HP Application

How to Join

The application process for current Saint Mary's students will be open from March 12, 2025 until May 30, 2025. 

Undergraduate students at Saint Mary's College or students who are accepted for enrollment in the next academic term are invited to apply to the High Potential Program. All applicants must be a first-generation college student. The Federal TRIO Program defines a first-generation college student as: "An individual both of whose parents did not complete a baccalaureate degree; or (B) In the case of any individual who regularly resided with and received support from only one parent, an individual whose only such parent did not complete a baccalaureate degree."

Priority is be given to applicants who also qualify as low-income according to the TRIO/SSS Federal guidelines, and/or have a disability.

Current HP students should use the form below to apply to the High Potential Program. Admitted students who have not begun their coursework at Saint Mary’s should not utilize this form. Admitted students who have not yet begun their studies at Saint Mary's may apply beginning on March 11, 2025 through their admissions portal. Please allow thirty minutes to complete the application. There are fill-in, multiple choice, and short response questions.

We will notify all students who apply to HP of their status in the first couple of weeks in June. Should this date change due to external circumstances, we will notify you via your SMC email. Please be sure to check your SMC email daily.

If you have questions about the HP program or the application process, please email hp@stmarys-ca.edu.