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Enroll in Summer@Brown Online and choose from more than 80 courses that are rigorous, active learning experiences, led by innovative and engaged Brown instructors. Through coursework that inspires curiosity and discovery, you’ll connect with peers from around the world.
Non-credit
Online
Accepts International Students
Financial Aid
Application fee waiver
Summer@Brown Online offers academic challenges and personalized feedback that you can access from wherever you are. In addition to your coursework, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with other program students in a range of community-building activities and workshops.
You will be able to embrace the challenge of college-level academics without the pressure of formal grades and credit, in classes taught by instructors just as interested in your learning as you are, alongside students just as engaged as you.
Through coursework that inspires curiosity and discovery, you’ll connect with peers from around the world—students who are as enthusiastic, creative, and accomplished as you are.
Students may participate in up to two simultaneous Summer@Brown courses.
Please note: All online courses are taught with the University’s Learning Management System called Canvas. For that reason, every online course includes a required orientation that familiarizes you with Canvas and the course’s expectations. The orientation will be available to registered students one week prior to the course starting and will take approximately three hours to complete. You are expected to complete the orientation the Friday prior to the start of your course, determining when during that week you will complete the orientation, so you are well prepared to start your course.
All online courses will include virtual office hours with your instructor and daily asynchronous engagement. Students learn in one of three ways as outlined below:
Asynchronous: The course will be offered entirely asynchronously; giving you the opportunity, to set your own schedule each day, allowing for the most flexibility and self-directed learning.
Blended: The course will include asynchronous content and 1-3 prescheduled, required live sessions each week. These required live sessions are integral to the course experience. The times for these synchronous sessions will be listed in the course meeting time no later than March 24, 2023. NOTE: ‘Mostly asynchronous’ and ‘Blended’ learning options provide additional ways for you to interact with your instructor and classmates.
Experience
When you take a Summer@Brown Online course you have the freedom to decide when and where you learn. With time to reflect, read and write, you can enhance important critical thinking skills. You also have the opportunity to strengthen your capacity for self-discipline and personal responsibility; skills necessary to excel in all learning environments. By taking an online class you also become more comfortable with online learning – a format that is becoming increasingly important both in and out of school. Summer@Brown provides the opportunity for you to choose the type of online learning experience that is best for you.
Experiences outside of the classroom are a vital part of Brown Pre-College Programs. Through these activities—both educational and social—you’ll strengthen your connection to a robust community of peers from around the world while developing personal and social skills critical to success in the college setting.
With a variety of virtual events offered each week you’ll find the topics that fit you best
Interactive Webinars
Attend one or more of these weekly webinars that focus on topics essential to college admissions selection, application and preparation. Past webinar topics have included:
college fit
writing a college essay
ACT/SAT prep
financial aid
You’ll learn from expert presenters and have the opportunity to engage in live Q&A.
Students completing grades 9 to 12, ages 14 to 18 by June 18, 2023
Unofficial Transcript
Recent Grades Report
Written Answers
English Test C1-C2
Online Application From
Application Fee
Parent/Guardian Consent
Essay *
1 Recommendation *
1. Writing requirement
You will be required to submit a 250–500 word essay responding to one of the following prompts: Describe an experience, accomplishment or challenge that made you grow as a student. In what ways do you hope to continue your educational and personal growth at Brown Pre-College? Our students come from a number of unique backgrounds and communities. Tell us something about your identity or background that has motivated or shaped your educational journey. In what ways do you hope to continue that journey at Brown Pre-College?
2. Supplementary essay (optional)
You may choose to submit a supplementary essay to address something not covered in other parts of the application. (For example, to provide information about your extracurricular activities, an explanation for inconsistent grades or other circumstances you’d like the Admissions Team to consider.)
3. Application fee
This nonrefundable fee must be paid by credit card within the secure application form: Application fee when submitted by April 9, 2023: $65 Application fee when submitted on or after April 10, 2023: $100
4. Transcript and most recent grade report
Your academic records must be submitted with your application. Please note: Official transcripts are not required, and academic records do not need to be submitted by a school guidance counselor. You must submit your complete grades from the current academic year in addition to grades from the previous academic year. Grade submissions must be in English and contain your full name as well as the academic term represented. Use this handy checklist to make sure you’ve fulfilled all requirements necessary for the Admissions Team to review your file. Applications will not be reviewed until all requirements are fulfilled.
