In keeping with the residential nature of the campus, programming meets the needs of students on weekends as well as during the week. The University social calendar is maintained by the College Center Director with assistance from the Student Activities Committee. A monthly calendar as well as a weekly calendar is printed and distributed. The University adheres to the policy of athletics promulgated by the Commission on Colleges and Universities of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Saint Mary's University athletic teams are members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Freshmen are eligible to participate in all sports.
Students transferring from other universities are eligible to participate in accordance with NCAA standards. Eligibility requires that a participant be a full time student. Saint Mary's University has determined that a student on academic probation is ineligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics during the probationary semester. Refer to the academic penalties section elsewhere in this catalog for information regarding academic probation standards. Please know that a transfer student's class standing is determined, in part, by the number of credits accepted in transfer.