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What Is Formative Education?

As a Jesuit, Catholic university, formative education is central to our mission. We help students develop their whole selves by integrating their intellectual, social, ethical, and spiritual growth, so they can discover their passion and pursue lives of purpose and meaning.

Explore Our Schools

Gloria L. and Charles I. Clough School of Theology and Ministry

What makes CSTM a distinctive place to study? It's our integrated approach to theological and ministerial education, a commitment to engaging critical issues, and our location in Boston, which offers a rich context and myriad opportunties for service and pastoral experience.

Wallace E. Carroll School of Management

How do you become an expert in your chosen field, able to think broadly and creatively with a passion for lifelong learning? At the Carroll School of Management, we help students find the answers every day—with our dual focus on dedicated teaching and top-level research by a world-renowned faculty.


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William F. Connell School of Nursing

Learn how the Connell School of Nursing provides a distinctive advantage in nursing education, from the deep connections between students and faculty to its unparalleled reputation and opportunities in Boston’s health care community.

Boston College Law School

Boston College Law School is among the nation's best law schools. Our success is based on a tradition of educating lawyers through theory and practice, shaping leaders prepared to grapple with society's most important moral and ethical questions.


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Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education and Human Development

To enhance the human condition, expand the human imagination, and make the world more just—that’s the mission driving the work of our faculty and students. At the Lynch School, we define education expansively—as an opportunity to shape the future of humanity and our society.Ìý

Messina College

Located on the Brookline Campus of Boston College, Messina College is a two-year fully residential associate's degree program. Messina College enrolls 100Ìýfirst-generation, high financial need studentsÌýeach year with an opportunity to pursue anÌýassociate's degreeÌýfrom Boston College,Ìýwith the goal of preparing them to enroll in a bachelor’s degree program orÌýtoÌýbegin their careers.


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Robert J. Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences

At the Morrissey College, we educate students in a 500-year Jesuit tradition by combining intellectual rigor with a concern for the formation of character. Our graduates are people who are well-educated, well-prepared, men and women ready to make a difference in the world.

School of Social Work

The School of Social Work is a global leader in social work education, dedicated to finding solutions to the pressing social issues of our time through pioneering practice and research.Ìý


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James A. Woods, S.J. College of Advancing Studies

Each of the Woods College flexible degree programs, certificate options, and nondegree programs, maintains rigorous academic standards and purposefully applies the Jesuit ideal of holistic formation—helping students transform intellectually, personally, professionally, and spiritually through individualized attention.

What academics means to ×ÔοÊÓÆµ students

Service to Others

Brian Davids

2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar

Brian Davids '27 is committed to service and civic engagement at Boston College and beyond, participating inÌýJamaica Magis, Kairos, Big Brother and Big Sister programs, and more.

Student Research

Samantha Corrado

Researching Health Care AccessÌý

Samantha Corrado '26 worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant for Connell School of Nursing studying howÌýhow access to health care affects maternal and fetal mortality rates for immigrant women.

Global Studies

Toni Martin

Studying Abroad in CopenhagenÌý

Carroll School of Management student Toni Martin, 27' studied in Copenhagen during her junior year. Explore a day in the life of ×ÔοÊÓÆµ study abroad programs.

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Our Core Curriculum

A Boston College liberal arts education compels students to think and learn across disciplines, prepares graduates for a range of rewarding careers, and helps them discern who they want to be—and why. By exploring enduring questions and complex problems, liberal arts students acquire the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind and heart they will need to thrive as well-rounded, reflective people in a diverse, global society.

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