America's Best Colleges for B Students. Tamra B. Orr

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СКАЧАТЬ CSM is a member of the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (NAIA).

       Academics and Learning Environment

      College of St. Mary has 61 full-time and 140 part-time faculty members, offering a student-to-faculty ratio of 7:1. The most common course size is 10 to 19 students. CSM offers 34 majors. Nursing, business and biology are the most popular, while math, chemistry and theology are the least. The school has a general core requirement as well as a religion requirement. Cooperative education is not offered. All first-year students must maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher to avoid academic probation. Other special academic programs that would appeal to a B student include: pass/fail grading option · independent study · double majors · dual degrees · accelerated study · honors program · internships · weekend college · distance learning certificate programs.

       B Student Support and Success

      The Achievement Center at the College of Saint Mary helps students develop self-confidence, effective study skills, a strong resume, job search strategies and “unique gifts and talents.” Tutoring and testing services are available and the website offers multiple support links to developing a variety of skills in multiple subjects.

      College of St. Mary provides a variety of support programs including dedicated guidance for: academic · career · personal · psychological · minority students · non-traditional students · religious. Recognizing that some students may need extra preparation, CSM offers remedial and refresher courses in: reading · writing · math · study skills. The average freshman year GPA is 3.2, and 79 percent of freshmen students return for their sophomore year. Approximately 71 percent of students enter a field related to their major within six months of graduation. Companies that most frequently hire graduates from College of St. Mary include: Alegent Healthcare · Bergan Mercy Medical Center · Children's Hospital · Creighton Medical Center · Immanuel Hospital · Omaha Public Schools · Union Pacific Railroad.

       Support for Students with Learning Disabilities

      If necessary, the college will grant a lightened course load and additional time to students with learning disabilities to complete their degree. LD students might also access: remedial math · remedial English · tutors · learning center · testing accommodations · extended time for tests · take-home exam · oral tests · readers · note-taking services · reading machines · tape recorders · videotaped classes · early syllabus · diagnostic testing service · priority registration. Individual or small group tutorials are also available in: time management · organizational skills · learning strategies · specific subject areas · study skills.

       How to Get Admitted

      For admissions decisions, non-academic factors considered: extracurricular activities · state of residency. A high school diploma is required, although a GED is also accepted for admissions consideration. SAT Subject Test scores are not required. According to the admissions office: Minimum composite ACT score of 18 and a minimum 2.0 GPA required. Academic units recommended: 4 English, 3 Math, 3 Science, 2 Social Studies.

       How to Pay for College

      To apply for financial aid, students should submit the following: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). College of St. Mary participates in the Federal Work Study program. Need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · general need-based awards · Federal Pell grants · state scholarships and grants · college-based scholarships and grants · private scholarships and grants. Non-need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · state scholarships and grants · creative arts and performance awards · athletic scholarships.

      COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC

      105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

      Admissions: 800-528-0025 · Financial Aid: 207-801-5645

      Email: [email protected] · Website: http://www.coa.edu

       From the College

      “Located between the Atlantic Ocean and Acadia National Park, College of the Atlantic offers two degrees: a BA and MPhil, both in Human Ecology. In pursuit of this degree, students consider their individual passions to create their own academic trajectories, integrating knowledge from all academic disciplines and personal experience to fulfill the mission of Human Ecology: investigating and improving relationships between humans and our social, natural, built and virtual communities. COA's small size and individualized curriculum encourages tutorials, intensive seminar-style classes and frequent faculty-student interchanges.

      “Having one major means that COA has no departments and no departmental requirements; classes are interdisciplinary. Coursework consists of readings, usually from primary sources, as well as active investigation. These efforts culminate in a term-long senior project. As part of coursework and/or senior projects, recent students have participated in international meetings on climate change, investigated the impact of big box stores (resulting in first-in-the-nation legislation for Maine), used GIS maps to educate local towns on impending planning decisions and prepared an emergency system for a California town, and more.

      “Beyond this, COA is a democratic institution, with students involved on all levels of governance and a weekly campus meeting to discuss current campus issues and decisions. Major decisions must be brought to this All-College Meeting; committees that filter into the governance structure include participation by students. Opportunities for travel abound; students must complete a one-term internship, which usually takes them off-campus and often abroad. The college offers a residency term in Mexico and another in Quebec. International connections on campus are extensive, as COA has one of the highest percentages of international students of any college.

      “COA is the first college to become carbon neutral; new student residences are outfitted with composting toilets; the kitchen serves food from the college's organic farm. Now, COA offers one of the very few undergraduate green and socially responsible business programs and a Food Systems Program that connects COA's organic farm to an organic research center in the United Kingdom and a graduate school in Germany.”

       Campus Setting

      College of the Atlantic was founded in 1969 on the premise that education should go beyond understanding the world as it is, to enabling students to actively shape its future. Classes focus on understanding the relationships between humans and our environment - and improving those relationships: in policy, the arts, science and a multitude of category-defying fields. According to the college, “We call this Human Ecology. Classes are truly interdisciplinary, learning hands-on and active, relationships are emphasized. Students are expected to shape their own individual path to their degree, and are encouraged to go to the source and do their own creative thinking in the hopes that they may help shape a more sustainable and just future.”

      A four-year private institution, College of the Atlantic has an enrollment of 370 students. Campus facilities include: art gallery · natural history museum · GIS laboratory · green graphics lab · applied human ecology center · watershed coalition · media design studio · video editing lab · organic community garden · ceramics studio · equipment for outdoor leadership including kayaks, canoes, cross-country skis, snowshoes and climbing equipment. College of the Atlantic provides on-campus housing with 15 units that can accommodate 150 students. Housing options: coed dorms.

       COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC

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