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The School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers several non-degree special programs. These range from participating in discussions on ethics to studying in Washington, D.C.
McNair Scholars
Are you interested in attending graduate school and possibly pursuing a doctoral degree? St. Mary's University specifically targets first-generation, high financial need minority college students and prepares them for graduate school as part of the McNair Scholars Program. The McNair Scholars Program is named after NASA Astronaut Ronald E. McNair, Ph.D., who died in the 1986 Challenger explosion.In the program, St. Mary's University provides scholarly and research activities and funding to help qualified students prepare for graduate school.
The McNair Scholars Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and is open to all qualified student applicants.
For more information, please visit the McNair Scholars website.
Military Science
The Army maintains a senior division of the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) at St. Mary's University. ROTC allows students to attend a University while taking courses that prepare them to be come an Army Officer upon graduation. In ROTC, you'll get hands-on experience in leadership roles in and outside the classroom. On any given day, students may be on an outdoor expedition or leading a tactical mission with classmates. All while earning college credit.The length of an ROTC program can vary from two to four years. The Basic Course is taken the first two years without a military commitment (unless a scholarship is accepted) and the Advanced Course the last two years. You may also choose a two year program if you have already completed two years of college at any college or are entering a two year post graduate program. The two year program requires students to complete the equivalent of Basic Course in struc tions at a four week Leader's Training Course before beginning the Advanced Course. The Army ROTC will provide you with all the required texts and materials needed for the course at no cost.
ROTC offers 2, 3, and 4 year scholarships to qualified students. Students who accept an ROTC schol ar ship will receive the scholarship funds and an ad di tional grant of $350.00 to $500.00a month during the period of Enrollment (not to ex ceed 40 months).
Students who successfully complete the ROTC program and receive a college degree will be com missioned as an Army Officer. They may choose to serve full time on active duty, in the Army National Guard or in the Army Reserve or through a combination of active and Reserve services.
For more information, please visit the ROTC website.
Pre-Law
Students interested in attending law school after earning their baccalaureate degree are encouraged to maintain a high grade point average and to strive for a competitive score on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) by taking courses that will enhance their reading comprehension, writing, logical thinking, and critical reasoning.The Office of Pre-Law Advisor is available to assist students in designing a pre-Law academic plan, to provide undergraduate curriculum advice for pre-law students, to provide law school application timetables, to assist students with law school recommendation letters and personal statements, to advise students about the process of selecting a law school, to provide information concerning the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and to advise students about their responsibility regarding effective legal writing.
The Office of Pre-Law Advisor works with Phi Alpha Delta (the pre-law student organization) concerning pre-law students' academic efforts, professional contacts, community service, and attendance at Law School Forums.
Nelson Wolff Law Early Admission Program
The Nelson Wolff Law Early Admission Program offers advantages to motivated, talented students who plan to attend law school and graduate in less time. The program allows qualified undergraduate students in certain degree programs to earn both a bachelor's degree and law degree in just six years, instead of the usual seven. To be eligible, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or better and earn at least a 158 on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).St. Mary's students in the program enter law school after completing their third year of undergraduate study. Students' first year of law school will complete the final 30 hours of the undergraduate program, so that students complete both degrees in six years. Included undergraduate degree programs are criminology, english,international relations, philosophy, political science, sociology and speech communication. For more information, visit the Undergraduate Catalog
The University's strategic planning document, Vision 2012, called on the University to advance academic quality and innovation by considering combined and accelerated degree programs such as this one. The law school and the Graduate School also offer numerous combined J.D. and master's degree programs.
For more information about this program, please contact:
Milo Colton, Ph.D., J.D.
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Assistant Professor
Phone: (210) 436-3519
Email: mcolton@stmarytx.edu
Guaranteed Admission to St. Mary's Law School
An applicant who is a graduate of St. Mary's University will be admitted to the St. Mary's University School of Law if the applicant meets the following conditions:- the applicant has received a bachelor's degree from St. Mary's University within three (3) years of the time the applicant will enroll in the School of Law; and
- the applicant would be eligible for admission to the bar of the State of Texas upon successful completion of the state bar examination; and
- the applicant has:
- a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and an LSAT score* of 157 or better; or
- a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better and an LSAT score of 154-156; or
- a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or better and an LSAT score of 151-153.
- An LSAT score of 157 would generally place the applicant in the top 30% of all LSAT test takers.
- An LSAT score of 154-156 would generally place the applicant in the top 40% of LSAT test takers.
- An LSAT score of 151-153 would generally place the applicant in the top 50% of all LSAT test takers.
For further information, students should contact the Pre-Law adviser, Milo Colton, Ph.D., J.D.
Milo Colton, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Criminal JusticeProgram Coordinator, Nelson Wolff Law Early Admission Program
Pre-Law Advisor
Phone: (210) 436-3519
Email: mcolton@stmarytx.edu Full Bio Details
Ph.D. Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder
J.D., University of Iowa
Milo Colton is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with B.A., M.P.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. He also graduated from the University of Iowa with a J.D. degree, and he holds active law licenses in Washington, D.C., Nebraska, U.S. District Court in Nebraska, and the Winnebago Tribal Court.
