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Public honors college in St. Mary's City, Maryland, U. S.

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St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM) is a public liberal arts college in St. Mary's City, Maryland. The campus and the rest of St. Mary's City combined are considered to be one of the premier archaeological sites in the United States. and is considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in America. Colonial St. Mary's City was actually only a town and at its peak had between 500 and 600 residents. However, as the colony quickly expanded and settlements spread throughout the Eastern part of what is now Maryland, the town remained the capital and representatives would travel from all over the colony to participate in the Maryland General Assembly, the colony's first legislative body. The Colony was founded under a mandate by the colonial proprietor, Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore of England, that the new settlers engage in religious tolerance of each other. The first settlers were both Protestant and Catholic during a time of persecution of Catholics. one of only two such colleges in the United States. As such, it maintains a core honors level curriculum that all of its students, regardless of major, must complete. The college underwent its first ever large scale program review or program prioritization process in February 2021, resulting in the discontinuation of several majors and minors. It has an 81% overall graduation rate (including longer than four years). 69% of students pursue dual concurrent degrees or dual minors, which may take longer than four years, in some cases. 10% of students transfer from St. Mary's College to other institutions The commission reported in 2014 that the cost of obtaining a degree at St. Mary's College is $30,000 less when compared to the average costs of the elite private colleges that it competes with.

The Fiske Guide to Colleges ranked St. Mary's College as one of the best small universities/colleges in the U. S. for music study since 2003, and was the only public liberal arts college listed. St. Mary's College removed the music major in 2021, however, and added a new Performing Arts major.

The James P. Muldoon River Center is a biological research center located along the Saint Mary's River. The center administers the Saint Mary's River Project and the university's geothermal operations.

The Slackwater Center studies the current events, culture and history of St. Mary's County and other rural Chesapeake bay and Southern Maryland communities. Its focus is interdisciplinary and it studies the region from both an historical and contemporary point of view. The center studies, records and documents as well as interprets and reports on current and historical life in Chesapeake Bay communities. of living residents.

Preservational and curatorial roles are also played by the Slackwater Center, primarily through the Slackwater Archives and the Slackwater Southern Maryland Documentation Project. Includes an oral history collection of more than 2,000 folk life and oral life history taped & transcribed interviews, documenting the traditional Chesapeake Bay Tidewater cultures of Southern Maryland. (on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland): and possibly North America. served and voted here, St. Mary's College students of history, archaeology, American politics, African American studies and also students in the Museum Curator Degree Program can take hands on courses in archaeological excavation (taking part in real life archaeological digs),

The commission and its grounds are considered to be is a major center for colonial archaeological research and historical research in the United States.

The Maryland Heritage Project is also a collaboration between St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City. It hosts collection based courses, beginner to advanced level archaeological field training and also summer institutes. The school is attended by students from all over the United States and other countries as well. The New Leadership for the Chesapeake program trains students' in environmental leadership and advocacy as it relates to the Chesapeake Bay. In addition to leadership and advocacy training, classes and field work also focus on the biological and resource management issues affecting the Bay. The program leads to a certificate. A summer program that brings together notable authors, writers and educators to foster writers of novels, poetry and other venues. Workshops in writing, classes, lectures, mentoring by notable authors and faculty; creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry are offered. Starting in 2014 the Boyden Gallery and the St. Mary's College of Maryland Masters in Teaching program entered into a partnership with St. Mary's County schools to foster and display works by promising local students. The program involved St. Mary's College of Maryland faculty and students in working with talented local young artists. The program also sponsored a professionally juried competition and a special yearly exhibitions. Between 2006 and 2020, at least 48% of Seahawk student athletes were named to the Capital Athletic Conference's All Academic team. St. Mary's College's mascot is the Seahawk, which is a nickname for the osprey. These birds are native to St. Mary's City and are often seen diving from great heights into St. John's Pond, in order to catch fish. The St. Mary's College Seahawk mascot is named Solomon.

The student:faculty ratio is 9 to 1; this is one of the lowest student faculty ratios for a public college in the United States, and among the lowest when compared to private colleges. Aside from the Student Trustee position, students also participate in numerous other committees with faculty and other members of the administration.