Saint Martin's University

Saint Martin's University (formerly Saint Martin's College) is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic liberal arts, research university in the United States. Located in Lacey, Washington, it was founded in 1895 as an all-boys boarding school by monks of the Benedictine Order. Saint Martin's began offering college-level courses in 1900 and became a degree-granting institution in 1940. The college began accepting women in 1965. In 2005, it changed its name from Saint Martin's College to Saint Martin's University. The school motto is "Be the spirit." According to US News, the college is the 44th best masters college in the western United States , and has a reputation for its diversity and small class sizes. It is also known for its first-year seminar which facilitates the transition of freshmen from high school into university academic life. It is one of the only schools in the country to have a functioning Benedictine monastery (with some members of the monastic community also serving as professors) on school grounds.

Academics

The college offers 21 baccalaureate programs and six graduate degree programs but it is best known for its engineering (civil and mechanical), business administration and education programs. The University has extension campuses at Fort Lewis Army Post, McChord Air Force Base, Centralia Community College, Tacoma Community College and Olympic College (Bremerton, WA) as well as a campus in Hong Kong. The school's education is based around a Liberal Arts core with Benedictine values. All first-year students take a freshman seminar class to introduce them to college life. Classes have a 15:1 ration. For the last three years, the college has offered a Summer Bridge Program, which serves as a college writing workshop. General education requirements are as follows:

• Freshmen Seminar
• College Writing
• Philosophy
• Religion
• Physical Education
• U.S. History and International History
• Literature
• Fine Arts
• Science with Lab
• Computer Science
• Basic Mathematics (depends on major)

Saint Martin's University (formerly Saint Martin's College) is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic liberal arts, research university in the United States. Located in Lacey, Washington, it was founded in 1895 as an all-boys boarding school by monks of the Benedictine Order. Saint Martin's began offering college-level courses in 1900 and became a degree-granting institution in 1940. The college began accepting women in 1965. In 2005, it changed its name from Saint Martin's College to Saint Martin's University. The school motto is "Be the spirit." According to US News, the college is the 44th best masters college in the western United States , and has a reputation for its diversity and small class sizes. It is also known for its first-year seminar which facilitates the transition of freshmen from high school into university academic life. It is one of the only schools in the country to have a functioning Benedictine monastery (with some members of the monastic community also serving as professors) on school grounds.