Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning

Keep learning with St. Thomas

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Why Lifelong Learning Matters

Your journey of learning doesn’t end at graduation. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your expertise, explore a new field or gain skills to advance your career, St. Thomas offers countless opportunities to keep you moving forward.

From graduate programs and professional development courses to alumni events and seminars, you have many ways to stay engaged, expand your knowledge and take your career journey to the next level.

Explore over 65 graduate degree programs, dive into non-credit workshops, mini master’s programs, and continuing education courses, or enrich your personal growth with the Selim Center for Lifelong Learning.

Learn a new skill, get an advanced degree or just get back in the classroom. Alumni discounts are available for some programs. No matter where you are in life, there’s always more to learn.

Graduate & Continuing Education

Graduate Programs and Certificates

Advance your career or specialize in a new field with a range of graduate programs and certificate options. Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise or pursue a new direction, these programs offer the flexibility and depth to support your academic growth.

Continuing Education and Non-Degree Courses

St. Thomas offers a range of non-degree and continuing education courses to help you meet professional development requirements—whether for CLEs, licensure or other career needs. Explore options by school or college to find courses that fit your goals.

Executive Education

Enhance your leadership skills and expand your knowledge with executive education programs designed for experienced professionals. These short, intensive courses provide practical insights and strategies to help you lead with confidence and drive organizational success.

Selim Center for Lifelong Learning

Return to campus and engage in enriching educational opportunities through the Selim Center for Lifelong Learning. Designed for individuals 40 and older, new programs are offered each semester to promote growth in mind, body and spirit.

Audit an Undergraduate Course

Go-to-College Program

The Go-to-College Program allows adults 40 and older to audit undergraduate classes and participate in classroom discussions without writing papers or taking exams. Courses are available on a space-available basis. Auditors do not pay tuition but they must pay the registration fee and for books, photocopying or other class-connected fees as well as on-campus parking.

Events, Exhibits and Workshops

Finding Forward

Finding Forward is a speaker series that starts us talking. And listening. If polarization is what hinders effective conversation, our Finding Forward series is what feeds it. When it can feel like the world is at a standstill, we're tackling the topics that propel us forward with the help of various thought leaders.

Claritas Initiative

The Claritas Initiative hosts discussions, performances and experiences designed to help community members explore ways that all of us in our unique roles can nurture beauty, goodness and truth.

Opus Online Learning Series

Step out of your day-to-day and view a free online learning session from the Opus College of Business Executive Education program for receive real-world learning that you can apply immediately.

Explore the Arts at St. Thomas

Enjoy visual and performing arts through campus museums, exhibits and performances. Stay inspired with creative experiences that connect you to the St. Thomas arts community.

Next Chapter Program

Designed for people who are approaching retirement or who are recently retired, Next Chapter assists people to discern what God is calling them to do in their next chapter of life.

Racial Justice MasterClass

The Racial Justice MasterClass is a unique program for individuals, corporations and organizations interested in advancing their work in diversity, equity and inclusion and moving toward racial justice.