University of Saskatchewan

Course and Program Catalogue 2012-2013

St. Thomas More College

Federated College

St. Thomas More College

1437 College Drive
Saskatoon SK  S7N 0W6
Tel: 306-966-8900
Toll- free: 1-800-667-2019
Fax: 306-966-8904
Website: www.stmcollege.ca

St. Thomas More College (STM) was established, in 1936, upon the invitation of the President of the University of Saskatchewan to the Catholic Bishop of Saskatoon. The Basilian Fathers, a religious congregation who pioneered the operation of Catholic colleges within universities throughout Canada, were invited to institute and operate the College—and they did. The College was incorporated by an Act of the Legislature of Saskatchewan in 1943, following formal approval by the Senate and Board of Governors of the University. (The Act was amended in 1972 and 2001.)
 
STM is the only federated college at the U of S; hence, it is administratively and financially autonomous from the University—that is, it receives its own provincial grants and is accountable to the Provincial Government—but it is academically integrated within the University.  It offers university classes in the following departments: Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, English, Languages & Linguistics, History, Philosophy, Political Studies, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Sociology. All STM classes are taught by STM faculty, who are members of the faculty of the College of Arts & Science and the General Academic Assembly.  STM has representation on University Council.
 
Any student, in any discipline and in any college on campus, may take STM classes, which are held on the U of S campus. STM classes are denoted with an attribute of "St. Thomas More Class" and have section numbers between 60 and 79. STM classes will count towards the student’s program requirements, and ultimately, the student’s
University of Saskatchewan degree.

St. Thomas More College regularly offers the following Arts & Science classes:

Any on campus, full- or part-time student, in any discipline or pre-professional program within the College of Arts & Science, may register with STM through PAWS. (A first-year student would do this when he or she registers for classes for the first time.) STM students—who are still U of S Arts & Science students—pay no extra fees, and have no additional requirements to fulfill. They do not, for example, have to take any STM classes, nor do they have to be Catholic or of any religious affiliation. (While STM and its campus ministry team provide opportunities—such as counselling and liturgical and community activities—to explore and live out Christian values, no obligations are imposed in this area.)

Basically, STM offers its students more options and benefits. STM students are, for example:


  • Part of a small, welcoming community, and home to a newly renovated facility (that is across from Place Riel, the main student centre on campus).
  • Invited to become involved in the STM Students’ Union, which is STM’s student government.
  • Welcome to apply for STM scholarships and bursaries.