Academics

Undergraduate degrees offered

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Education (Nairobi)
• Bachelor of Science (degree completion program)
   

View a list of all majors and degrees or Saint Mary's detailed undergraduate program information.

5 largest majors

• Elementary Education
• Marketing
• Biology
• Business Intelligence and Analytics
• Psychology
  
  

Student/faculty ratio

12:1 (traditional undergraduate program)

Average class size

16

Faculty

100 full time, 371 part time (includes four-year, bachelor completion and graduate programs); 87% of full-time faculty members hold the doctorate or highest degree in their field

Pre-professional programs

• Dentistry
• Chemical engineering
• Chiropractic
• Law
• Medicine
• Optometry
• Pharmacy
• Physical therapy
• Physician assistant
• Occupational therapy
• Theology
• Veterinary science

Teaching licensure programs

• Elementary Education (K-6 with 5-8 concentration)
• Secondary Education (5-12 and K-12): Chemistry Science Education, English Education, Life Sciences Education, Mathematics Education, Music Education (either Classroom & Instrumental or Classroom & Vocal Tracks), Physics Science Education, Social Studies Education, Spanish Education

Graduate-level licensure programs

• English as a Second Language
• K-12 Reading Teacher
• Special Education: Emotional Behavioral Disorders
• Special Education: Learning Disabilities

Non-traditional education programs

Saint Mary's offers more than 60 graduate and professional programs at the Winona, Twin Cities and Nairobi campuses; Rochester, Apple Valley and Oakdale centers; throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin; and Jamaica.

Certificate programs

The Winona campus offers graduate certificates in:

• Geographic Information Science
• K-12 Reading Teacher
   

The Twin Cities campus offers an undergraduate certificate in Accounting.

The Twin Cities campus offers graduate certificates in:

• Gifted and Inclusive Education
• Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Addiction Studies
• Education Administration: K-12 Principals
• Education Administration: Director of Special Education
• Education Administration: Superintendent, Instruction
• K-12 Reading Teacher

Satellite campuses

Twin Cities and Nairobi (Kenya)

Intercampus agreements

Saint Mary's University students may also enroll in courses for credit at nearby Winona State University.

Honors program

Students are invited into the Lasallian Honors Program based on demonstrated academic excellence in high school, scores on college entrance exams, and leadership in extracurricular activities.

Study abroad programs

Saint Mary's offers more than 20 international programs for its students both through its own semester-long program in London and short-term study abroad and through affiliation and consortial agreements. The semester in London is open to all majors and offers primarily theatre arts and humanities courses, with opportunity for independent travel. Students also have the opportunity to student-teach abroad.

Internships/career services

Saint Mary's supports field exploration and internship experiences as integral parts of its curriculum, enabling students to participate in structured, supervised learning experiences for academic credit, generally off-campus. The internship and field exploration program strives to provide carefully designed experiences which offer a new arena for applying theories and concepts learned in the classroom, as well as opportunities for professional and personal development.

Career services staff assist students in their career planning by offering guidance and information to those choosing a major, developing career plans, searching for graduate school, or seeking employment opportunities. Programs, activities and individual appointments are offered to assist students in developing a general perspective of life/work planning, as well as evaluating and effectively implementing specific job search strategies.

Accreditation & approval

• Higher Learning Commission