Teaching
Welcome to the Teaching Information page of Community Education at Santa Monica College.
Applicants interested in teaching for Community Education should download the PDF documents below. Read them carefully before completing the proposal form. All proposals need to be typed using the fillable PDF forms provided.
Once complete, PDF versions of any proposals should be emailed to commed@smc.edu – unfortunately, our staff are unable to accept proposals that are dropped off to our office. To ensure a speedy response, all inquiries should be made to commed@smc.edu.
Teaching Documents:
*Please note that we have two separate proposals listed above. For proposed class tuition over $499, you'll need to use the expanded version, EXTENDED PROPOSAL FORM (PDF).
Completed course proposal (PDF) packet must be sent electronically to Program Coordinator.
DO NOT MAIL or DROP OFF AT OUR OFFICE. Please email only to commed@smc.edu
Proposal Deadlines
Semester dates vary from year to year; a general estimate of semester duration is supplied here for reference. Due to the extensive turnover time involved in class schedule production, the deadlines will be strictly enforced with no exceptions.
Below are the proposal deadlines for each semester:
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Winter:
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September 1. Semester begins first week of January and ends early February
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Spring:
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October 1. Semester begins early February, and ends the first week of June
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Summer:
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February 1. Semester begins mid June, and ends early August
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Fall:
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March 1. Semester begins after Labor Day, and ends early December
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