CLEP Equivalencies
| Exam | St. Mary’s Equivalent |
| American Government | POSC 100 |
| Analyzing and Interpret. Lit | ENGL106 |
| Biology | BIOL 100 (if a student takes a BIOL lab at another college, the combination would transfer as BIOL101). |
| Calculus | MATH 151 |
| College Algebra | Does Not Transfer |
| Chemistry | CHEM lower level elective |
| College Mathematics | Does Not Transfer |
| English Composition | ENGL 102 |
| English Composition with Essay |
ENGL 102 |
| English Literature | ENGL 230 |
| French Level 1 (score of 64) | ILCF 102 |
| French Level 2 (score of 69) | ILCF 202 |
| Freshman College Composition |
ENGL 102 |
| German Level 1 (score of 59) | ILCG 102 |
| German Level 2 (score of 67) | ILCG 202 |
| History of the US I: Early to 1877 | With History of the US II = HIST200. Otherwise, HIST lower division elective |
| History of the US II: 1865 to Present | With History of the US I = HIST200. Otherwise, HIST lower division elective |
| Information System & Computer |
College lower division elective |
| Intro Psychology | PSYC 101 |
| Intro Sociology | SOCI 101 |
| Principles of Macro | ECON103 |
| Principles of Micro | ECON102 |
| Principles of Management | ECON lower level elective |
| Principles of Marketing | ECON lower level elective |
| Social Science and History | College lower division elective |
| Spanish Level 1 (score of 56) | ILCS102 |
| Spanish Level 2 (score of 68) | ILCS202 |
| Western Civ. I | HIST 104 |
| Western Civ. II | With Western Civ. I = HIST 105. Otherwise, HIST lower level elective |
| Humanities | College lower level elective |
| Natural Science | College lower level elective |
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Equivalencies
AP exam scores of 3 or above will count for transfer credits.
| AP Exam | SMCM Equivalency | CARS |
| AP CAPSTONE DIPLOMA PROGRAM | ||
| AP Research | College lower level elective* | APCOLL |
| AP Seminar | College lower level elective* | APCOLL |
| *If a student would like this to be considered for a specific discipline, they should discuss with the Department Chair | ||
| ARTS | ||
| AP Art and Design Program | ||
| AP 2-D Art and Design | ART 233 | ART2DAP |
| AP 3-D Art and Design | ART 208 | ART3DAP |
| AP Drawing | ART 204 | ARTDAP |
| AP Art History | ARTH250 | ARHIAP |
| AP Music Theory (credit is given for subscores only | Non-Aural Subscore = 3 credits MUSC203 Aural Subscore = 1 credit MUSC201 |
NONAUAP
AUAP |
| ENGLISH | ||
| AP English Language and Composition | ENGL102 | ENLAAP |
| AP English Literature and Composition | ENGL106 | ENLIAP |
| HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| AP Comparative Government and Politics | POSC lower level elective | CMGVAP |
| AP European History | HIST105 | EUHIAP |
| AP Human Geography | College lower level elective | HUGEAP |
| AP Macroeconomics | ECON103 | ECMAAP |
| AP Microeconomics | ECON102 | ECMIAP |
| AP Psychology | PSYC101 | PSYCAP |
| AP United States Government and Politics | POSC lower level elective | USGVAP |
| AP United States History | HIST200 | USHIAP |
| AP World History: Modern | HIST108 | WOHIAP |
| MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| AP Calculus AB | MATH151 | CAABAP |
| AP Calculus BC* | MATH152 | CABCAP |
| *If a student scores less than 4 on the Calculus BC AP exam, but their Calc AB subgrade is 4 or 5, then they receive credit for MATH151. If they score 4 or 5 on the Calculus BC, they receive credit for MATH152. | ||
| AP Computer Science A | COSC120 | COSCAAP |
| AP Computer Science Principles | COSC120 | COSCPAP |
| AP Statistics | MATH221 | STATAP |
| SCIENCES | ||
| AP Biology | BIOL101 | BIOLAP |
| AP Chemistry | CHEM103 | CHEMAP |
| AP Environmental Science | ENST250 | ENVSAP |
| AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based | PHYS121 | PHY1AP |
| AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based | PHYS122 | PHY2AP |
| AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | PHYS122 (but does not satisfy PHYS142 or PHYS152) | PHYEAP |
| AP Physics C: Mechanics | PHYS141 (can be used in place of PHYS151 for majors and minors | PHYCAP |
| WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES | ||
| AP Chinese Language and Culture | ILCC102 | CHLAAP |
| AP French Language and Culture | ILCF102 | FRLAAP |
| AP German Language and Culture | ILCG102 | GELAAP |
| AP Italian Language and Culture | LNGU101 | ITLAP |
| AP Japanese Language and Culture | LNGU101 | JALAP |
| AP Latin | LNGL201 | LAVEAP |
| AP Spanish Language and Culture | ILCS102 (or ILCS lower division if student takes both Lang and Lit) | SPLAAP |
| AP Spanish Literature and Culture | ILCS102 (or ILCS lower division if student takes both Lang and Lit) | STATAP |
International Baccalaureate (IB) Exam Equivalencies
A student must earn at least a 5 or better on their Higher Level (HL) IB exam to transfer. IB exams transfer as 4 credits each.
| IB Exam | SMCM Equivalency | CARS |
| BIOLOGY | BIOL lower division elective | BIOLOGY |
| BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT | ECON lower division elective | |
| CHEMISTRY | CHEM 101 | |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE | COSC 120 | |
| DESIGN TECHNOLOGY | Does not transfer | |
| ECONOMICS | ECON 101 | ECOPIB |
| ENGLISH A1 | ENGL 106 | ENGLA1 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | TBD (To J.P. 2/16/06) | |
| FILM STUDIES | TFMS 225 | |
| FRENCH B | ILCF 102 | FRENCHB |
| GEOGRAPHY | GEOG 101 | |
| HISTORY: Africa | HIST lower division elective or CORE Humanistic Foundations* | |
| HISTORY: Americas | HIST lower division elective or CORE Humanistic Foundations* | HISTAMER |
| HISTORY: East & Southeast Asia & Oceania | HIST lower division elective or CORE Humanistic Foundations* | |
| HISTORY: Europe | HIST105 | HISTEURO |
| *If a student has already transferred another course as COREHF, then transfer as HIST lower division elective. If this is the only HIST course, then transfer as COREHF | ||
| HISTORY: Islamic | HIST lower division elective* | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY (ITGS) | College lower division elective | ITGSIB |
| MATHEMATICS | MATH General Education | MATH |
| MANDARIN B | CORE Foreign Language | MANDB |
| MUSIC | Music lower division elective | |
| PHILOSOPHY | PHIL 101 | |
| PHYSICS | PHYS lower division elective | PHYSIB |
| PSYCHOLOGY | PSYC101 | |
| SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ANTH 101 | |
| SPANISH B | ILCS 102 | SPANISHB |
| THEATER ARTS | TFMS lower division credit | THEA.ARTS |
| THEORIES OF KNOWLEDGE- a student is awarded 4 credits for TOK if they are awarded an IBO diploma and earn at least a C- for TOK | ART General Education | BIOLOGY |
| VISUAL ARTS | CORE ARTS | VISARTS |