Early Spring courses are a great way to pursue enrichment, professional development, or to gain course credits while home from college.
Online or on campus, take advantage of these accelerated courses.
From Foundations of Management and Human Genetics to Gen Ed courses such as Gender and Society and The United States in the World, you're sure to find something right for you.
As a visiting student, you may register for Early Spring courses beginning on:
The registration system is available from 7 am–11 pm daily.
Should RIC need to cancel a course that is scheduled to be offered, we will do so by December 12. If you need to add or drop a course, that must be done no later than the day after the first day of that class.
While the schedule of classes gives you a sense of what is being offered and when, our MyRIC portal will provide you with course descriptions to help you decide what to register for. As someone who has never attended Rhode Island College before, you will need to create an account to obtain a user ID and password in order to register for classes. However, you can view our Early Spring course descriptions without an account right now. (Just ensure that the "Term" drop-down menu has "Spring 2024" selected.)
Please Note: When you select "Spring 2024" and run a search you will be shown courses for both Early Spring and Spring semesters. Please know that only courses with "12/26/2023 - 01/13/2024" in the Meeting Dates column are Early Spring courses. And please be sure to avoid course meeting times that conflict with each other.
Call/class numbers are the five-digit number preceding each course and are very important for these reasons:
Also, if a course has multiple sections, please note the unique section number. You may not register for more than one section of a course.
Some courses require departmental consent to enroll. These courses are identified in Class Search on the Class Details page with the phrase "Department Consent Required." A course may have this designation for reasons such as: minimum grade point average, earned credits, major, or permission of department chair. Contact the offering department for registration information.
The college catalog contains degree requirements for all undergraduate programs of study, rules that affect students, descriptions of courses, and a list of the faculty and administration of the college. You must know the rules given in the catalog for your degree program. The catalog is the document of authority for all students.
You will be registering for Early Spring classes on our MyRIC portal. As someone who has never attended Rhode Island College before, you will need to create an account to obtain a user ID and password in order to register for classes. When creating the account, you will be asked to provide a social security number (SSN). Please contact the Records Office if this prevents you from completing the form.
Once you create an account you will receive confirmation and instructions about your MyRIC user ID and password.
Please note: If an existing account is found for you, you will be directed to request reactivation of your account through the Records Office at 401-456-8213 or records@ric.edu.
We recommend that visiting students consult an academic advisor at the College they are currently attending for guidance on course limits and course transfer.
| Course Numbers | Description |
|---|---|
| 000-009 | Noncredit Courses |
| 100-199 | Introductory and General Education courses normally taken during the first and second year |
| 200-299 | Other lower-division courses and General Education courses |
| 300-399 | Courses taken by undergraduate students who have met the prerequisite(s). These courses are not accepted for credit toward graduate degrees |
| 400-499 | Courses normally taken in the junior and senior years. These courses are open to graduate students for credit towards a graduate degree. The number of credits acceptable in a graduate program is limited by graduate program policies |
| 500-599 | Courses open to graduate students. Normally these courses require a bachelor's degree as a prerequisite. In certain circumstances, qualified students who have earned at least 90 credit hours may be admitted, with permission of the instructor and the appropriate dean |
| 600-699 | Courses open to graduate and doctoral students only |
| 700-799 | Courses open to graduate and doctoral students only |
Please see the Part-Time Undergraduates tab of our Undergraduate Tuition and Fees 2023–24 or our Graduate Tuition and Fees 2023–24 (which applies to both full and part-time students).
The Registrar's Office ensures the accuracy, maintenance and safekeeping of all student academic records.