Transferring credits

The Direct Transfer Associate Degree granted by Washington community colleges meets the general requirements of Saint Martin's University with the exception of two courses: philosophy and religious studies.

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.

Students who transfer to Saint Martin's with any of these degrees need to take one course each in philosophy and religious studies. Transfer students sometimes complete the philosophy course at their community college and transfer the credits in. The religious studies course generally is taken at Saint Martin's University after enrollment.

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 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 general transfer of credit policies.

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.

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