At the College of Arts and Sciences, we invite you to discover your place in the world.
URI offers you choices that give you a competitive edge in the global marketplace. You can double major, add minors, choose an international focus, and acquire cross-disciplinary knowledge and experiences. Our programs include disciplines in the arts and design, communications and media, humanities, natural sciences and math, and social sciences. Whatever you choose, we’ll prepare you to succeed in a way that is as unique as you are. Our goal is to prepare you to become a well-informed global citizen with the knowledge, flexibility, and skills required to flourish in a rapidly evolving world.
News & Spotlights
University mourns passing of mathematics professor Michael Barrus - The University mourns the loss of Associate Professor of Mathematics Michael D. Barrus Jr., who passed away on Thursday, May 29, after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 45 years old.
URI celebrates 30 year partnership with German university - Friday, June 6 starting at 9am
Four URI students headed to Taiwan as recipients of Boren Scholarship - Four University of Rhode Island students—all members of the University’s prestigious Chinese Language Flagship Program—will spend the 2025-26 academic year studying in Taiwan, each as recipients of a David L. Boren Scholarship Award.
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142 Flagg Road
Kingston, RI 02881
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142 Flagg Road
Kingston, RI 02881
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Fax: 401.874.2892
Email: CASForms@uri.edu
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