Summer@Brown: Summer Session Credit Courses

Pre-College Programs at Brown University

Earn College Credit this Summer at Brown

Rising or graduated high school seniors who choose Summer Session Credit Courses earn college credit in these seven-week courses. Study side-by-side with Brown undergraduates in courses carefully selected from the Brown undergraduate curriculum.

Each course is approved by Brown’s College Curriculum Council for academic quality, appropriate workload, and equivalency to first-year Brown courses. Successful completion of any challenging Summer Session Credit Course demonstrates a student is ready for rigorous Ivy-level academic work.

The standard workload for residential students in the Summer Session Credit Course program is two courses - commuter students may take one course. Courses meet mornings and afternoons, and each course meets for 8 hours each week.

In most courses, students are evaluated by an "A", "B", "C", or "NC" grade. In some courses (noted in the individual course descriptions), students are evaluated on a satisfactory/no-credit basis, rather than a letter grade.

Find a Summer Session Credit Course »

Note that we continue to add new credit courses daily.

A Summer@Brown experience goes far beyond the classroom.

Outside of class, you will make friends, attend events and social activities on campus, and have time for summer fun. Preparing for college continues with Summer@Brown’s extensive Co-Curricular activity calendar – Workshops and presentations designed specifically to help you succeed with your college applications, and better prepare you for the transition to college-level academics.

Life on Campus

What's life really like in the Ivy League? You'll find out. Summer@Brown is a true residential college experience - you'll live and study like a college student, and learn to balance an active campus life, full of academic, social, and co-curricular activities.

Students live in Brown University residence halls and eat their meals in campus dining halls with other pre-college students from America and around the world. While at Brown, students participate in the activities and events of the Summer@Brown Pre-College program.

A Typical Day

7:30 – 9:30am
Breakfast is served in a Brown dining hall
9:00 – 11:50am
Summer Session Credit Courses in session
11:00am - 2:30pm
Lunch is served in a Brown dining hall
12:45 – 3:35pm
Summer Session Credit Courses in session
4:30 – 7:30pm
Dinner is served in a Brown dining hall

Supervision

A team of carefully selected and trained Residence Directors (RDs) and Residential Advisors (RAs) live in the residence halls. These skilled and caring live-in professionals and Brown undergraduates help students create a balanced academic and social life.