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Veterans Admission Requirements

To qualify for veteran admission you must meet the following requirements:

  1. Qualify for VA education benefits administered through the Veterans Administration. For more information on the benefits programs, visit the University’s Enrollment Services Veterans Information web site or contact your Unit Education Officer or the Veterans Administration directly. If you have questions regarding the processing of your Veterans Benefits at the University you may contact Sharon Charlton, URI VA Certifying Official.
  1. Meet the University’s admission requirements particular to your status - freshman or transfer.

All transcripts should be forwarded directly to:

Office of Admission
Newman Hall
14 Upper College Road
Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
Students not immediately admissible to the University may be eligible for performance-based admission or take coursework to improve their academic credentials through the University's Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Continuing Education.


Transfer Credit Information
Credit is awarded for Basic Training (3 credits for most branches; 5 credits for the marines). Additional credit allowance may be granted by the student's dean in accordance with the recommendations of the American Council on Education when appropriate to the student's curriculum. No credit is awarded for schools that are specific to military activities, or for Military Occupational Specialty (MOS).

The information below is available for those seeking military transcripts:

Army:
Army/American Council on Education Registry (AARTS)
AARTS Operations Center
415 McPherson Ave
Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66027
1 (866) 297-4427; Fax: (913) 684-3269
Website: http://aarts.army.mil/ 

Navy/USMC:
The Sailor/Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript (SMART)
Navy College Center, Code N27, VOLED Detachment,
Center for Personal Development
6490 Saufley Field Rd, Pensacola, FL 32509-5204
Website: https://smart.navy.mil
(850)-451-1001x1236/1097

Coast Guard:
Military Education Transcript
Commanding Officer
US Coast Guard Institute
PO Substation 18
Oklahoma City, OK 73169-6990
Website: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cgi/forms/forms.asp
(405) 954-7236

Air Force:
Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) - RRR
130 W Maxwell Blvd
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6617
Website:  http://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/ccaf/transcripts.asp
(334) 953-2794

Military Duty
Deferring enrollment to a later term

Students are reviewed for and admitted to a specific term at URI, and are not usually permitted to defer their enrollment to a later term.

You will be allowed to defer your admission to URI if you have been called to active military duty. Please notify the Admission Office in writing immediately upon receipt of your orders so that we can make appropriate arrangements.