Saint Mary's College Of California

Transfer admissions

Beginning in the Spring of 2010, Saint Mary’s will admit a very limited number of transfer students to the 2+2 Pre-Nursing Program. Students will be admitted for spring semester only. The selection process will be extremely competitive. This select group of students will complete the curriculum (AS degree) required for transfer to Samuel Merritt University.

Saint Mary’s minimum admission criteria for transfer students

1. Completion of the following UC transferable courses with at least a B in Anatomy and Physiology (course repeats will not be accepted)
   Introduction to Biology with lab
   Anatomy with lab
   Physiology with lab
   General Psychology
   English Composition
2. At least a 3.5 GPA in the above courses
3. If above criteria have been met, students must take and pass the TEAS test for final acceptance

Requirements to transfer to Samuel Merritt University

Each semester, twenty (20) qualified students are guaranteed admission to Samuel Merritt. To qualify students must have:

1. Completed the 2+2 Pre-Nursing curriculum and have
   maintained a 3.0 GPA in the major
2. Completed a minimum of 5 courses in residence at Saint Mary’s (3 of which need to be sciences)
3. Proof of satisfactory completion of TEAS (taken pre-admission to Saint Mary’s)
4. Met all tuition and other financial obligations

If the number of qualified students exceeds 20, candidates semester for transfer to Samuel Merritt University will be selected based on additional criteria such as testing, GPA and teacher recommendation. A qualified individual student’s time of transfer may occasionally be delayed due to the limited number of spaces at Samuel Merritt.