Summer Session

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Who can enroll?

Summer Session 2026 is open to students from Saint Mary's College and beyond, including students from:

• Other colleges & universities
• Community colleges
• And high schools

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When are classes?

Summer Term is divided into two sessions, with online and in-person classes offered in each:

• Session 1: June 1-July 2, 2026
• Session 2: July 6-Aug 7, 2026

Learn more about this year's course schedule and offerings below.

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When is registration?

Summer Term registration begins on February 20, 2026, and ends:

• For Session 1, register by June 1st
• For Session 2, register by July 6th

Schedule

3-credit courses (3-CU)
3 days per week: Mon, Tue, Thu
Time slot:

• 9:30 am-12:00 pm
• 12:30-3:00 pm
• or 7:00-9:30 pm

4-credit courses (4-CU)
4 days per week: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Time slot:

• 9:30-11:30 am (spans Sessions 1 and 2)
• 9:30 am-12:00 pm
• or 12:30-3:00 pm

Schedule

1-credit course (1-CU)
3 days per week: Tue, Wed, Thu
Time slot: 12:30-3:00 pm

3-credit courses (3-CU)
3 days per week: Mon, Tue, Thu
Time slot:

• 9:30 am-12:00 pm
• or 12:30-3:00 pm

4-credit courses (4-CU)
4 days per week: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Time slot:

• 9:30-11:30 am (spans Sessions 1 and 2)
• 9:30 am-12:00 pm
• or 12:30-3:00 pm

ART-110: Printing for Protest

Session 2 ❯ (July 7-16, Two Weeks)
IN PERSON
TWTH 12:30-3:00 pm
1 credit (1-CU)
Instructor: Andrew Mount
Additional fee: $110
❖ Open to high school students

Block printing has been used to make both delicate, intricate prints and hastily made flyers for political demonstrations; the applications of Block Printing processes within the arenas of political dissent and the rarified world of fine art are equally valid if contrasting in intent. Artists, of course, may use any media they desire to make their work, while activists use what they can to quickly and succinctly communicate their point. Artist-activists have adopted this latter strategy in their work, bringing engagement with the social-political arena into the clean well light gallery space. What this history offers students of this class is an enormous array of possibilities in terms of their printing. Students taking this class will be able to infuse their work with the issues they feel concerned about and access the flexibility of this form directly.

COMM-102: Introduction to Media & Cultural Studies

Session 2 ❯
IN PERSON
MTWTH, 9:30 am-12:00 pm
4 credits (4-CU)
Instructor: Veronica Hefner
❖ Open to high school students

COMM-325: Media, Technologies, & Culture

Session 1 ❯
ONLINE
MTWTH, 9:30 am-12:00 pm
4 credits (4-CU)
Instructor: Sam Joyce

ENGL-322: African American Literature

Session 1 ❯
ONLINE
MTWTH, 12:30-3:00 pm
4 credits (4-CU)
Instructor: Jeannine King

FIN-302: International Financial Management

Session 1 ❯
ONLINE
MTWTH, 9:30 am-12:00 pm
4 credits (4-CU)

An examination of the principles and practices of the financing and investment decisions of multinational firms operating globally. Topics include foreign exchange markets, financial instruments in the international capital markets, corporate exchange risk management, international investment decisions, global financing strategies, financial crises, and related issues. As such, this course extends financial management and investment to the international environment.

JAN-300: Agroecology: The Art & Science of Flower Farming

Session 1 ❯
ONLINE
MTTH, 7:00-9:30 PM
3 credits (3-CU)
Instructor: Ann Drevno

Agroecology combines the fascinating study of ecology with our food (and flower) system's agronomy – it is a science, a practice and a social movement.  Within the agroecological movement there is an exciting sub-movement taking shape—sustainable flower farming on a small scale. This Jan Term course will open with basic agroecological principles and concepts while interweaving practical content specifically focused on how to grow, harvest and market beautiful cut flowers from small plots of land.  In this course, students will grapple with debates agroecologists are now facing, as well as apply agroecological concepts by doing remote "labs" with seeds, seedlings, and flowers, selecting crops, crop rotations, assessing growing climates and changing climates, harvesting, post-harvest handling techniques and marketing tricks and tips for flowers.  This comprehensive Jan Term in June course will be offered in a fully remote format, combining virtual instruction with hands-on, applied learning activities designed to complement and enrich online modalities.

