Course Catalog: 2025 Summer Session 1
Accelerated Summer College students can take up to two of the courses below, each course is worth four credits (unless otherwise specified). Students should be advised that credits earned at Saint Michael’s College are transferable at the discretion of the receiving institution. All courses meet 100% online (asynchronously) for all 6 weeks.
Accelerated Summer College Catalog – Summer Session 1: May 18 – June 26, 2026
Anthropology & Sociology
ANT 109: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology – Professor Jason Hirsch
An introduction to the principles and processes of cultural anthropology. The course not only provides students with basic insights into facts and theories, but also, most importantly, the anthropological attitude of a commitment to understanding and tolerating other cultural traditions.
CORE: History & Society AND Engaging Diverse Identities
Art
AR 216: Street Art: Culture & Activism – Professor Gordon Glover
Dive into the vibrant world of street art to uncover its cultural significance and activist roots. From graffiti’s rebellious origins to large-scale public murals addressing global issues, this course examines street art as a tool for storytelling, resistance, and social commentary. Students will analyze key works and artists from around the world while engaging in critical discussions about public space, legality, and art’s role in society.
CORE: Literature & The Arts
Biology
BI 257 Virology – Professor Dagan Loisel
Despite their tiny size, viruses have a huge impact on life on Earth. In this course, we will explore the different types of viruses, the basic make up and structure of viruses, the ways that they move from one host to another, how they invade and manipulate host cells, and the many potential consequences of viral infection. In addition, we will discuss selected viral diseases, the human immune defenses, and how we can protect ourselves against dangerous viral pathogens.
Prerequisites: (BI-153; Minimum grade C) and (CH-103 or CH-110)
Environmental Science & Studies
ES 107: Environmental Science – Professor David Heroux
This course is a science-based investigation of the Earth as a system, with application to understanding many issues in contemporary environmental policy. Science is an attempt to discover how nature works. Through careful observation, measurements, experimentation, and modeling, students will explore issues in contemporary environmental science. These include climate change, biodiversity, deforestation, ecosystem structure and function, population, biogeochemical cycling, energy, as well as investigations of environmental problems, their causes, and solutions.
CORE: Scientific Inquiry
Interdisciplinary
ID 498: Internship Practicum – Professor Paul Olsen
This course offers opportunities for supervised work experience. Interns focus on integrating theory and practice while developing skills required for success in a business environment. This course is designed for a student’s first internship experience. Students must have an internship in place by the second week of the semester. They can contact the instructor for guidelines, or the Career Education Office by making an appointment in Handshake.
Prerequisites/Restrictions: 2.0 GPA or higher; Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors only. Not open to students who’ve already completed an academic internship, ID-498. Students who have completed or are currently enrolled in ID-498 should meet with a Career Coach to learn alternatives to receive credit for an additional internship.
Philosophy
PH 250 Logic: An Introduction – Professor Patrick Standen
PH-250 introduces students to the basic concepts of logic, different kinds of inference structures or arguments, and the various techniques for identifying and evaluating inference structures or arguments, both informal and formal.
CORE: Quantitative Reasoning
Note: PH-250 is not open to students who have taken PH-355.
Psychology
PS 350 Psychology of Health and Illness – Professor Melissa Tomasulo
Theory and research regarding the biological, psychological, and social aspects of health and illness will be examined. The interrelationships of stress, emotion, and illnesses including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and immune dysfunction will be discussed. Students will complete a health genealogy project to improve his/her quality of life (physical and psychological).
Prerequisites: PS-101 or PB-101 or BI-152
Statistics
ST 120 Elementary Statistics – Professor Ellyn Ranz
Description of sample data; probability distributions including the Normal distribution; correlation and regression; sampling; hypothesis testing; statistical inference; other topics may include Chi-square tests, multiple regression, and ANOVA.
CORE: Quantitative Reasoning
Note: No credit given for ST-120 if credit has been given for EC-205, ST-140, or PS-213.