Skip Navigation Back to Top

Speak to a Summer PAL Advisor

June 14 - 26, 2026

Summer PAL students and faculty at Curry College

Highly Acclaimed, Highly Recommended

Kick off your academic experience at Curry College by living in our residence halls and getting a true taste of life in the Boston area through our 3-credit, immersive Summer PAL program. Designed to prepare you for the academic rigor of college, the program helps you build meaningful connections, develop a sense of belonging, and find your people, while practicing essential skills like executive functioning, self-regulation, and self-determination. You’ll learn a lot, laugh often, and arrive at Curry feeling confident and ready.

During this highly-acclaimed summer experience, you will:

  • Establish relationships with Curry College students and faculty
  • Experience living in a residence hall
  • Learn how to negotiate a college campus
  • Discover ways to best use your strengths
  • Learn strategies for managing the demands of college academics
  • Become a self-advocate
  • Explore the unique resources Curry College has to offer

Summer PAL Tuition and Registration

Summer PAL 2026 Tuition:

Resident Tuition, Room and Board: $4,420

Commuter Tuition: $3,230

Register for Summer PAL 2026 - The deadline to register, deposit, and submit full tuition is June 4, 2026.

Note: A non-refundable $200 deposit is due upon registration to Summer PAL. Tuition includes a Summer PAL Student Activity Fee - This fee goes towards funding the events and programs for the Summer PAL program participants. This mandatory fee is for all students enrolled in the program and cannot be waived.

Summer PAL Scholarship

A limited number of Summer PAL scholarships are available to qualified applicants.

The deadline to apply for a Summer PAL Scholarship is April 23, 2026.

Apply for a Summer PAL Scholarship

Summer PAL Advantages

Get ahead during Summer PAL with the following advantages:

  • Earn 3 credits in the summer that can be applied to your first year at college. This can help if you want to take a reduced course load in the fall and/or spring term(s).
  • Attend Curry College Summer Orientation while you are here - a session will be offered concurrently for students attending Summer PAL on June 16, 2026.
  • Make connections with current student leaders in PAL.
  • Develop self-awareness and an understanding of individual learning profiles while building critical thinking through learning how to learn with technology.
  • Make new friends!

Enhance Your Academic Skills with Assistive Technology

Unlock your potential with assistive technology designed to enhance executive function, reading, writing, and organizational skills. Our hands-on lab empowers students to use adaptive tools to improve focus, time management, and study strategies, while also strengthening key academic abilities. Learn to design personalized approaches that promote independence and academic success, preparing you for the challenges of college-level work and beyond.

PAL 1180 - Summer PAL Course Description  (3 credits)

The Summer PAL on-campus course is an intensive learning experience for entering first year students or transfer students who have been accepted into the Program for Advancement of Learning (PAL). Through this immersion style course, students have the opportunity to develop an understanding of themselves as learners within the context of higher education. This understanding is based in PAL’s core learning outcomes: metacognition, self-regulation, active and engaged learning, critical thinking and reasoning skills.

Working with a PAL faculty mentor and a small group of peers, students will construct strength-based strategies for written communication, reading, listening, note-taking, critical thinking, problem-solving, personal goal setting, organization and teamwork.

Activities include: developing an individual learning profile, attending mini-courses taught by Curry professors, experimenting with assistive technologies, and experiencing the rich learning resources of the Curry College community. Student learning culminates with a learning portfolio.

Summer PAL Program Refund Policy

Students who withdraw from the Summer PAL program may be eligible for a refund depending upon the date of withdrawal. Full refunds will be made only if the student withdraws prior to the beginning of the session.

Students who officially withdraw within the first 7 days of a course may be eligible for a 50% refund only due to verifiable extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the student such as medical emergency or family crisis. After the 7th day of Summer PAL (June 20, 2026), no refund shall be awarded under any circumstances. Should a student be suspended from the College, they shall not receive a refund and shall remain responsible for the full cost of tuition and fees.

PLEASE NOTE: 

  • All requests for Summer PAL withdrawals must be submitted to the Coordinator of Summer PAL, Dr. Nicole Parsons at nicole.parsons@curry.edu.
  • The conditions for acceptance of the extenuating circumstances will be decided on by the Director of PAL.

If you enjoy riding a bike and can transport one to the College, we recommend that you do so! Curry is a rather large campus, and with the number of roads and small hills on campus, it can be a great way to get around and also to exercise a bit. Below is the relevant policy from the Student Handbook. Bring a lock!

Bikes, Skateboards, Inline Skates & Hoverboards:
Skateboarding and rollerblading are prohibited in the Student Center Amphitheater, walkways and paved areas surrounding the Student Center. Riding on railings, benches, rocks or other outdoor   elements is not permitted. Whenever possible, students should use bike racks available at various locations on campus.  Bicycles should not be chained to fences, doors, trees or other objects. The use and possession of hoverboards, self-propelled scooters, and similar including use or storage within the residence halls is prohibited.