Verto Partner College How Can I Get Accepted to The University of Southern Maine?

• Student-Focused
• Welcoming and Supportive
• Affordable
• Community-Minded
• Centrally Located
• Committed to Undergraduate Research Opportunities

The University of Southern Maine (USM), northern New England’s outstanding public, regional, comprehensive university, is dedicated to providing students with a high-quality, accessible, affordable education. Through our undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, our faculty members educate future leaders in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering and technology, health and social services, education, business, law, and public service. Distinguished for teaching, research, scholarly publication, and creative activity, our faculty are committed to fostering a spirit of critical inquiry and civic participation.

USM embraces academic freedom for students, faculty, and staff, advocates diversity and supports anti-racism efforts in all aspects of our campus life and academic work. We support sustainable development, environmental stewardship, and community involvement. Examples of our commitments are seen through our Strategic Plan Priority of “”Leading on Equity, Race, and Social Justice””; our Fall 2019 University Common Read, Ibram X. Kendi’s “How to be an Antiracist” and supporting Discussion Groups (on-going); our 1st annual Sustainability Progress Report for 2020; our 15-to-finish initiative (began two years ago) which reminds students throughout the year to work closely with their advisors and take 15 credits each academic year (or 30 across Fall, Spring and Summer semesters) to graduate on-time – and the benefits of doing so; our 10 Living Learning Communities (Citizenship, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, First Year Transition, First Generation Student Experience: TRIO & Promise Scholars, Health, Honors, Rainbow Floor, Russell Scholars Program (RSP), and Social Justice); our internships program which ensures internships for every major, our annual Husky Day of Service, and most recently our work with the City of Portland to provide our Sullivan Gym as a housing resource during the Covid-19 pandemic. We have many other examples of daily contributions of our faculty, staff, and students to our communities.

As a center for discovery, scholarship, creativity, and our research center, the Cutler Institute at the Muskie School of Public Service, the University of Southern Maine provides valuable resources for our state and the nation.

Interdisciplinary Creative Space Open to All Majors

Your admission to The University of Southern Maine is guaranteed when you complete a Verto semester and meet the following requirements.

• Minimum GPA of 2.0 on your Verto transcript.
• Completion of 1 Verto semester.
• Grades of C or better in all Verto courses.
• Maintained good standing while on your Verto Education semester, which includes personal, behavioral, and academic integrity.

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