Transfer to URI
If you’ve attended another regionally accredited college or university in any capacity after graduating from high school—even if you haven’t earned any credits—we welcome you to apply as a transfer student by following the steps below. We also encourage you to apply early, beginning in September for spring applicants and January for fall applicants.
If you’ve earned college credits while still enrolled in high school (advanced standing/dual enrollment), and have not yet attended college, you should apply as a first-year student. If you are an international student living in the U.S. or abroad, please refer to our international admission page for specific application deadlines and requirements.
Whichever path led you to our door, we’re so happy you’re here. Join us in thinking big at URI.
Before You Apply
Additional Resources
How to Apply
Use URI’s Transfer Application and remember to submit your official transcripts. Refer to our checklist below for more information.
Your Transfer Application Checklist
- Completed URI Transfer Application submitted online.
- $65 application fee.
- Official electronic or official printed transcripts from all post-secondary institutions, whether or not you desire or expect to receive credit for such work. Email transcripts to transferadmission@uri.edu.
- Official high school transcript, unless you have an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a subject similar in content to what is offered at URI.
- Students with a GED must also submit official high school transcripts from the time they were enrolled.
- We do not require test scores for transfer applicants, including those with fewer than 24 credits. If you choose to submit your SAT or ACT test scores, they must be sent electronically to URI by the testing agency.
- If you have more than 60 credits you must choose a major other than “Undecided.”
- As part of our holistic review, we also consider the disciplinary record of each applicant. We seek to enroll students who will treat all other members of our community with respect.
After You Apply
You should receive an email confirmation once you submit URI’s Transfer Application. Then we’ll send an email that includes information about our application review process and instructions on how to check the status of your application by logging in to your URI applicant portal.
It will take several weeks to process and review your application. We appreciate your patience and encourage you to check your status regularly.
Reminder: Your credits will be evaluated by the Academic Colleges within 21 days of acceptance.
Contact
If you still have questions after reading our transfer resources and doing your research, contact your transfer admission counselor:
- Schedule a meeting.
- Call: 401.874.7000
- Email: transferadmission@uri.edu