Brown Pre-College Programs
Step off the summer-as-usual path and set a course for adventure at Brown University.
Brown Pre-College Programs
Step off the summer-as-usual path and set a course for adventure at Brown University.
Engage Your Potential
Your future self will thank you.
Brown Pre-College Programs are designed for high school students to explore the challenges and opportunities of the college experience. You’ll enjoy the excitement and responsibility that comes from balancing challenging academics and enriching social activities—without the pressure of formal grades.
Get to Know Us
In one of our 1- to 6-week courses, you’ll get to know the best of Brown: We’re an Ivy known for our embrace of independent thinkers — one that values and respects student voices.
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Life at Brown Pre-College
You'll experience the rigors of college-level classes as you study alongside peers from around the world who are as motivated and curious as you are. With educational and social activities, students are always learning at Brown — whether you are online, commute or live on campus.
Life at Brown
Course Offerings
Brown Pre-College provides a large and varied selection of courses! With over 300 course offerings from environmental studies, medicine, leadership and law, to psychology, mathematics, creative writing and history, Brown Pre-College has the course you are looking for!
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2023 Information Sessions
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Recording of our January 12, 2023 Get to Know Brown Pre-College information session with Dean Adrienne Marcus.
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Recording of our January 19, 2023 Get to Know Brown Experiential Education (BEE) information session with Assistant Dean Rosario Navarro.
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Recording of our January 26, 2023 Get to Know Brown Environmental Leadership Lab (BELL) information session with Associate Director Jane Diener.
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Recording of our February 2, 2023 Leadership Institute information session with Director Kisa Takesue.
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Recording of our February 9, 2023 STEM for Rising 9th and 10th Graders information session with Abbey Aevazlis, Associate Director, Pre-College Programs and Director of STEM Programs.
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Recording of our February 16, 2023 Language in Context information session with Assistant Dean Rosario Navarro.
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Recording of our March 2, 2023 STEM and Course-Based Research Experience (CRE) information session with Associate Directors Abbey Aevazelis and Karen Haberstroh.
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Recording of our March 9, 2023 Summer@Brown and Student Life information session with Assistant Dean, Yolanda Davis, and Director of Student Life, Brittanny Connelly.