He taught Legal Studies in the Criminal Justice Program and Administrative Law in the Master of Public Administration Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio from 1994-2001. He also served as adjunct professor at San Antonio College, teaching Texas Peace Officer Law. He began teaching as an adjunct professor in the Criminal Justice Program at St. Mary's University in 1996, and he joined the St. Mary's faculty full time in the fall of 2001, teaching courses related to policing and American Indians and the Law. He administered a community college program at the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Nebraska, and he taught college classes at both the Winnebago and Omaha Indian Reservations. He was an outreach consultant to American Indian communities for the University of Iowa, and he served as president of the American Indian Law Students Association at the University of Iowa Law School before returning to the Winnebago Reservation as the tribe's chief administrative officer.
He was the director of Institutional Research and Management Information Services at Westmar College. He was associate director of the National Maternal and Child Health Resource Center and an analyst for the Budget and Management Office of the City and County of Denver. He was also an analyst for the Colorado Supreme Court in the State Court Administrator's Office and a senior staff associate for the National Center for State Courts. He served as local evaluator and principal investigator for several U.S. Department of Justice grants related to community policing.
In 1980, he was elected to the Board of Education in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1982, he was elected to the Iowa Senate.
He enlisted for active duty in the U.S. Air Force, and he served in the Strategic Air Command during the Vietnam War.
He recently published the following articles: The Impact of a Casino on Crime and Education (1999), The Blackbird Bend Dispute (2000), The Winnebago Path to Self-determination (2000), Theft at East Central High School-San Antonio, Texas (2000), Courts Give Green Light to State Annexation of Indian Reservations (2001), George W. Bush and the Tradition of Broken Treaties (2001), Self-determination and the American Indian: A Case Study (2001), Kerrey, Custer and the Legacy of Manifest Destiny (2002), and Strengthening Indian Nations Through Culturally Relevant Education (2002). He recently authored the following books: The Political Thought of Alexander Solzhenitsyn (2000) and The Seed of Cain (2000).
J.D., University of Iowa
Milo Colton is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with B.A., M.P.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. He also graduated from the University of Iowa with a J.D. degree, and he holds active law licenses in Washington, D.C., Nebraska, U.S. District Court in Nebraska, and the Winnebago Tribal Court.
He taught Legal Studies in the Criminal Justice Program and Administrative Law in the Master of Public Administration Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio from 1994-2001. He also served as adjunct professor at San Antonio College, teaching Texas Peace Officer Law. He began teaching as an adjunct professor in the Criminal Justice Program at St. Mary's University in 1996, and he joined the St. Mary's faculty full time in the fall of 2001, teaching courses related to policing and American Indians and the Law. He administered a community college program at the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Nebraska, and he taught college classes at both the Winnebago and Omaha Indian Reservations. He was an outreach consultant to American Indian communities for the University of Iowa, and he served as president of the American Indian Law Students Association at the University of Iowa Law School before returning to the Winnebago Reservation as the tribe's chief administrative officer.
He was the director of Institutional Research and Management Information Services at Westmar College. He was associate director of the National Maternal and Child Health Resource Center and an analyst for the Budget and Management Office of the City and County of Denver. He was also an analyst for the Colorado Supreme Court in the State Court Administrator's Office and a senior staff associate for the National Center for State Courts. He served as local evaluator and principal investigator for several U.S. Department of Justice grants related to community policing.
In 1980, he was elected to the Board of Education in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1982, he was elected to the Iowa Senate.
He enlisted for active duty in the U.S. Air Force, and he served in the Strategic Air Command during the Vietnam War.
He recently published the following articles: The Impact of a Casino on Crime and Education (1999), The Blackbird Bend Dispute (2000), The Winnebago Path to Self-determination (2000), Theft at East Central High School-San Antonio, Texas (2000), Courts Give Green Light to State Annexation of Indian Reservations (2001), George W. Bush and the Tradition of Broken Treaties (2001), Self-determination and the American Indian: A Case Study (2001), Kerrey, Custer and the Legacy of Manifest Destiny (2002), and Strengthening Indian Nations Through Culturally Relevant Education (2002). He recently authored the following books: The Political Thought of Alexander Solzhenitsyn (2000) and The Seed of Cain (2000).
Washington Semester
St. Mary's University is a member of a consortium of colleges and universities in the United States participating in American University's Washington Semester Program. The Washington Semester Program allows students to study for one semester at the American University in Washington, D.C. Students enroll at St. Mary's to take four-semester hour seminars, a semester hour internship, and a three or four hour research project or up to five hours of electives. The areas of study are American Politics, the Arts, Economic Policy, Foreign Policy, International Business and Trade, Journalism, Justice and Peace and Conflict Resolution, Transforming Communities, Women and Public Policy.You can request more information about the Washington Semester Program here.
You can apply online to the Washington Semester Program here.
Students interested in participating in this program must be at least second semester sophomores, must have taken a course at the college level in U.S. government, and must have at least a 2.5 GPA. Students interested in the program and having these qualifications should complete the Admission Nomination and Project Proposal form and contact Dr. Milo Colton, Institutional Representative, for nomination assistance.
