Rhode Island College welcomes you! We hope that you'll strongly consider joining over 6,000 students here who call themselves Anchors.
Experience what it’s like to be a RIC student on April 13, 14 or 15 – we still have a few spots left! Attend a class, tour campus, and have lunch in the dining hall. Your family can meet with our staff and get their questions answered too.
Secure your place in the undergraduate class by creating and logging into your MyRIC student account and making your $200 enrollment deposit.
If you have not yet made your enrollment deposit, you will need to pay your deposit on our MyRIC portal.
To begin using your RIC account (or to regain access to RIC email, Blackboard, and MyRIC), you will need to set an initial password. Set a password by visiting Setting your Password.
Need Assistance? Contact the Help Center or visit the walk-in lab at Whipple Hall Room 102.
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All incoming first-year students must schedule and take their mathematics placement exam prior to attending orientation. This allows students to schedule the appropriate mathematics and/or science course during orientation.
Students opting not to take the placement exam will begin their math courses at Math 010 (no credits towards degree) to satisfy the math milestone.
If you're hoping to earn credit for AP or IB courses that you took in high school, please send us your AP test scores and/or IB test scores. We also require your final high school and/or college transcript(s). Official transcripts and test scores should be sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
If the Seal of Biliteracy is on your high school transcript, you will receive college credit at Rhode Island College!
You will receive credit for a relevant 113-level language course (4 credits), which will satisfy the college’s second language requirement. ($418 per credit = a savings of approximately $1,672)
You will receive credit for a relevant 113 and 114-level language course (totaling 8 credits), which will satisfy the college's second language requirement. ($418 per credit = a savings of approximately $3,344)
Please Note: If you satisfy the requirements but the Seal of Biliteracy isn’t on your transcript, please have your school counselor email us with your name and the level you’ve achieved. We will waive the high school foreign language requirement and award college credit! If your state does not award Gold/Silver levels, score reports from official testing agencies that show Advanced-Low/Intermediate-Mid may be used to determine the Seal level from your state.
We're ready to give you all the support and guidance you need as you acclimate to becoming a RIC student. Get started now and get orientation on your calendar!
Find Your Orientation and Register
The Office of New Student Programs will automatically send you information about registering for orientation once you have paid your deposit. Please check your @ric.edu email for all communication regarding Orientation going forward. All new students attend orientation and register for classes during New Student Orientation. Please sign up as soon as possible to secure the date you desire - registration is first-come, first-served.
We hope that you’re planning on making RIC your home. Living and dining at RIC will allow you to fully immerse yourself in the college experience - which research tells us yields improved academic, social, and emotional outcomes for students.
There's still time to commit to living at RIC! Make your housing deposit today on MyRIC by going to Campus Finances > Make a Payment.
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