Submitting an Application:
If you are applying as a transfer student, please complete the same Undergraduate Application as freshman applicants. The online version is recommended.
- If you have matriculated at URI previously, or have received a degree from URI, do not fill out this application. Contact Enrollment Services for the proper forms to be completed.
- Be sure to check for any additional requirements in the program to which you are applying by checking the "Deciding on a Program of Study" section below.
The following are required for an application to be complete:
- Official High School transcript and official transcripts from all colleges you have attended, sent directly from those schools, whether or not you desire or expect credit for such work.
- A fully completed URI application form
- $50 Application Fee
- Personal Essay
- SAT or ACT required only if you have fewer than 24 transferable credits and graduated from secondary school in the past three years.
Admission decisions:
An admission decision will be made once all application materials are received. If accepted, you will be assigned an advisor in the appropriate academic college. Successful applicants with fewer than 24 credits, as well as those who do not meet all the requirements for direct admission into their degree-granting college, will be assigned an advisor in University College. This advising college is the home of all first and second-year students at URI.
Deciding on a Program of Study (Major):
The following are additional requirements related to specific colleges and majors:
Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Physics applicants must complete 4 units of mathematics (including the pre-calculus or trigonometry)
Engineering applicants must also complete chemistry and physics
For direct admission into Business applicants must have finished or be enrolled in the following core classes, with an overall GPA of 2.7.
- Micro and Macro Economics
- Managerial and Financial Accounting
- Business Statistics
- Calculus
Applicants to the Bachelor of Music degree program must audition and should contact the Department of Music at (401) 874-2431 for audition dates and requirements
Applicants to the Landscape Architecture degree program must contact Will Green (WAGRE@URI.EDU) in the Department of Community Planning & Landscape Architecture and meet the following requirements:
- Overall GPA 2.8 (an a minimum of 24 transferable college credits, including preparation in the basic arts and sciences)
- Completion of the following courses with grades of C or higher
- Calculus
- Physics and/or Chemistry
- Recommendation from a Landscape Architecture professor (if student is
currently enrolled or has previously been enrolled in another Landscape
Architecture program)
The University will begin accepting a very limited number of transfer students to the Doctor of Pharmacy professional curriculum for the fall 2009.
The University offers a six-year Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Admission to the program is extremely competitive. 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 interview for the PharmD program, transfer students must complete all pre-pharmacy requirements. 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:
- The pre-pharmacy course work:
Gen. Chemistry I and II with labs
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
Introductory Biostatistics
Oral Communications and Writing
Ethics
- In addition to the standard University of Rhode Island transfer admission requirements 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 science or math instructor);
- Completion of the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) with a minimum composite score of 400. 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;
- Essay which demonstrates knowledge of the pharmacy profession, and highlights ability to foster successful patient relationships as well as leadership skills and ethical values.
- A personal interview will be required
* Note: Criminal background check will be considered by the College for all students entering the professional curriculum.
Additional Important Information:
- In order to graduate from URI, at least ½ of the credits in your major as well as your senior year must be completed at URI.
- Some programs have limited enrollments. You are encouraged to select two majors on your application.
- College level credits earned in a military program at an accredited college or university are accepted on the same basis as other transfer courses.
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