Transfer Guide for Summer School

Please review the following information if you plan to take Summer courses at other schools. Refer any questions you have to Registrar's Office for clarification.

• Permission to take courses at other schools will be granted only for Summer 2009 courses.
   
  
• If you obtain permission to take courses in Summer 2009 and you are unable to take the courses, a new permission form is required to take courses the subsequent semester.
   
  
• Request permission by filling out the form Summer Courses Transfer Form prior to registering for courses(s). This form must be completely filled out and on file at St Mary's University Registrar's Office to assure transferability of credit.  Deadline for submitting permission for Summer 2009 courses is April 17.
   
  
• Summer School Course Load Students may take two courses each summer session. A student who takes more than two courses each summer session must present written permission from their Dean when submitting form to the Registrar's Office.
   
  
• The maximum number of transferable hours from a junior/community college is 66.
  • If you have already completed 66 transferable hours from a junior/community college you may not transfer additional courses (from a junior/community college). This applies even courses you wish to take are CORE or Elective credit courses.
  • You may be able to transfer additional courses from a four-year school.
  • Once students reach Junior status (completed 60 or more hours) and have not already transferred the 66 hour maximum from a junior/community college, they may take 6 hours at a junior college. Additional courses may be taken at a four-year school.
• Advanced level courses (from four-year schools) not specifically listed below, will be approved on an individual basis depending on specific degree and major.
   
  
• Please be sure to send an official transcript, of your summer courses, sent to St. Mary's University Registrar's Office, after summer grades are posted.
   
  
• Transcripts must be provided whether the work was satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or whether you withdrew while work was in progress.
   
  
• Grades must be 'C' or better to transfer here.
   
  
• Transfer hours and grades are posted to your St. Mary's University transcript as transfer courses.
   
  
• Your transcript will show both a transfer grade point-average and St. Mary's University gpa.

Repeat Courses at other schools

• If you plan to repeat a course you took here, for a higher grade at another school, we recommend you repeat the course here because the lower grade will not count in your St. Mary's University grade point-average.
   
  
  • If you repeat the course at St. Mary's University, the lower grade and repeated grade will both show on the transcript but only the higher grade will be computed in the grade-point-average. This will give you a higher grade-point-average here.
     
    
  • The required Math, Philosophy, Physics, or Theology courses cannot be taken elsewhere. These courses must be taken here.
     
    
  • Biology majors need approval from Biology chairperson to take Science courses at other schools. Please have courses approved prior to submitting your form in Registrar's Office.

Transcript Request Form

We recommend you request an official St. Mary's University transcript be sent to the school you wish to attend. Be sure to indicate to send transcript after Spring grades are posted. Deadline for applying for transcripts with Spring 2009 grades is Thursday, April 23. These transcripts will be processed first. Official transcripts are $3.00 per copy. You will receive a copy of your transcript request (pink copy) when you order the transcript here. This is your receipt. You may show this to your school as evidence that you have already requested an official transcript.

• Registrating for Summer Courses - We recommend you take a St. Mary's University unofficial transcript to register. Unofficial transcripts are obtainable in the Registrar's Office by showing your St. Mary's University ID and paying the $1.00 fee.
   
  
• THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment) TEST - Most Texas colleges/universities require the THEA test. Most will exempt you if you show a copy of your St. Mary's University unofficial transcript to their THEA office.  
  
• International Students. Inform International Student Services Director, that you plan to take Summer courses at another school and make sure you will remain in status.
   
  
• In submitting completed form to the Registrar's Office be sure to record the courses you were authorized to take so you have them handy when you register.

Core Courses that Transfer

The following St. Mary's University CORE courses may transfer from another accredited college/university. Make sure you have not already taken the course here or at another school. Each course can only be used one time towards graduation.

Select from the following list of courses. St. Mary's University equivalent course numbers are listed in parentheses.

English Composition 

• Freshman Composition I or Rhetoric & Composition I (English 1311) 

Sophomore Literature - 6 hours required.

