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University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

Academics

  • Graduation Rate
    71%
  • Majors Available
    151
  • Student-to-Faculty Ratio
    17:1
  • Retention Rate
    84%

AP Credit Policy

Advanced Placement for freshmen is granted to students who have completed college-level courses in a high school participating in the Advanced Placement Program and have passed with a grade of 3 or better the College Board's Advanced Placement Examination in the following subject areas: art history, studio art (drawing and 2-d design and 3-d design), biology, chemistry, computer science (AB), English (language and composition; literature and composition), French (language and literature), German (language), history (European and United States), Latin (Vergil and Catullus-Horace), mathematics (calculus AB and BC), music theory, physics (B;C, mechanics; and C, electricity and magnetism), Spanish (language and literature).

For more information, view the credit policy on the college's website.

  • Offers credits

    Yes

  • Offers placement into advanced courses

    Yes

Study Options

Majors and Degrees

The college offers the following degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate, Master's, and Doctoral

  • No majors found

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Special Academics Program

  • Accelerated Study
  • Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities
  • Distance Learning
  • Double Major
  • Dual Enrollment of High School Students
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors Program
  • Independent Study
  • Internships
  • Liberal Arts/Career Combination
  • ROTC, Army
  • Student-Designed Major
  • Study Abroad
  • Teacher Certification
  • Undergraduate Research
  • Visiting/Exchange Student Program

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