Mount Saint Mary's College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 80% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 60% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 72% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 4% of our freshman graduate in five years.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business
• English
• sociology

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.60
• Sophomore: 1.80
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 2 summer session(s) that consist of 4 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for freshmen held in June, July, and August. Three-day orientation for all students held in late August.

• 20% continue within one year.

• Law School: 3%
• Medical School: 3%
• Graduate Business Programs: 8%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 5%
• Other: 1%

• George Washington University, Georgetown University, University of Maryland.

• Big Six accounting firms, Citicorp, IBM.

• Susan O'Malley, president, Washington Bullets; Dr. William Magee, partner, Plastic Surgery Assoc., co-founder of Operation Smile International; Matt McHugh, chief counsel to president of World Bank, former congressman.