemCHM 141L1
Chemistry4 or 5CHM 141/CHM 1428
Chemistry4 or 5 and 1 yr AP ChemCHM 141L/CHM 142L10
Chinese3 or betterCOR 140C4
Comp. Politics3 or betterCOR 250P3
Computer Science A3 or betterCSC1803
Computer Science Principles4 or 5CSC1013
Eng. Lit/Comp3 or betterENG Elective LD6
Enviro. Science3 or betterBIO1104
European History4 or 5COR 250H3
French3 or betterCOR 140F4
Geography3 or betterCOR 250P3
German3 or betterCOR 1404
Italian3 or betterCOR 1404
Japanese3 or betterCOR 1404
Latin3 or betterCOR 1404
Macroecon.3 or betterECN 202 or COR 220E3
Microecon.3 or betterECN 2013
Music Theory3 or betterMUS 1083
Physics 13 or betterPHY 1414
Physics 23 or betterPHY 1424
Physics C: Elec3 or betterPHY1724
Physics C: Mechanics3 or betterPHY1714
Psychology3 or betterPSY 101 or COR 220P3
Seminar3 or betterENG1013
Spanish Lang.3 or betterCOR 140S4
Spanish Lit.3 or betterCOR 140S4
Statistics3 or betterMTH 2013
US History4 or 5COR 250U4
US Politics3 or betterPLS 151 or COR 250P3
World History4 or 5COR 250H3

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 ExamTransfer CourseCredits Earned
Art (visual)ART 205 (Core fine arts)3
BiologyCore science w/ lab4
Chemistry- SLCHM 141/141L5
Chemistry- HLCHM 141/141L and CHM 142/142L10
Classical LanguagesCore 1 year World Language6
Computer ScienceCSC 1013
DanceCore fine arts3
EconomicsCore social and behavioral foundations3
English Language and LitENG 1013
FilmCore fine arts3
French Language and Lit- SLFRN 1013
French Language and Lit- HLFRN 101 and FRN 1026
German Language and Lit- HLCore 1 year World Language6
GeographyGPH 2103
Global PoliticsPLS 1523
History, worldCore non-U.S. history3
Mathematics*MTH 1103
MusicCore fine arts3
PhysicsCore science w/ lab4
PsychologyPSY 1013
Spanish Language and Lit- SLSPN 1013
Spanish Language and Lit- HLSPN 101 and SPN 1026
Sports, exercise, and health scienceCore science w/ lab4
TheaterCore fine arts3


*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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