Academic Policies

Simply put, Brown has high academic expectations. Your classes will be filled with top-performing students from around the world.

All students must be in attendance by the 3rd day of classes (Wednesday) of the summer term or their registration will be cancelled. Also, no changes to course registration may be made beyond this date.

Credit & Evaluation - Seven Week

A full courseload in the summer term is two courses and residential students must take a full load. Students enrolled in the the 7 week program are enrolled in credit-bearing university courses. Each course is worth 4 semester credit hours or 6 quarter credit hours.

For most courses, you will have the option of receiving a letter grade (ABC/NC) or a grade of Satisfactory/No Credit (S/NC) for each course you take. When you register for your courses, we will assume that you wish to receive a letter grade unless the course is designated mandatory pass/fail, S/NC. If you wish to change the type of evaluation from letter grade to Satisfactory/No Credit, you must complete an Add/Drop form (which contains an area for grade option changes) with the Office of Summer & Continuing Studies by the 11th day of classes

Grade reports are mailed to you by the Office of Summer Studies. Upon request, the University Registrar's Office will send official transcripts to the institutions you specify. Many institutions will accept these courses as credit toward degree requirements. Interested students should consult with the institution of their choice.

Please note: We reserve the right to cancel classes due to low enrollment.

Financial Policies

Pre-College Program - Refund Policies

Application fees and program deposits are non-refundable. Refunds of remaining fees will be made as follows: Students who withdraw on or before the third day of classes (June 25, 2008) will receive a full refund of remaining fees, less a standard room and board charge of $273. Students who withdraw between day 3 (June 25, 2008) and the end of week 1 (June 27, 2008) will receive a refund of 80 percent of remaining fees, less the standard room and board charge of $273. Students who withdraw during the second week of classes (June 30, 2008 through July 4, 2008) will receive a 50% refund of course fees. All other fees (e.g., room, board, program and lab fees) are non-refundable. Students who withdraw after the second week will not be eligible for any refund.

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