Summer Student Information

All new degree and certificate students are required to take the online academic integrity tutorial in their first summer of study.  This tutorial will introduce students to the academic culture at STM and teach students best practices in terms of academic integrity.  The associate dean for academic affairs will e-mail all new degree and certificate students with more information as the summer approaches.

These workshops (Part 1 in the fall and Part II in the spring) are required of all new degree and certificate students at STM and are a graduation requirement. Students in degree programs with a supervised ministry/Contextual Education requirement need to take them before their placement begins. For students taking face-to-face courses in the academic year at STM, they are offered on two dates each semester; students choose one each semester. For those living at a distance and doing the MA degree in a hybrid fashion, an online section is offered. Please check the fall and spring course listings to register for the appropriate workshop.

The services and collections of the Boston College Theology and Ministry Library (TML), located at 117 Lake Street in the heart of the Brighton campus, support the curricular and research needs of the faculty, students, and staff of the STM. If you plan to spend any time on the campus this summer, the TML staff look forward to meeting you at the library, where appropriate pandemic-related protocols remain in place for staff and user safety. If you plan to do all of your academic work remotely, the library staff can still provide a wide range of services to you in a virtual capacity and have made many vitally important resources in theology available online. The following websites should prove especially helpful.

Main Page of the BC Libraries: https://library.bc.edu 

Website for the TML: https://libguides.bc.edu/tml

Theology at TML: https://libguides.bc.edu/theology_tml 

BC Libraries Services Update - COVID-19: https://libguides.bc.edu/servicesupdate

All University students, faculty and staff are issued Eagle One Cards through the Office of Student Services in Lyons Hall. Proof of identification must be presented in order to be issued an Eagle One Card. The initial fee is $45 and will automatically be billed to your student account.

The Office of Student Services consolidates the functions of the Registrar's, Financial Aid, Student Employment, Student Accounts, Student Loans, and Credit Collections Offices in order to offer one-stop services for students and families. For more information, visit the Web site at https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/student-services/about/Contact.html.html

Massachusetts State Law requires full-time, part-time, and part-time visa-carrying students to show proof of required immunizations.  All information must be submitted 30 days prior to the start of classes.  Failure to do so will result in a $85 non-refundable late fee and you will not be able to register for next semester classes.  More information about the immunization requirements can be found here.

Boston College has a pay parking system. All individuals using parking at Boston College are required to pay.  

Parking permit applications can be found on the Parking and Transportation website.   Students may complete the application in advance and then bring a check to Student Services in Lyons Hall on the first day of class to obtain a parking permit.  For 2021-2022 the grad student (SGS) rate for the summer is $113. Students who need overnight parking can order the regular summer permit (SUM) for $322 for the Summer or $95/week.

For those students who are staying in on-campus housing, you will receive information about on campus parking for the night that you are checking in.  

For those of you driving to campus on the first day of class, please park in the large TML lot on the Brighton Campus.  Parking enforcement will be relaxed on Monday, June 27th and July 18th so students can pick up permits at Student Services that afternoon.  In order to continue to park on campus, you must purchase your permit at Student Services by the end of that day or pay to park on a daily basis.  

A Preschool Summer Program is available at the Boston College Children’s Center located in the Haley Carriage House, 47 Stone Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA. For more information, contact the Boston College Children’s Center at karen.cristello@bc.edu. 

The STM Summer Session Housing Application is available at this link and is due by June 7. 

Due to space restrictions, housing assignments will be granted based on the date we receive your application.  Once housing is filled the online application will be closed regardless if the application deadline has not passed.  

Please indicate your room preference (single, double, family accommodations, roommate preference) and any specific housing needs in the "comments" section of the summer housing application.  

If you have a specific person with whom you want to share your room or apartment, please indicate so on the application form. You may request only a person who is taking the same sessions as you are. Summer Housing is unable to "hold" a space for two weeks until a friend arrives. Conversely, should your roommate/apartment mate leave earlier than you, we will need to fill the bed space with a new student.

Once your Summer Housing Application has been processed, you will receive a confirmation email. Application processing will not begin until late May. In order for the application to be approved, you must be registered for a course within the applicable session. Students not registered upon submission of a Summer Housing Application will not be approved. To prevent a delay in processing, please register for your courses prior to applying for housing.

All STM Summer students are housed in air conditioned single, double, or family occupancy rooms in Rubenstein Hall or another similar residence hall. Units in Rubenstein Hall are apartment-style with two bedrooms and include a kitchen, a bathroom, and a common room. Each room includes a desk, chair, chest of drawers, and bed for each occupant. No dining plan is available through the University in the Summertime, but the dining halls are open. Students may pay with cash, a card, or with their Eagle ID Dining/Eagle Bucks. Eagle IDs or coins can also be used to pay for the laundry facilities located in Rubenstein hall. Rubenstein hall, along with all other buildings at Boston College, is smoke free.

Dishes, pots, pans, glasses, silverware and other utensils are NOT provided. If you wish to use these, you will need to supply them.

Single Accommodation includes a single bedroom in a shared apartment. Double Accommodation includes a shared bedroom in a shared apartment. Each bedroom is furnished with two single beds, two desks, two study chairs, and two dressers. All buildings at Boston College, including the residence halls, are smoke free and during the summer alcohol is not permitted on campus even for those who are of legal drinking age.

A basic linen service is offered to all STM Summer students for $32 per person. Each student and family member will receive a supply bag that contains linens, towels, and toilet paper. Trash barrels with liners will also be provided for the suite. All linens must be returned in the supply bag provided when the student checks out.

Unfortunately, Summer Housing is not able to house Summer students before or after the session. Due to the limited time available to prepare the halls, no one will be allowed to move into their assignment until the official move-in day.

More summer housing information will be available at https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/offices/student-affairs/sites/residential-life/living-in-bc-housing/summer-housing.html

STM Summer students bringing a spouse or additional family members should register for appropriate accommodations and include the names of each family member they are bringing in the comment section of the application. Rates depend on the number of occupants in a room and students are charged for each occupant. Please note that there are different rates per night for spouses and family members, which are listed in the table above. More summer housing information will be available at https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/offices/student-affairs/sites/residential-life/living-in-bc-housing/summer-housing.html.

Please note: Family occupancy apartments are extremely limited and will be distributed in accordance to need by STM. Family occupancy is designed for Summer students with children. STM participants planning on bringing family members must indicate this on their application and register for an entire two bedroom apartment. Family apartments are only available with space availability due to space restrictions. Please contact the Summer Housing office at summer.housing@bc.edu if you are considering bringing your family.

STM Summer students may check in at the Summer Welcome Center, located at Stayer Hall, 110 St. Thomas More Drive, across from St. Ignatius Church, which is a short walk from Rubenstein Hall. If you are taking a taxi to campus, you may want to have the taxi wait while you check in and drive you to the residence hall.  Participants must arrive on the date listed for their course in the above chart.  The Welcome Center is open from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. daily.  Please do not arrive outside these hours, as there will be no staff available to check you in.  If you have an international flight that arrives after 1:00 a.m., please email summer.housing@bc.edu to make specific arrangements.

All residents must check out by 11:00 AM on the date of their approved departure at the Summer Welcome Center. Keys and access cards must be returned upon check-out. Keys and access cards that are not returned will result in a charge assessed to the student’s account.

Information about Summer Housing will be available in the coming weeks.