Majors
We offer small classes with an upclose and personal learning environment.
- More than 40 majors, minors and partnership programs.
- Classes of just six students are not unusual.
- Average class size of 17and courses in your major are often even smaller.
- Student faculty ratio 15:1.
- First-year students meet with a faculty mentor.
- Professors will get to know you and inspire you.
Choose your passion
Accounting
Biology
Biology, secondary education
Biology/Pre-Dental
Biology/Pre-Medicine
Biology/Pre-Pharmacy
Biology/Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Business Administration
Chemistry
Chemistry, secondary education
Classics
Communications concentrations:
Journalism
Multimedia
PR/Advertising
Criminal Justice
Elementary Education
English
English, secondary education
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Exercise Science concentrations:
Exercise Specialist
Fitness Leader
Finance
History
History, secondary education
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management
Marketing
Marine Science
Mathematics
Mathematics, secondary education
Nursing
Philosophy
Physical Education/Teacher Prep.
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Sociology - social work
Sports Management
Sports Management - coaching
Theology
Undecided
Partnership Degree Programs
Biology/Pre-Optometry
(3+4 degree with PA College of Optometry)
Biology/Pre-Pharmacy
(2+4 degree with MA College of Pharmacy)
Biology/Pre-Physican Assistant
(4+2 degree with MA College of Pharmacy)
Chemistry/Pre-Engineering
(3+2 degree with Manhattan College in Chemical,
Civil or Environmental Engineering)
The college offers minors in biology, business administration, Catholic studies, chemistry, classics, communications, English, environmental science, history, journalism, marine science, math, philosophy, political science, psychology, secondary education, sociology, sports management, theology and writing.
Out of the classroom
Students in the Climate Change and Glacial Geology class took a field trip to the top of Mount Washington, the highest peak in
New England. They were looking at landscape features created either directly by glaciers or by sediments accumulating near glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age (about 12,000 to 15,000 year ago).
Faculty resident experts
Our professors are resident experts in digital media + pharmacology + learning strategies + Irish history and politics + juvenile clam die-off in the Gulf of Maine + restorative justice + comparative income tax structures + baseball and American society + post-Renaissance Venice + cognitive coaching + Christian scripture + lead poisoning prevention + re-entry process for inmates + photography of Thomas Merton + causes and consequences of red tide + nursing administration and leadership + much more
Study abroad
“My favorite part had to be the people I met. It’s really amazing …. The European Union has this program where every student in the EU can go to another EU country to study, so you really get to know students from all over the place. Plus, I went to Paris to visit my roommate, Nancy Le Gat, a French student who had studied at St. Joe’s! During my study abroad in Poland, I e-mailed my adventures to faculty and staff back on campus.”—Cabryn Gurdo ’07
39 countries, 275 colleges
Real-world internships
“I thought I would be making photocopies and getting coffee; instead I was surveying customers and traveling to trade shows.”
Where can I work as an intern?
Saint Joseph's College fosters connections in the Greater Portland area with businesses and organizations. Typical intern placements include:
American Red Cross
Baker Newman Noyes, CPA
Berry Dunn McNeil Parker, CPA
Burgess Advertising
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Edward Jones Investments
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Giraffe Events
Green Tree Marketing
Hannaford Supermarkets
IDEXX Laboratories
Lake Region Animal Hospital
Lakes Region Suburban Weekly
Maine International Trade Center
Maine Medical Center
Maine State Government
Memphis Redbirds
Mercy Hospital
Pan Atlantic Strategic Marketing
Portland Magazine
Portland Pirates
Portland Police Department
Portland Radio Group
Portland Sea Dogs
Portland Water District
Sweetser
Tripswithpets.com
UNUM
WCSH-TV6
WGME-TV13
Windham Parks & Recreation
Learn more about internships at St. Joe's
First-year enrichment program
At Saint Joe's we're all about helping you succeed through our First-Year Enrichment program. We provide you with- important tools for success
- inform you with workshops and resources you can take advantage of
- tell you about study breaks that can help you refocus and refresh
- notify you about opportunities for extra-curricular involvement
The best part? You can access the information at your own pace and any way you like: online, in person, via telephone or e-mail. And the information is available to you when you need it.
“I am involved as a mentor for the first-year students. I just met with one of my students from last year (who is now a sophomore) and he really is an exceptional student who nearly transferred but didn't because (I believe) this program gave him the encouragement that he needed to stay. From my perspective I believe this program has made a difference for students during that first crucial year of school and I have heard it from others that were my mentees and from the program coordinator.”
Kristina Foley Green '04,
First-Year Enrichment mentor,
Director of Alumni & Parent Communications