Choose any 6 hours from: 

• British Literature I and II (English 2353 and 2354)
• American Literature I and II (English 2355 and 2356)
• World Literature I and II (same as International Literature)

(English majors select 6 hours of British Literature (EN 2353 and 2354)
or 6 hours of American Literature ( EN 2355, 2356) 

Foreign Language - 6 hours required in One Foreign Language

Conversational foreign language (or Sign Language) cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.  If a student has taken the same foreign language in high school, or has prior knowledge of the language, he/she must fulfill the requirement in that language at the Intermediate level (6 hours).  

• Elementary French I and II (French 1311 and 1312)
• Intermediate French I and II (French 2311 and 2312)
• Elementary German I and II (German 1311 and 1312)
• Intermediate German I and II (German 2311 and 2312)
• Elementary Spanish I and II (Spanish 1311 and 1312)
• Intermediate Spanish I and II (Spanish 2311 and 2312)

Foreign Language is not required for Electrical or Industrial Engineering majors. 

Fine Arts

(FA 1101, 1102, 1103 - must be taken here. You may transfer the other three hours from: 

• Design I (Art 1311)
• Theater Appreciation (Drama 1302)
• Design II (Art 2301)
• Acting I (Drama 2321)
• Drawing I(Art 1301)
• Stagecraft I(Drama 2352)
• Painting I (Art 2321)
• Music Appreciation (Music 1331)

Elementary Teacher Certification students: AR 3381
Art Fundamentals is required. This course is only available here.

Social Sciences - 15 hours required

Only 6 hours may be taken from a particular department.
Only 3 hours may count towards a Social Science major.

• Introduction to Business (BA 1310)
• Introduction to Criminal Justice (Public Justice 2300)
• Principles of Macroeconomics (Economics 2301)
• Principles of Microeconomics (Economics 2303)
• *American Texas Government, National, State & Local (Political Science 1312)
• *American Government: Problems & Policies (Political Science 1311)
• *History of the U S, Part I (History 1301)
• *History of the U S, Part II (History 1302)
• Western Civilization to 17th Century (History 1351)
• Western Civilization since 17th Century (History 1352) 

Economics, Government (Political Science), History and Sociology majors -- only the above courses transfer towards that major.

Introduction to Psychology (PS 1301) Psychology majors: Only PS 1301-Introduction to Psychology, Psychology of Personality and Developmental Psychology transfer towards a Psychology major.

Introduction to Sociology (Sociology 1311)
*Course required for Teacher Certification.

Criminal Justice (Criminal Justice) majors:

The following courses may transfer towards a Criminal Justice (Criminal Justice) major:

• Introduction to Criminal Justice or Introduction to Law Enforcement (Criminal Justice 2300)
• Courts & Criminal Procedure (Criminal Justice 2310)
• Criminal Investigation (Criminal Justice 2306)
• Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement (Criminal Justice 2302)
• Police Community Relations (Criminal Justice 2312)
• Substantive Criminal Law (Criminal Justice 2314)  

Speech - 3 hours required- Select one course from: 

• Fundamentals of Speech (SE 1341)
• Oral Communication (SE 1341)
• Business and Professional Communication (SE 2333) 

Sciences - 9 hours required

Take 6 hours in one area (Biological or Physical) and 3 hours in the other.

Biological Sciences 

• General Biology I and II - with Lab (Biology 1401 and 1402) 

Physical Sciences 

• Introductory Astronomy (no equivalent course but will satisfy Physical Science requirement)
• Principles of Astronomy (no equivalent course but will satisfy Physical Science requirement)
• General Chemistry I and II (with lab) (Chemistry 1401 and 1402)
• Physical Geology (Earth Science 1300 and 1100)
• General Physics I and II (Physics 1401 and 1402) Required for Pre-Medicine majors.
• Mechanics, Waves, and Heat (Physics l404) Required for Physics & Engineering majors.
• Electricity, Magnetism, and optics (Physics 2404) Required for Physics & Engineering majors. 

Teacher Education students (Early Childhood to Grade 4): Required Science:

• General Biology I (Biology 1401)
• Physical Geology (Earth Science 1300)
• Elements of Physical Geography (Earth Science 1305)