“It is the mission of the College to provide education of the greatest caliber, grounded around the liberal arts, comprehensive in nature & severity, nurtured by Catholic intellect & moral ideals & committed to the creation of the upright and feel for world…�

Education in a Holy Cross tradition is education two of the mind & the heart. A founder, Father Basil Anthony Moreau, C.S.C., wrote in 1849 that “we shall universally place development of a entirely individual side by side using a acquisition of noesis; a mind might non become cultivated at the expense of the heart.�

As a College in the Holy Cross tradition, Stonehill tries to help students to evolve their abilities & to cultivate concern for the dignity of each human & care for the hikers of each preconception. Within fulfillment of its shibboleth, Lx et Spes or even Light and Hope, a College fosters a competency to watch & the courageousness to work. Stonehill fosters the quality of life in campus that forges heavy bonds of community & the tradition of service off campus.

Location
Located within Easton, Massachusetts, a suburban community of 23,329 people, Stonehill is placed upright Twenty-two miles south of Boston on a 375 acre campus, the original estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames. A campus map highlights Xxix buildings that compliment a original Georgian-style Ames mansion.

A Stonehill shuttle service will bring transport to the Boston T and surrounding concidering.

Degrees and Academic Programs
As a College of Arts & Sciences & pre-office studies, Stonehill awards on the undergraduate level the B.A., B.S., and B.S.B.A. degrees and confers a Masters of Science in Accountancy (M.S.A.).

Stonehill offers Xxix major software, a chance to double major even or participate inside one of the College’s 37 minor programs. On the average, extra than 330 academic courses come offered both semester.

a academician program at Stonehill consists of a minimum of xl courses embracing the charted trey areas:

The Cornerstone Program (core program) Concentrations (Major &, often, Child) Electives

Students acquire noesis & skills across general education, master at least of these major vicinity of learn, & keep close at h& a flexibility to choose more coursework, learn overseas, internships, independent locate, and more lives unique to their have training plans.

Co-Curricular Programs
A College has an enviable location: Twenty-two miles south of downtown Boston, 40 miles northward of Providence, and more or less L miles from either Newport, Rhode Island. Stonehill sponsors the shuttle service to the Quincy Adams T station when well as to vicinity searching & the local cinema megaplex. the Student Activities Professional besides manages a van that may be reserved for class action activity.

Stonehill sponsors extra than Sixty student clubs & organizations including a super active SGA under the umbrella of Student Activities. A Athletic Department fields Xx competitory NCAA Division II intercollegiate varsity sports. As a matter of fact, Stonehill students use systematically posted a greatest grade-point-typical in the Northeast Conference! A Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex is home to the College staff that sponsors Eighter from decatur intercollegiate club teams including rugby and golf as well as an extensive intramural sports program offering racquetball, flag football and [http://www.usask.ca/campusrec/corec_rules_walleyball.php walleyball], just to title two or three.

On top 70% of my students enroll at Stonehill getting already had community service piece around high school. To advance each a mission of a College & to heighten my graduates commitment to community outreach, Stonehill sponsors A Into a Streets Program, the H.O.P.E. Program & a Center for Non-Non-profit-making Management. A Campus Ministry Office welcomes students of all faiths & reach everyone a chance for taking part when liturgical ministers, Chapel Choir members, and to participate within student-do retreats.

Admission
On the average 4,928 high school students use for 610 foremost-season openings by having the general acceptance rate of 49%. Based on datthe from various college guides, Stonehill has a competitory student admissions profile.

A College offers a Early Decision Project (application deadline of November 1st) & a Regular Guide Plan (application deadline of January 15th). A read run for every candidate is comprehensive. Usually speaking, a admissions indicators come:

Strong performance within the rigorous secondary school program including Tetrad units of English, Three units of foreign language, Quadruplet combined units of history, political science, social sciences, Deuce-ace units of science, & Troika units of mathematics. Results from either a SAT or ACT Weighted aligning within class (for instance, class rank, scattergram, or histogram) GPA Recommendations (counsel counselor, teachers) Essay Co-curricular resume Work experience High Times
A College's Strategic Planning Committee voted in a spring of the 2003 academic season that the byname of the "Stonehill Chieftain" was undesirable for its Athletic Identity. In a as a consequence season the college held open forums where students & faculty were asked to submit ideas for the newly indentity. Among popular options were: A Stonehill Summit, A Stonehill Saints, A Stonehill Mission, & a widely popular title among students, The Beerhill Beerhawks. In a period of the fall semester of the 2005 academic season Stonehill College officially changed the title of it's athletic teams to the Stonehill Skyhawks with a brand fresh mascot called 'Ace'.

External Links
[http://www.stonehill.edu Stonehill College Website]
[http://www.stonehill.edu/catalog/courses.htm Stonehill College Course Catalog]