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The campus visit is the most important part of your college selection process. Our summer schedule runs from June 15 to August 21, 2009, with the exception of holidays and university breaks. We encourage you to take a tour and attend an information session to make the most of your visit. This way you'll be able to ask questions of an admission officer, and spend time with a URI student – your tour guide! Our online calendar includes dates and times for our Information Sessions and Campus Tours. Due to exams and commencement ceremonies, there are no campus tours or information sessions held from May 1 to June 15. Please please free to visit and take our self-guided tour.
If you are interested in our Pharmacy program, special Information Sessions are held in Fogarty Hall (Room 339) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 11:00 am. from July 8 to August 21, 2009, with the exception of holidays and university breaks..
Please click on the photo below to meet our Tour Guides and learn more about our tours below.
- When you arrive on campus, all visitors should go directly to the Visitor Information Center. Enter the University on Upper College Road (main entrance), proceed past the Admission Office, and continue through the 4-way stop sign to the Visitor Information Center on the right, to obtain a parking pass and directions.
- Please plan to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to a scheduled Tour or Information Session to allow time for parking.
- We are excited about our new campus residence halls and dining hall. Visitors will visit these sites and have access to all buildings and facilities normally included on our campus tour. We encourage you to dress comfortably.
- Parking is not available in the Admission Office lot.
Planning to visit in July or August, 2009?
Beginning July 6, our Visitor Center will be undergoing renovations. The Visitor Center function will therefore be temporarily relocated to the lobby of Swan Hall on Upper College Rd. Short-term parking will be available adjacent to Swan Hall (follow the signs on Upper College Rd).
Admission visitors may proceed directly to the visitor parking lot on Briar Lane (no parking pass is necessary in the summer): enter the campus from Route 138 at Upper College Rd. Proceed to the first intersection and make a right on Briar Lane. Make a left after the police station and before Kingston Pizza into the parking lot. The Visitor Center in Swan Hall is just a short walk from here across Upper College Rd. At the Visitor Center you will receive a map of campus and directions to the Memorial Union from which our 10:00 and 2:00 tours leave. The 11:45 information session is held in the auditorium of Swan Hall, and the 12:30 tour leaves from Swan Hall immediately after the information session.
The Admission Office is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays.All tours are walking tours which last approximately an hour and a half. Please be aware of the weather forecast and dress appropriately for your visit.
Admitted Student Information
Click here for information about our Orientation for admitted students. You can also find information about housing online.
View Our Tour Schedule
Along with our student-led tours (approximately 90 minutes), you will see listings for Information Sessions (45 minutes), which are hosted by a member of the Admission staff. Information Sessions are followed immediately by a full tour of campus. We are unable to offer individual interviews.
There are also special information sessions for Transfer Students, too. See our Transfer Events page to learn more.
Want to be a Tour Guide?
Request for Special Tour
Click here for instructions on how to request a special tour for a school group.
Self-Guided Tour
