Making a Difference, Making a Life
Saint Mary's College offers a world class liberal arts education where you will encounter great thinkers and ask big questions. We graduate students who are curious, capable, and ready to lead in a changing world.
In the School of Liberal Arts, you can follow that curiosity and shape your own path. We offer more than 30 undergraduate majors and four graduate and professional programs. Whatever path you choose, you will learn to think critically, communicate effectively, and approach complex problems with creativity and empathy. Studying the liberal arts at Saint Mary's will prepare you for a meaningful career and also for a life of purpose and informed citizenship.
Saint Mary's College is proudly designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution or HSI which means our fulltime undergraduate student body contains 25% or more individuals who identify as Hispanic/Latinx. The School of Liberal Arts is a fervent supporter of the HSI and oversees the Institute for Latino and Latin American Studies (ILaLs) to promote and raise awareness to issues relevant to the Latino/a/x population at Saint Mary's and the surrounding communities.
Spring 2026 Liberal Arts Classes
Our School of Liberal Arts Spring 2026 Look Book showcases our upcoming classes. Check it Out.
SOLA Undergraduate Programs
Choose from 21 departments, 30 majors, 39 minors, and 6 certificates. With curriculum rooted in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences students are free to pursue their interests by mix and matching areas of study.
SOLA Graduate Programs
Looking to continue your education in graduate school? Explore the Liberal Arts Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts Programs.
School of Liberal Arts Highlights
Beyond your Bachelor of Arts Classes
We are so much more than these four walls
SOLA Centers and Institutes
Institute for Latino and Latin American Studies
The Institute for Latino and Latin American Studies (ILaLS) promotes intellectual inquiry and collaborative efforts to raise awareness about issues relevant to Latin America and the U.S. Latino/a populations at Saint Mary’s College and its surrounding communities.
Center for Engaged Religious Pluralism
Since its founding in 2008, the Center has been dedicated to the civic engagement of religiously diverse voices and promoting interfaith leadership in and for the public square and the professions grounded in pluralism as an American value.
Contact Us
Molly Metherd, Interim Dean
Dante 109B, x. 4166
mmetherd@stmarys-ca.edu
Ellen Rigsby, Interim Associate Dean
Dante 109
erigsby@stmarys-ca.edu
Karen Chew, Operations Manager
Dante 109, (925) 631-4145
