Student Veteran Information

Student Veteran Information

The University of Rhode Island is a military-friendly institution that welcomes all active duty military/reserve/guard and veteran students as well as their families to our campus community.

Center for Military and Veteran Education
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The Winter J Term Office offers hundreds of courses to help all students begin, continue, or complete their academic program. For complete information related to how GI Benefits can be used to pay for URI Winter J Term courses, please visit the Veteran Affairs and Military Programs website.

Waivers and benefits

Disabled American Veterans

The Rhode Island General Assembly has enacted legislation granting tuition waivers to Disabled American Veterans. For more information, review the Disabled American Veterans Tuition Waiver page

Rhode Island National Guard

The Rhode Island General Assembly has enacted legislation granting limited tuition waivers to members of the Rhode Island National Guard. For further information, please contact your National Guard Education Liaison and visit the STAP Waiver page.

Veterans Benefits

Registrants claiming VA educational benefits must fill out the online student verification form by visiting the GI Bill Certification page

The M28, Appendix AM: Training Time Equivalency-Semester Hours, below, is a table that shows the credits to weeks in order for a veteran to qualify for full monthly housing allowance. To qualify for full-time status and the prorated monthly housing allowance for the J-term session. Students should take more than 2 credit hours during the J-term session.

M28R, Appendix AM

Contact Information

If you are such a veteran student and have additional questions or concerns, we strongly encourage you to contact:

Bob Flynn
Director, Military and Veteran Education Center
401.874.5213
bob.flynn@uri.edu

Kathleen Conlon
Coordinator, Military and Veteran Education Center
401-874-5798
kconlon@uri.edu

For questions concerning benefits and waivers, please contact:

Nancy Paquette
Veterans Coordinator, Enrollment Services
401-874-5382
vabenefits-group@uri.edu

For questions concerning registration, course options, and general summer sessions inquiries, please contact:

Sky Laurent-Kingsley
Specialist, URI Summer Sessions & Winter J Term
401-874-2621
slaurentkings@uri.edu