5. Recommendation (optional)
Within the application, you may provide the name and email address of a teacher, counselor, community leader or employer who can attest to your social maturity and academic performance. We strongly suggest you submit a recommendation if any of the criteria below pertain to you (If none of the criteria pertain to you, you do not need to submit a recommendation.):
Summer@Brown program and will be under the age of 15 as of June 18, 2023
STEM for Rising 9th and 10th Graders program and will be under the age of 14 as of June 18, 2023
Any of the Brown Environmental Leadership Lab (BELL) programs
Any of the Brown Experiential Education (BEE)
Have inconsistent grades — any grades of C or below
Please note that a recommendation is required to accompany all Pre-Baccalaureate Program applications. Upon entering this information, an email containing a recommendation form will be sent to the recommender.
Please note: If you indicate you will be submitting a recommendation, we will only accept our recommendation form and your application will not be considered complete until we receive the recommendation.
6. English language proficiency
International students who do not speak English as their primary language will be asked to submit one of the following: Duolingo Test: Duolingo is an English proficiency test that can be taken online, on demand, in under an hour using a computer with a front-facing camera. The test includes a proficiency score, video interview and writing sample, which can be shared with the Division of Pre-College and Undergraduate Programs at Brown University. Certified results are available within 48 hours. InitialView: InitialView is an unscripted live interview and open-ended writing sample that gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your interests and communication skills. InitialView records the conversation and shares the entire video and writing sample with the Division of Pre-College and Undergraduate Programs. InitialView does not score or rate applicants. Applicants complete the interview/writing sample using either a smartphone or a computer with a front-facing camera. InitialView materials are available in as little as 48 hours. Important: Be sure to share your results with Brown University’s Division of Pre-College and Undergraduate Programs, not Brown University Undergraduate Admission. It may take up to three business days after you have shared your results with us for it to be reflected on your application checklist in your portal. Students may take the Duolingo Test or participate in an InitialView Interview prior to beginning an application or after submitting an application.
TOEFL and IELTS scores will not satisfy the evidence of language proficiency requirement. Upon review of your application, you may be invited to join a smaller subset of courses aimed at strengthening your ability to thrive in an academic setting in which English is the primary language.
Deadline
Application Opens - Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Rolling admission decisions will be sent to students as they become available beginning on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
Course Enrollment Opens - Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Application Deadline - Friday, May 10, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST
Final Admission Decisions Sent - Friday, May 24, 2024
Jun 26 - Jul 07
2 weeks
Online
Jul 10 - Jul 21
2 weeks
Online
Jul 17 - Jul 28
2 weeks
Online
Jun 26 - Jul 14
3 weeks
Online
Jul 10 - Jul 28
3 weeks
Online
Jul 10 - Aug 04
4 weeks
Online
Jun 26 - Aug 04
6 weeks
Online
The posted fee is for one course of the designated length. Each course carries its own course fee. If you register for multiple courses, you will be charged multiple course fees. Please Note: The course fee is calculated by the length of each individual course, not by the total length of time you will be on campus. For example: If you enroll in a 2-week course and a 1-week course, you will be charged the 2-week course fee and the 1-week course fee (not the 3-week course fee).
Tuition aid
You may request an application fee waiver for one of the following reasons:
- You are approved for a free or reduced school lunch program in the U.S. for the current year, including need-based school-wide free lunch programs under the Community Eligibility Provision. (If you attend a private school where meals are included in the tuition fee, you may qualify for a free/reduced lunch waiver if you receive a significant need-based scholarship in order to attend your school.)
You are enrolled in a school in the Providence Public School District (PPSD) in Rhode Island
. - You are associated with an official Brown Pre-College partner organization and have been named a Partner Scholar Nominee by that organization. (You will need to select your partner organization from a drop-down list when requesting a partner fee waiver. Only listed partner organizations are eligible.)
- You are the dependent of a benefits-eligible Brown University employee who has been employed by the University for at least six months.
Brown Pre-College offers a variety of scholarship opportunities. Each scholarship type has eligibility requirements.
Sibley Scholarships are need-based awards limited to students who are U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents, or hold undocumented or DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) status and are enrolled in a U.S. high school. Scholarship funds are limited and disbursed on a first-applied-first-awarded basis until the funds are exhausted, which could happen before the scholarship deadline. If eligible, we encourage you to apply as soon as you complete your admission application. We cannot guarantee that all applicants who apply for aid will receive scholarship assistance.
PPSD Scholarships are limited to students attending a school in the Providence Public School District, in Providence, RI.
Partner Scholarships are limited to students who are identified and nominated by partnering organizations.
Brown Employee Dependent Scholarships are limited to dependents of Brown University benefits-eligible staff and faculty who have been employed by the university for at least six months.
We do not have any scholarship opportunities available to international students for summer 2023.
Brown Pre-College does not provide merit scholarships.
Unofficial Transcript
Recent Grades Report
Written Answers
English Test C1-C2
Online Application From
Application Fee
Parent/Guardian Consent
Essay *
1 Recommendation *
Application is closed
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