Santa Monica College (SMC) announced it will continue conducting all classes, support services, and activities online for the Winter and Spring 2021 semesters as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement came via email from SMC president Dr. Kathryn Jeffery today, Sept. 21, to all students and faculty.

On March 19, Santa Monica College (SMC) faculty received an email with the subject line “Proctorio -- test proctoring software now available” from Interim Dean of Instructional Services, Jason Beardsley. The email explained that an online software known as Proctorio had become available to all SMC faculty that use Canvas, in an effort to “enhance academic integrity by monitoring each student’s behavior during an exam.”

In the midst of a pandemic, the traditional graduation ceremony of the year 2020 transitioned to a virtual event. Students graduating this year will not walk the commencement stage, but they will be honored for their academic achievements.

As of 5 p.m. on March 31, Santa Monica College (SMC) announced to its faculty via email that all instructor-initiated dropped courses taking place on or after March 4 through the “Guaranteed Withdrawal deadline” will be recoded, in which the W will be removed from transcripts. SMC will perform a “catch-up batch job” today, April 1, to take care of any outstanding W’s on student transcripts resulting from student or instructor-initiated drops, according to the announcement.

A visual guide to the updates students of Santa Monica College (SMC) have received to how the college is adjusting during this pandemic.

Santa Monica College (SMC) took drastic measures on Wed. March 11 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ensure the safety of the students, by moving most classes to remote learning, while still keeping the campuses open to make available their resources.