Veterans and Military Affiliated Students

Leverage your skills, advance your career, and stand out to employers with a degree or certificate from URI Online.

A degree or academic certificate from the University of Rhode Island can help you build relevant new skills as well as strengthen skills you already have. As a result, you will have the opportunity to grow professionally and position yourself for advancement in the field. Our fully online undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs are ideal for active military service members, veterans, and their family members.

Taught in seven-week, asynchronous sessions, URI Online programs offer maximum flexibility, so you have the freedom to pursue your degree from any location no matter where you are stationed or deployed – even from the convenience of your home.

Tuition Benefits 

Active duty military personnel, veterans, and their family members may have military or VA benefits to assist with paying for college degree or certificate programs. For more information, please e-mail Rachael Garcia, Assistant Director of Veteran Affairs and Military Programs at rachael_garcia@uri.edu.

BenEfits

Accelerated Online Programs

Graduate

Programs include healthcare management, oceanography, supply chain management, cybersecurity, and more.

view graduate programs

Certificate

URI Online’s certificate programs are short, practical programs designed to enhance careers in new and innovative work sectors. Current certificate programs include cannabis studies, healthcare management, cybersecurity, GIS, fisheries, natural resources and data science.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Students collaborating on group communications project.

Undergraduate and Degree Completion

If you have an associates degree or never completed your undergraduate degree, URI Online’s B.A. Communications Studies Degree Completion program is a versatile degree open to students from any major that can help you enter or advance in the communications field. URI Online also offers a R.N. to B.S. nursing degree.

Undergraduate and Degree Completion Programs


Student Resources

From the point of inquiry through graduation, you will receive ongoing support and guidance from completing and submitting your application to enrolling in courses, navigating the classroom, and technical support. For more information, please email The URI Online Student Contact Support Center at online@uri.edu.


Get in touch.

Assistant Director of Veteran Affairs and Military Programs 

Rachael Garcia
rachael_garcia@uri.edu

URI Online Student Support Center

online@uri.edu