The Saint Mary's Honors Program was established in 1960, and today it continues to offer an academically enriched and intellectually stimulating curriculum based on the Great Books of the Western and Eastern Traditions. The Honors Program is not a major, but an alternative general education program for a select group of students.
Lasallian students take one four credit course in the honors program each semester.
Students must also fulfill University requirements in writing, physical education, theology and natural science, as well as showing competency in mathematics at the intermediate algebra level. In the senior year, a student works closely with an advisor to complete an original Lasallian Honors Project. Completion of the honors program curriculum satisfies the University's general education requirements. Students admitted to Saint Mary's University are invited into the Honors Program based on demonstrated academic excellence in high school, scores on college entrance exams, and leadership in extracurricular activities. Approximately 60 freshman enroll in the program each fall.