Transfer Requirements

Thank you for your interest in transferring to URI! The decision to transfer can often be a difficult one...and we have compiled this information to answer your questions about the transfer program at URI. Take a look at our easy-to-use transfer resources and information. Then, should you have additional questions, please contact the Admission Office or the Transfer Resource Center.

Check here for important Transfer Updates!

Qualifications for general acceptance to URI as a transfer student:

Transfer students are those who have completed 24 or more hours of transferable college coursework.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 is required, but most successful applicants have much higher grade point averages.
Must be in good standing and eligible to return to institutions attended previously.
Must meet basic college-preparatory unit requirements (typically completed in High School): 4 in English, 3 in Math (Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry), 2 in Science, 2 in History/Social Science, and 2 units of the same foreign language.

Several programs at the University have additional requirements that relate to specific academic majors. Please be advised that only a limited number of transfer students will be admitted to the Colleges of Business, Nursing, and Pharmacy. We encourage applicants to consider alternatives and want you to know that admission to a second choice major does not guarantee later admission to the applicants' original first choice major. Please check here for special requirements.

Application Deadlines:

Fall semester- June 1, 2009
Spring Semester-November 1, 2009
Pharmacy applicants must have their application and all supporting academic credentials and documentation postmarked by February 1, 2010.

Submitting an Application:

Students interested in applying for January 2010 or September 2010 may submit their applications beginning July 1, 2009, which is when the Common Application becomes available for the 2010 cycle. You will receive a confirmation from the Common Application that your application has been submitted. In late September, URI will begin to send letters to our applicants acknowledging that we have received your application and telling you how to check the status of your application online. We will not begin making admission decisions until November.

If you are applying for fall 2009 please click here.

A completed application includes:

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 Common Application, including the URI Supplement
$65 Application Fee
Letter of recommendation

SAT or ACT required only if you have fewer than 24 transferable credits and graduated from secondary school in the past three years. Scores must be sent directly from the testing agency. Some programs have limited enrollment. We encourage you to select two majors on your application. We recommend that you send us all of your SAT scores because we will take your highest score for each section from different test dates.

If you are seeking readmission to degree candidacy at the University 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 Transfer Academics page online.

Credit Transferability:

Only grades of C or better will transfer. Generally, courses completed at other accredited post-secondary institutions will be accepted, provided they are similar in quality, content and character to courses offered at URI.
The University accepts no more than 60 credits from Community Colleges and other two-year colleges. 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. College level credits earned in a military program at an accredited college or university are accepted on the same basis as other transfer courses
An official transfer credit evaluation will be issued after acceptance.