Summer@Brown: Summer Session Credit Courses
Pre-College Programs at Brown University
Earn College Credit this Summer@Brown
Rising or graduated high school seniors who choose Summer Session Credit Courses earn college credit in these seven-week courses, studying side-by-side with Brown undergraduates. Successful completion of any challenging Summer Session Credit Course demonstrates a student is ready for rigorous Ivy-level academic work.
Summer Session Credit Courses are carefully selected from existing courses in 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.
The standard workload for residential students in the Summer Session Credit Course program is two courses - commuter students may take one course. 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.
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.