Summer at CSTM
Every year, more than 200 lay and ordained students from all over the world come together to form our lively summer study community. This continues our 50-year tradition of providing high-quality summer education.
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At a Glance
We offer an array of courses that you can use toward a degree program or take for personal or professional development.
Affordable on-campus housing is available, starting as low as $30/night.
- The summer housing application will open in April and will be sent to new and returning students once available. Be on the lookout in the summer student newsletter!
The cost per credit for summer 2025 courses is $1,370.
Scholarships are available.
We offer online and in-person courses, as well as one-credit options that take place over a one-week period.
All courses in session 1 are 3-credits and will be online, asynchronous.
Christology (TMST7024)
Barbara Radtke, Part-Time Faculty
Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality (TMHC7218)
André Brouillette, S.J., Associate Professor, Systematic and Spiritual Theology
All session 2 courses will be offered in-person at Boston College from 9:00am-12:00pm, Mondays through Thursdays. No class on July 4.
Theological Foundations in Practical Perspective (TMST7057)
O. Ernesto Valiente, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
Education in Living Faith: Foundations and Practice (TMRE7060)
Thomas H. Groome, Professor of Theology and Religious Education
Grief and Loss (TMPS7006)
Melissa Kelley, Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling
Critical Ethical Issues (TMCE7034)
Mary Jo Iozzio, Professor of Moral Theology
Theology in Context: Faith and Culture in American Catholicism (TMPT7122)
Hosffman Ospino, Professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education
Online, synchronous (Zoom)
Mon-Thu 6:00 – 9:00p.m.
Biblical Spirituality (TMOT7226)
Andrew Davis, Professor of Old Testament
In-person, Simboli Hall
Mon-Thu 6:00 – 9:00p.m.
Introductory Latin: Summer Intensive (TMTM2008)
Franklin T. Harkins, Professor of Historical Theology and Church History
Online Synchronous
May 14 – June 20 (Monday – Friday)
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Introductory Hebrew: Summer Intensive (TMTM2009)
Angela Kim Harkins, Professor of New Testament
Online Synchronous
May 14 – June 20 (Monday – Friday)
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
German for Theologians (TMTM2015)
Martin Kimmel and Antonia Krainer, KU-Linz
Online Synchronous
May 19th – June 24th (Monday – Friday)
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Intensive on the 19th Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises for Spiritual Directors (TMPS8123)
Monday, July 14 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9:00am – 1:30pm ET
Online, Synchronous (Zoom)
Post-Master's Certificate in Spiritual Formation (TMPS8050)
July 14 – 25, 2025
Courage to Preach, Post-Master's Certificate (TMOT7305)
July 14 – 25, 2025
Please note that 1-credit courses, online courses, and language courses must be taken for credit (not audit), either as part of a program or as a non-degree student.
If you have any questions about our summer offerings, please contact us: cstmapply@bc.edu.
Join Our Community
Liturgy and Lunch
Every Wednesday during the summer, our community gathers for liturgy and lunch, a time to worship and bond over our shared faith.
Tasty Tuesdays
On Tuesdays, join your fellow students and CSTM faculty and staff for coffee and pastry. Tasty Tuesdays provide a great opportunity to connect with the community and ask questions.
Daily Worship
Daily worship is celebrated at 12:15 Monday to Thursday during the summer. Students can participate in liturgical ministries, including lectors, ministers of Holy Communion, Eucharistic Bread bakers, acolytes, and music ministers.