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Business Office: -4302
Health Center: -4289

Moving In/Moving Out

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  • Thursday, August 28: Residences open for new students
  • August 28 - September 1: Orientation for all new students
  • September 2: Classes begin
  • October 3-5: Family Weekend
  • October 13-14: Fall Reading Days (no classes). Residences remain open.
  • November 25: Thanksgiving recess begins. Residences close at 10 pm.
  • November 30: Residences re-open at 2 pm.
  • More Important Dates & Times

and Other Transitions...

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Welcome Parents and Guardians of Newly Accepted St. Mary's Students

If you are the parent or guardian of a student who has just made the decision to join the St. Mary’s College community, welcome. This has been a big decision for your student--perhaps the most important one that they have yet had to make. We hope that you will find useful the Parent area of our Web site as you help your student complete the housing forms, look at the schedule of classes, and generally do all of the things they must do to move to St. Mary's.

For First-Year Parents
Your parenting job is not over, it is just changing. You are entering the Launching Phase of parenting. As students enter into adulthood, it's important for parents to begin acting as coaches and advisers, helping their sons an daughters make good decisions without "telling them what to do" or "rescuing" them. Here are some ways you can express your caring and enhance your child's growth into adulthood as well as his or her experience at St. Mary's.

More from the Parent Handbook

Did you know...?
The average GPA for residents is higher than for commuters and residents are typically more involved in campus activities.

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St. Mary's College of Maryland
18952 E. Fisher Rd
St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001
240-895-2000