Washington Semester Program applications are accepted on a rolling basis. However, applications for upcoming semesters should be submitted as soon as possible as spaces are limited, and many internships, such as those with the White House and news networks, require considerable lead time for security screening and processing. Deadlines are mid- to late November for spring semester admission and mid-April for fall semester admission.
Contact Milo Colton, Ph.D., J.D., for more information:
Milo Colton, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Criminal JusticeProgram Coordinator, Nelson Wolff Law Early Admission Program
Pre-Law Advisor
Phone: (210) 436-3519
Email: mcolton@stmarytx.edu Full Bio Details
Ph.D. Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder
J.D., University of Iowa
Milo Colton is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with B.A., M.P.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. He also graduated from the University of Iowa with a J.D. degree, and he holds active law licenses in Washington, D.C., Nebraska, U.S. District Court in Nebraska, and the Winnebago Tribal Court.
He taught Legal Studies in the Criminal Justice Program and Administrative Law in the Master of Public Administration Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio from 1994-2001. He also served as adjunct professor at San Antonio College, teaching Texas Peace Officer Law. He began teaching as an adjunct professor in the Criminal Justice Program at St. Mary's University in 1996, and he joined the St. Mary's faculty full time in the fall of 2001, teaching courses related to policing and American Indians and the Law. He administered a community college program at the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Nebraska, and he taught college classes at both the Winnebago and Omaha Indian Reservations. He was an outreach consultant to American Indian communities for the University of Iowa, and he served as president of the American Indian Law Students Association at the University of Iowa Law School before returning to the Winnebago Reservation as the tribe's chief administrative officer.
He was the director of Institutional Research and Management Information Services at Westmar College. He was associate director of the National Maternal and Child Health Resource Center and an analyst for the Budget and Management Office of the City and County of Denver. He was also an analyst for the Colorado Supreme Court in the State Court Administrator's Office and a senior staff associate for the National Center for State Courts. He served as local evaluator and principal investigator for several U.S. Department of Justice grants related to community policing.
In 1980, he was elected to the Board of Education in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1982, he was elected to the Iowa Senate.
He enlisted for active duty in the U.S. Air Force, and he served in the Strategic Air Command during the Vietnam War.
He recently published the following articles: The Impact of a Casino on Crime and Education (1999), The Blackbird Bend Dispute (2000), The Winnebago Path to Self-determination (2000), Theft at East Central High School-San Antonio, Texas (2000), Courts Give Green Light to State Annexation of Indian Reservations (2001), George W. Bush and the Tradition of Broken Treaties (2001), Self-determination and the American Indian: A Case Study (2001), Kerrey, Custer and the Legacy of Manifest Destiny (2002), and Strengthening Indian Nations Through Culturally Relevant Education (2002). He recently authored the following books: The Political Thought of Alexander Solzhenitsyn (2000) and The Seed of Cain (2000).
J.D., University of Iowa
Milo Colton is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with B.A., M.P.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. He also graduated from the University of Iowa with a J.D. degree, and he holds active law licenses in Washington, D.C., Nebraska, U.S. District Court in Nebraska, and the Winnebago Tribal Court.
He taught Legal Studies in the Criminal Justice Program and Administrative Law in the Master of Public Administration Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio from 1994-2001. He also served as adjunct professor at San Antonio College, teaching Texas Peace Officer Law. He began teaching as an adjunct professor in the Criminal Justice Program at St. Mary's University in 1996, and he joined the St. Mary's faculty full time in the fall of 2001, teaching courses related to policing and American Indians and the Law. He administered a community college program at the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Nebraska, and he taught college classes at both the Winnebago and Omaha Indian Reservations. He was an outreach consultant to American Indian communities for the University of Iowa, and he served as president of the American Indian Law Students Association at the University of Iowa Law School before returning to the Winnebago Reservation as the tribe's chief administrative officer.
He was the director of Institutional Research and Management Information Services at Westmar College. He was associate director of the National Maternal and Child Health Resource Center and an analyst for the Budget and Management Office of the City and County of Denver. He was also an analyst for the Colorado Supreme Court in the State Court Administrator's Office and a senior staff associate for the National Center for State Courts. He served as local evaluator and principal investigator for several U.S. Department of Justice grants related to community policing.
In 1980, he was elected to the Board of Education in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1982, he was elected to the Iowa Senate.
He enlisted for active duty in the U.S. Air Force, and he served in the Strategic Air Command during the Vietnam War.
He recently published the following articles: The Impact of a Casino on Crime and Education (1999), The Blackbird Bend Dispute (2000), The Winnebago Path to Self-determination (2000), Theft at East Central High School-San Antonio, Texas (2000), Courts Give Green Light to State Annexation of Indian Reservations (2001), George W. Bush and the Tradition of Broken Treaties (2001), Self-determination and the American Indian: A Case Study (2001), Kerrey, Custer and the Legacy of Manifest Destiny (2002), and Strengthening Indian Nations Through Culturally Relevant Education (2002). He recently authored the following books: The Political Thought of Alexander Solzhenitsyn (2000) and The Seed of Cain (2000).
