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In additional to the standard Transfer Requirements, specific colleges have other requirements for certain majors. Please check the college into which you intend to transfer for any specific requirements. You can also click on the name of the college to go explore their web site!

College of Arts and Sciences

Special Requirements:

  • For direct admission to Chemistry, Computer Science, and Physics: applicants must have completed pre-calculus or trigonometry.
  • Bachelor of Music: students must audition. Contact the Department of Music at 401-874-2431 for audition dates and requirements.

College of Business Administration

Special Requirements:

To be admitted to any of the business majors, applicants must have finished or be enrolled in the following core classes, with an overall grade point average of 2.7 or better:

  • Micro and Macro Economics
  • Management and Financial Accounting
  • Business Statistics
  • Calculus (or QBA 1 & 2)

College of Engineering

Special Requirements:

For direct admission to the College of Engineering, applicants must have completed 20 credits from the following list of required courses (or the equivalent) with a grade point average of 2.5 or better:

  • General Chemistry I (Lecture and Lab)
  • General Chemistry II (Lecture and Lab)
  • Foundations of Engineering II
  • Introductory Calculus with Analytic Geometry
  • Intermediate Calculus with Analytic Geometry
  • Elementary Physics I (calculus-based)
  • Elementary Physics II (calculus-based)

College of Environment and Life Sciences

Special Requirements:

  • For direct admission to Nutrition and Dietetics applicants must have completed a minimum of two science courses (anatomy and physiology, general chemistry, or organic chemistry), with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or better.
  • The Landscape Architecture program at the University is extremely competitive and admits students for only the fall semester. Prior to applying to the program all students are required to meet with Professor Will Green, Chair of Landscape Architecture to discuss their academic plan (wagre@uri.edu). After meeting with Professor Green, an application and supporting academic credentials and documents should be submitted to the Office of Admission postmarked by February 1, 2010. 

In addition to the standard admission requirements preferred consideration for Landscape Architecture includes:

  • Overall GPA of 2.8, with a minimum of 24 transferable college credits including the following courses:
    • Pre-Calculus
    • Physics (with lab) and/or Chemistry (with lab)
  • A letter of recommendation from a Landscape Architecture professor (if the student is currently enrolled or has previously been enrolled in a LAR program).

If admitted to the University, students will be required to complete the departmental application process.  For more information visit the Landscape Architecture webpage at

http://www.uri.edu/cels/lar/index.html.

 

College of Human Science and Services

Note: The Physical Therapy Program at the University of Rhode Island is an entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree program. There is no specific undergraduate major required for students interested in pursuing the DPT program at the university; however, students must successfully complete the following pre-requisite courses:

  • Biology (labs required, 12 credits, must include Human Anatomy for 4 credits and Human Physiology for 4 credits)
  • Chemistry (labs requires, 8 credits including introductory and second level courses)
  • Physics (labs required, 8 credits including introductory and second level courses)
  • Psychology (6 credits including introductory and second level courses)
  • Mathematics (3 credits at level of pre-calculus or above)
  • Communications (3 credits of speech and/or writing)
  • Statistics (up to and including ANOVA)

College of Nursing

Special Requirements:

Admission to the baccalaureate program in Nursing is extremely competitive and space is limited.

  • In addition to the standard University of Rhode Island transfer admission requirements, applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 for all college coursework, and a minimum grade point average of 2.8 in the following pre-requisite courses:
    • Human Anatomy
    • Human Physiology
    • Introduction to Chemistry
    • Introduction to Organic Chemistry
    • Statistics in Modern Society
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Introduction to Sociology
  • If you have been enrolled in another post-secondary registered nursing program, you must send a letter of recommendation from a member of the Nursing Faculty at that instruction
  • The College of Nursing RN to BS program requires that applicants have already completed an accredited registered nurse program and have an associate's degree or diploma from a hospital nursing school. There is additional information about the RN to BS program.

College of Pharmacy

Special Requirements:

Doctor of Pharmacy

The University will begin accepting a very limited number of transfer students to the Doctor of Pharmacy professional curriculum. These students must have applications and all supporting academic credentials and documentation postmarked by February 1, 2010.

 

The Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum is highly structured, allowing time for only a modest amount of elective study. In order to complete the program, students must consistently be successful in all of the required courses in each year of the program.  In order to be eligible for an admission interview, transfer students must have completed or currently be currently enrolled in all pre-admission pharmacy required courses. Because of the integrated nature of the curriculum, there is no opportunity to be admitted to the professional program with advanced standing beyond the beginning of the first professional year. The pre-pharmacy requirements are as follows:

  • General Chemistry I and II with labs
  • General Biology with lab or General Zoology with lab
  • Applied Calculus
  • Human Anatomy with lab
  • Organic Chemistry II and II with labs
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Introductory Medical Microbiology
  • Introductory Human Physiology with Lab
  • Introductory Biochemistry
  • General Statistics or Introductory Biostatistics
  • Oral Communications
  • Writing
  • Ethics

In addition to the standard University of Rhode Island transfer admission requirements, these students must have:

  • A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8 for all college coursework taken after high school, and a minimum 3.2 grade point average in all pre-professional courses
  • Previous work experience in a pharmaceutical, healthcare environment; and/or volunteer service
  • Two letters of recommendation (one professional and one from a science or math instructor)
  • An essay which demonstrates knowledge of the pharmacy profession, and highlights ability to foster successful patient relationships as well as leadership skills and ethical values
  • Completion of the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) with a minimum composite score of 400 or in the top 60%. The PCAT score report (sent directly from the Psychological Corporation) must be received by February 1 of the year for which the student is applying.