Guided by the principles of Ignatian discernment, the Academic Advising Center supports students throughout their Boston College academic journey. We help ensure students meet all Core Curriculum requirements while guiding them to academic programs aligned with their interests and talents.
Summer Courses
Students can take summer courses for enrichment or to make up for a past failure, withdrawal, or underload. Students can take a maximum of four courses per summer.
Students may choose to take summer courses at any accredited four-year college or university for enrichment or credit. Only students who have credit deficiencies can receive credit for pre-approved courses taken outside of Boston College. Students taking courses for enrichment should review the summer course policy on the Academic Policies page.
Students must submit a Course Pre-Approval Form prior to registering for the summer course outside of Boston College.
Non-BC Summer Courses: Credit vs. Enrichment
For all questions about BC Summer Session (registration, tuition, add/drop, etc), please contact BC Summer Session at summersession@bc.edu.
First-year students who have already met with their advisor and have more in-depth questions may make an advising appointment with their Academic Administrator.
News & Announcements
Advising for Class of 2029
The incoming Class of 2029 will meet with their assigned pre-major advisor at their advising session on Friday, August 22, 2025, which is part of the University's Weeks of Welcome. First-year students should be on the lookout for an email that week with more information about their advisor and the location/time of their advising session.
Fall 2025 Add/Drop Period
The Fall 2025 Add/Drop begins on the first day of classes, August 25th, and concludes on Wednesday, September 3rd. Students can add or drop courses from their fall schedule on their own until the add/drop deadline (September 3rd). For assistance with making adjustments to your schedule, please come to drop-in hours in Stokes S132 (M-F, 9:30-4:00).