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First-Year Students
Welcome to the University of Rhode Island!
NEW - Click Here to Review Our 2013 Orientation Brochure!
The Orientation Advantage:
- Academic Head Start: June Orientation is the only opportunity to meet with academic advisors and register for classes.
- Academic Benefits: Access courses that are saved specifically for freshman, only at orientation!
- Meet New People: Create new friendships and meet other URI students & upperclassmen.
- Involvement Counts: Learn about campus life, campus activities, URI organizations, and opportunities to supplement your in-class experiences.
- After your orientation, you will leave with a complete Fall 2013 class schedule, URI Student ID, and tons of excitement for September.
To Register: Please click "Register Now" from the right-hand column of this page. New Student Orientation at The University of Rhode Island is two full days, including an overnight stay in one of our residence halls.
Important Orientation Information and Links
Early Arrival: Do you need to arrive the night before your session?
Family Orientation: Families, we have an orientation for you too!
NEW! Math Placement Exam: Be sure to complete this exam at least 3 days before your orientation!
NEW! New Student Checklist: Your comprehensive checklist for starting at URI.
Frequently Asked Questions: Answers to frequently asked questions
Directions to Orientation: Don't get lost, we want to see you in Kingston!
Sample Program Schedule: subject to change - we invite you to learn about the 2 days.
Meet the Orientation Staff We can't wait to meet you!
URI Common Reading Program: Learn about the program and this year's book.
Books and Computers: URI Bookstore and RAM Computer Store
Disability Services for Students (DSS)
First-Year Leadership Opportunities at URI
Drugs and Alcohol at Orientation:
The University of Rhode Island believes that substance abuse is incompatible with a culture for learning. Therefore, illegal use is met with tough sanctions. If you possess or use alcohol or illegal drugs during orientation, you will be expelled from the program and suspended from the University for one semester, at minimum. Even being around drugs and alcohol can get you in trouble. If you are found in a room where alcohol and drugs are present, you will be charged through the University's judicial system and your family will be notified, even if you were not using.
Orientation 2013 Dates
Session 1: June 6-7
Session 2: June 10-11
Session 3: June 13-14
Session 4: June 17-18
Session 5: June 20-21
Session 6: June 24-25
Session 7: June 27-28
Transfer Day: June 19
Transfer Day: August 1
Fall Advising Day: September 3
Contact Information
Office of New Student Programs
The University of Rhode Island
6 Rhody Ram Way
140 Roosevelt Hall
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: (401) 874-5927
Fax: (401) 874-4320
Email: newram@etal.uri.edu
Web: http://www.uri.edu/orientation
