Consumer information

The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (H.R. 4137) was signed into law on August 14, 2008. This law mandates that we provide you with a significant amount of additional information in a variety of formats.

Schools must annually provide a notice to all enrolled students describing the availability of consumer information. Disclosure requirements cover the following areas:

General institutional information  | Scholarships and financial aid | Safety issues

Background:

• Federal Student Aid Data Center
  • PowerStats
• Trends in college pricing 2011
• Trends in student aid 2011
• CollegeInSight
• The Rising Price of Inequality: How inadequate grant aid limits college access and persistence

General institutional information

• Saint Martin's facts
• School profile on the National Center for Education Statistics' web site. This is a comprehensive site maintained by the Department of Education. It contains information on many aspects of university life including costs, aid, accreditations, and graduation rates.
• NWCCU Accreditation
• Common Data Set - The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Peterson's, and U.S. News & World Report. The combined goal of this collaboration is to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student's transition into higher education, as well as to reduce the reporting burden on data providers
• Saint Martin's University's Office of Institutional Research
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Information on employment and counseling services for students
  • Employment programs and services
  • Graduate school opportunities at Saint Martin's
  • Services for alumni
• Special facilities and services available to disabled students;
  • Disability services
• The degree programs, training, and other education offered
  • About Saint Martin's
  • Programs and majors (includes degrees offered)
• Instructional, laboratory, and other school facilities associated with academic programs;
  • The Engineering Initiative
  • Learning and Writing Center
  • O'Grady Library
  • citation guides
  • Computer Resource Center
  • Integrated Technology Services
• Textbook costs (Saint Martin's University Bookstore) - our campus bookstore offers a range of used, rental, and e-textbooks to help you save money
• Academic policy on accepting transfer credits towards an undergraduate degree at Saint Martin's University (incoming transfer students)
• Awarding college credit for incoming freshmen

Student life

• Division of student affairs
• Proper use of university computing resources
• Office of Intercultural Initiatives
• Voter registration information
• Faculty/staff directory
• University division, office and department links