With our Catholic liberal arts heritage and over 100 degree programs, including nursing and marine biology, from bachelors through PhDs, we've got your options covered. Focus on arts and sciences, business, education, social work, communication, nursing, medical sciences, theology, or law. Take things further with personalized research and experiential learning opportunities, on and off-campus. Enhance your prospects with hands-on internships at some of the country's top organizations.
The path to your perfect career begins with planning and support. Career Development has resources for you to help you make the most of your time at Barry. Guidance is just an appointment away.
Service-learning integrates relevant community service with course work and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience, foster social responsibility and civic engagement, and strengthen communities.
The Honors Program at Barry is designed to challenge, enrich, and prepare especially motivated students to pursue their fullest potential. By participating in a rigorous curriculum rounded out by an array of edifying and interactive events, students explore crucial issues that we face in our daily lives. Students are given the space for discussion and debate and the opportunity to learn from experts in their fields. The Office of Financial Aid can assist with determining eligibility for the Honors Program.
The Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library is located in the center of the beautiful Miami Shores campus of Barry University. The Library is named in loving memory of Monsignor William Barry, one of the founders of Barry University and an inspirational figure in the Catholic Church within the Archdiocese of Miami. The extensive Library research collections include more than 950,000 physical items, over 40,000 print and on-line journal subscriptions, and several thousand on-line books and streaming video resources.
At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.
Continuing Education (CE) offers a variety of courses and non-credit programs designed to respond to the diverse educational interests and lifelong learning needs of individuals of all ages. We offer certificate, credential exam preparation, and licensure programs for professional and personal enrichment.
High school students: Get a jump-start on your college education with dual enrollment courses from Barry University! You can earn high school and college credit at the same time, right at your own school.
We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.
We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.
For students currently enrolled in classes at Barry, we have a wealth of resources you can tap into to bring ease and efficiency to your university experience. Get the help you need with administrative or financial questions, or check out course catalogs to help plan your schedule by semester. All the information you need to excel is at your fingertips.
To maintain financial aid eligibility, a student must make satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward a degree. Barry University, in compliance with federal regulations, has established certain standards that must be met to receive federal financial aid.
Satisfactory academic progress is determined by both qualitative and quantitative measurements.
All Barry University students must meet and maintain the cumulative grade point average (GPA) required by the University for continued eligibility to enroll and graduate.
Undergraduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
Graduate and doctoral students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
Podiatric Medicine students should refer to the Barry University Graduate Catalog for Standards of Academic Progress.
Physician Assistant Program students should refer to the Barry University Graduate Catalog and their Didactic Year Manual for Standards of Academic Progress.
Students must complete their education program within a maximum time frame (measured by attempted credit hours) and must earn (receive a passing grade) a minimum percentage of all attempted credit hours. The time frame cannot exceed 150% of the published length of the academic program. The published length of the academic program is the minimum number of credit hours required to earn a degree.
To complete the degree requirements for graduation within the maximum time limit and considered as having made SAP, a student should successfully complete 67% of all credit hours attempted.
The maximum timeframes for students to finish their degree will be verified at the end of each semester to ensure compliance toward graduation and monitor the student’s SAP.
Understanding Satisfactory Progress
Attempted credits include any hours for which a student is registered for at the conclusion of the relevant drop/add period. Any attempted credits that are canceled and removed from a student’s transcript (e.g., via withdrawal) are still considered attempted credits for purposes of determining financial aid eligibility under this policy. Attempted credits include all grades, including ”F”, “IP”, “I”, “NC”, and “W”.
Grades of “W” given after the add/drop period are considered attempted credits for purposes of determining financial aid eligibility under this policy.
Credits earned in a course for which an “I” grade was initially assigned, and for which a Satisfactory Grade is then replaced, count as earned credits. Grades of “CR” credit are considered satisfactory grades under this policy. If a student is required to repeat a course, the repeated course is counted toward the number of attempted credits.
Credits accepted by Barry University for a degree program do count as attempted and earned credits for SAP purposes. Audited courses are not counted as attempted credits. The quantitative SAP assessment will be reviewed for all students at the end of each semester.
Repeated courses affect academic progress as follows:
Undergraduate change of major: some courses from the previous major can be accepted as electives into the new major. These courses count as attempted and earned credits for SAP purposes
Graduate change of major: in some cases a course(s) can be used as an elective in another academic program and will be counted as attempted and earned credits for SAP purposes. If the new program has specific elective/major courses and the courses taken for the previous degree are not applicable, these courses will not be counted as attempted and earned credits for SAP purposes.
Satisfactory Academic Progress Review
The Financial Aid Office will review satisfactory academic progress for financial aid recipients at the end of each semester.
This policy is applicable to all undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students receiving federal financial aid.
If a student is not making satisfactory academic progress at the end of a semester, the student will be notified in writing and placed on financial aid warning for one semester. Federal aid will be disbursed for the following semester, but at the end of that semester, the Financial Aid Office will review the student academic record and termination actions will be taken if satisfactory academic progress has not been met. If federal student aid is terminated, notification will be sent concerning the appeal process.
Students are considered in “good standing” if they meet all of the SAP requirements defined in this policy. Students in good standing are not notified at the end of each quarter or SAP evaluation.
The first time that a student does not meet the required completion or cumulative grade point average, the student will be placed on financial aid warning. The student will retain federal financial aid eligibility.
The student will not be eligible to receive any federal or institutional financial aid, even if the student is permitted to continue enrollment at Barry University.
If a student has received a warning semester and is still in violation of the SAP requirements, the student is suspended from receiving financial aid. The student may appeal this decision and if the appeal is approved, the student will be placed on a probation semester and will be eligible to receive financial aid for this semester. The probationary period may be extended to more than one semester if approved by professional judgment. An academic plan may be required for a probationary status that is longer than one semester. Financial aid probation notices will be sent via email to your Barry email address.
Regaining Eligibility After Financial Aid Termination
Students who have become ineligible to receive financial aid may regain eligibility in the follow ways:
Please note that a warning status is not subject to appeal.
Attempt credits without financial aid until you meet all minimum SAP standards. Students who choose to attend Barry University while on financial aid termination will do so at their own expense and will not be eligible for financial aid upon seeking reinstatement. When seeking reinstatement, students must be meeting the academic progress standards in order to regain eligibility for subsequent enrollment periods.
If there are extenuating circumstances which prevented the student from maintaining the standards of academic progress, an appeal may be filed. A University Satisfactory Academic Progress appeal form must be submitted via the Financial Aid Portal, along with supporting documentation.
All appeals should be submitted via the Financial Aid Portal, no later than 60 calendar days from the start of the semester following SAP termination. Decisions are based on the information provided by the student and a review of the student’s academic record. All decisions made by the appeal committee are final.
Students who appeal may be granted a probationary period. At the end of a probationary period, students must be meeting the satisfactory academic progress requirements or must be successfully meeting requirements of an academic plan in order to continue to receive financial assistance.
Students who choose to attend Barry University while on suspension, at their own expense, will not be automatically eligible for financial aid upon seeking reinstatement. Students must be meeting the academic progress standards in order to regain eligibility for subsequent enrollment periods.