KINES-100: Introduction to Kinesiology

Session 1 ❯ (June 8 start)
IN PERSON
MTWTH, 9:30 am-12:00 pm
3 credits (3-CU)
Instructors: Deane Lamont & Chi-An Emhoff
❖ Open to high school students

This course introduces students to the academic discipline and profession of Kinesiology. It examines the historical events, philosophical positions, sociological theories, and contemporary science that concern the human being in motion. Particular attention is devoted to the cultural place and developmental potential of the corporeal actions known as play, game, sport, athletics, and exercise. American health behaviors (especially physical activity and food decisions) and how they relate to major U.S. public health issues are examined. The fundamentals of the major’s three tracks-sport and recreation management, health promotion, and exercise science-are introduced and explored. Students will be familiarized with Kinesiology’s main subdisciplines, their major research themes, and current career opportunities in the profession and the allied medical field.

KINES-341: Global Impact of Physical Inactivity

Session 2 ❯ (July 30 end)
IN PERSON
MTTH, 12:30-3:00 pm
3 credits (3-CU)
Instructor: Chi-An Emhoff

KINES-361: Nutrition for Sport & Activity

Session 1 ❯
ONLINE
MTWTH, 12:30-3:00 pm
4 credits (4-CU)
Instructor: Derek Marks

Integrates the scientific foundations of nutrition and exercise. Focus is on the application of nutrition principles in order to achieve optimal health and performance. Special topics include optimizing wellness, physical fitness and performance through diet, the use of ergogenic aids, weight loss and gain techniques, eating disorders and sport-specific nutrition planning.

MKT-315: Integrated Marketing Communication

Session 2 ❯
ONLINE
MTWTH, 12:30-3:00 pm
4 credits (4-CU)

A focus on the nature and integration of the major elements comprising the organization’s promotion strategy that are designed to communicate effectively with target markets and achieve marketing objectives. These components include message creation, advertising (involving both traditional and digital media), publicity, sales promotion and personal selling. The development of promotional campaigns.

MUSIC-315: Music of Mexico

Session 1 ❯
ONLINE
MTTH, 12:30-3:00 pm
3 credits (3-CU)
Instructor: Sixto Montesinos

PSYCH-331: Cross-Cultural Psychology + EL

Session 2 ❯
ONLINE
MTWTH, 9:30 am-12:00 pm
4 credits (4-CU)
Instructor: Daewon Kim

SEM-327: Looking Inward & Outward for Transfer Students

Session 1 ❯
IN PERSON
MTWTH, 12:30-3:00 PM
4 credits (4-CU)
Instructor: Charles Hilken
Transfers only

This course is a combined version of Looking Inward and Looking Outward that is 4 units to support transfer student transition to Saint Mary’s College. This first seminar for transfer students develops the skills of critical thinking, critical reading and writing, and shared inquiry that are foundational to Collegiate Seminar. Students learn strategies for engaging with a diversity of texts, asking meaningful questions, and effectively participating in collaborative discussions. Reading and writing assignments are specifically designed to support students’ gradual development of these strategies and skills. This seminar considers questions such as: What is a person? What is my place in the world? What makes a good society? 

SEM-350: Looking Forward

Looking Forward focuses on issues of significant relevance for a 21st century student, as well as texts that allow for integrative thinking across the entire Collegiate Seminar sequence. This course includes student reflection on what they have learned and how they have grown, revisiting the steps of their intellectual development in a capstone experience. This seminar considers questions such as: How do we move forward? What does the future hold?

SEM-374: Multicultural Thought

Session 2 ❯
IN PERSON
MTWTH, 12:30-3:00 PM
4 credits (4-CU)
Instructor: Frances Sweeney
Transfers only

This course focuses on selected readings from 20th- and 21st-century multicultural authors. Readings continue the dialogue with authors from previous seminars, give renewed attention to questions raised in those contexts, and address contemporary issues as well. Reading lists vary according to the particular thematic or regional focus of the course.

TRS-371: Gender & Religion in American Culture

Session 1 ❯
ONLINE
MTTH, 12:30-3:00 pm
3 credits (3-CU)
Instructor: Marie Pagliarini

This course focuses on the relationship between gender and religion in North American history and culture. We will explore gender as a category of analysis for the study of religion and the ways that religions construct and deconstruct gender norms. Religion is lived and practiced, and therefore it cannot be separated from the gendered bodies that people inhabit. We will use historical and contemporary case studies to examine the way that notions of femininity and masculinity have played a role in the religious lives of Americans.

TRS-380: Great Themes

Session 1-2
IN PERSON
MTWTH, 9:30 AM-11:30 AM
4 credits (4-CU)
Transfers only