More impressive than their gifted scholarship, however, is their commitment to teaching. Education for Careers that Matter A St. Mary's education is built on an interdisciplinary core curriculum, providing students with broad academic experience, the capacity for independent thought, and an appreciation for different cultures and languages. Combined with Writing Across the Curriculum and Ethics Across the Curriculum, the core helps students in both traditional majors and interdisciplinary options develop flexibility and the capacity for lifelong learning. Our emphasis on cooperative education means students get practical career experience. Faculty members coordinate student internships and study-abroad opportunities.
Faculty members help prepare students for graduate and professional schools.
Our Honors Program and innovative Service Learning give students the opportunity to go beyond themselves, in scholarly achievement and in community service. St. Mary's pre-med graduates are accepted into American medical schools at twice the national rate. Law schools accept more than 80 percent of our pre-law graduates. Engineering graduates are virtually 100 percent placed in their fields prior to graduation. At St. Mary's University, we believe that no student who meets our academic and personal qualifications should be denied the college of choice simply because of cost.