What do we offer?

At Saint Mary’s College, students become liberally educated women with the breadth of knowledge to understand the cultural, social, spiritual, and natural worlds in which we all exist. This breadth of vision enables each student to ground her specific major area of study in this larger context.

The College offers five degrees:

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
• Bachelor of Music (B.M.)
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)

College Requirements for All Degrees

Students in all degree programs must complete a minimum of 128 semester hours of credit with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. At least 60 semester hours of credit and least one-half of the major coursework must be competed at Saint Mary’s. A student must also complete the general education requirements for her particular degree, and the specific requirements for her major.  Click here for more information about degrees offered and requirements

Co-Exchange Program with The University of Notre Dame

Saint Mary’s academic program is complemented by a unique co-exchange program with Notre Dame. This relationship provides Notre Dame students the opportunity to share the small class atmosphere at Saint Mary’s while Saint Mary’s students benefit from the expanded course offerings at Notre Dame.

Outside the classroom Saint Mary’s students team up with Notre Dame students to produce the Observer, the Notre Dame/Saint Mary’s daily newspaper, and they add to the spirit of Notre Dame football weekends as members of the University of Notre Dame Marching Band. If a student’s interests are more athletic, Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame offer many co-sponsored club sports.

Learn more about the Notre Dame Co-Exchange Program

Saint Mary's College offers one scholarship annually to an outstanding first year applicant who is a citizen of a foreign country. This intensely competitive scholarship, which can be renewed annually for up to four full years, includes full tuition and fees, room and board while classes are in session, books and supplies and a part-time campus job. In order to be considered for the scholarship, an applicant must have completed all admission requirements as well as submitted the complete International Student's Financial Aid Application no later than January 15. 
 
For additional information you may contact Mr. Daniel Meyer; V.P. Enrollment Management

Saint Mary's College is committed to making it possible for qualified students to enroll at Saint Mary's College regardless of financial circumstances.  Saint Mary's College offers various levels of academic scholarships ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 per year, without regard to financial need.  Recipients are selected at the time of admission on the basis of their academic achievement in high school.  Transfer students are selected on the basis of their academic achievement in previous college credit earned.  Merit scholarships are renewable provided they achieve the specified grade point average each year. ...Learn more about scholarships available to qualified applicants

Tuition and Fees

The following amounts are valid for the 2005-2006 academic year. The figures shown are amounts used for I-20 issuance (needed to obtain an F-1 student visa).

• 2005-2006 Tuition/Room and Board

  Tuition and Fees: $24,358
  Average Room and Board: $ 8,180

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Study Abroad Opportunities

Study Abroad opportunities in over a dozen locations offered as academic year programs, summer programs, and semester break programs, including:

• Rome, Italy
• Maynooth, Ireland
• Semester around the World
• Seville, Spain
• Dijon, France
• Innsbruck, Austria
• Fremantle, Australia
• Seoul, Korea
• European Summer Study Program
• Greece Summer Study Tour
• Poverty & Development Seminar–Haiti
• Pilgrimage to Sacred Sights–Mexico
• Jamaican Field Study (marine biology)

For more information about Study Abroad Opportunities while at Saint Mary's college, visit the Office of International and Intercultural Learning Website

International Orientation Program (IOP):

Designed for both international students and US citizens or permanent residents who have studied all or part of their secondary school careers outside the United States, the IOP offers international students the opportunity to settle into life at Saint Mary’s before the All -College Orientation program begins in August.

Intercultural Living Program

An Intercultural Living Program is available for internationally-minded women who wish to live together on a floor in one of our residence halls. This program is open to all international students. What will the InterCultural Living Program do for you?

• Develop intercultural skills
The program will give you the opportunity to develop the interpersonal skills needed to succeed in an increasingly interconnected and intercultural world.

• Develop leadership skills
As you and your friends work together to plan activities for your residence hall and for the whole campus, you will develop collaborative skills, as well as the ability to take charge and make things happen.

• Develop awareness and knowledge
As you interact with your peers from different backgrounds your vision of the world will expand and you will find yourself growing in understanding of the diversity and the complexity of the world.

• Develop as a global citizen
As you make new freindships and imagine new ways of interacting, you will gain habits of heart and mind essential to leaders in the 21st century.

Contact admission@saintmarys for details on how to apply for this program.

Visa Regulations Advising

As an international student attending an American college or university, you are subject to specific regulations that govern what you can and cannot do while in the country.

Please check back here soon for more information about Visa Regulations Advising.