List of Graduate Programs and Certificates

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The path to career advancement begins at Rhode Island College.

Many Advanced Degree Options

Our nationally recognized graduate programs include advanced degrees in healthcare, counseling, social work, business, management, teaching, community leadership, and arts and sciences – plus doctoral programs in education and nursing, and over 20 certificates of graduate study in a variety of disciplines.

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Program Director Deadlines

Art Education, M.A.T.

Cheryl Williams
cwilliams@ric.edu
401-456-8054
 

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

M.A. in Art with concentration in Art Education

Cheryl Williams
cwilliams@ric.edu
401-456-8054

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

Biology, M.A.

Modern Biological Sciences, C.G.S.

Deborah Britt
dbritt@ric.edu
401-456-8705

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1​

English, M​.A.

 

Anita Duneer
aduneer@ric.edu
401-456-8658

Rolling Admissions

Advanced Study of Literature, C.G.S.

Anita Duneer
aduneer@ric.edu
401-456-8658

Rolling Admissions

English, concentration in Creative Writing, M.A.

Advanced Study of Creative Writing, C.G.S.

Anita Duneer
aduneer@ric.edu
401-456-8658

Rolling Admissions

English, M.A.T.

see Educational Studies

 

History, M.A.

Historical Studies, C.G.S.

Leslie Schuster
lschuster@ric.edu
401-456-9723

Rolling Admissions

Public History, C.G.S.

Erik Christiansen
echristiansen@ric.edu
401-456-9989

Rolling Admissions

Justice Studies, M.A.

Mikaila Arthur
marthur@ric.edu
401-456-8681

Rolling Admissions

Mathematical Studies, M.A.

Mark Medwid
mmedwid@ric.edu
401-456-8038

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

Psychology, M.A.

Emily Cook
ecook@ric.edu
401-456-8672

Fall-March 15
Spring-Nov 15

Feinstein School of Education and Human Development

Department Program Director Deadlines

 

Joint Ph.D. in Education, A Cooperative Program offered by URI and RIC

 

 

Counseling, Educational Leadership & School Psychology

 

 

 

 

M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Monica Darcy
mdarcy@ric.edu
401-456-2710

Fall-Feb 1

 

Advanced Counseling, C.G.S.

Monica Darcy
mdarcy@ric.edu
401-456-2710

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

 


School Psychology, M.A., CAGS

Shannon Dowd-Eagle
seagle@ric.edu
401-456-8023

 Fall-Feb 1

Elementary Education

 

 

 


 

Elementary Education, M.A.T.

Martha Horn
mhorn@ric.edu
401-456-8016

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

 

Early Childhood, M.Ed.

Nandita Gurjar
ngurjar@ric.edu

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

 

Reading, M.Ed.

Reading Specialist/Consultant, C.G.S

Natasha Feinberg
nfeinberg@ric.edu
401-456-8016

 
 

Reading and Dyslexia Endorsement

Cara McDermott-Fasy
cmcdermott@ric.edu
401-456-8603

 

Health & Physical Education

 

 

 

 

Health Education, M.Ed.

Soumyadeep Mukherjee
smukherjee@ric.edu
401-456-8046

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

 

School Nurse Teacher Certification

 

Credential Review Pathway

Carol Cummings
ccummings@ric.edu
401-456-9685

Erin Papa
epapa@ric.edu
401-456-8601

 

Educational Studies

 

 

 

 

Art Education, M.A.T.

Cheryl Williams
cwilliams@ric.edu
401-456-8054

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

 

Secondary Education (English Pedagogy) , M.A.T.

Janet Johnson
jjohnson@ric.edu
401-456-8701

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

 

Secondary Education (Mathematical Pedagogy), M.A.T.

Rudolf Kraus
rkraus@ric.edu
401-456-8170

Fall-March 1
Spring – Nov. 1

 

Music Education, M.A.T.

Music Education, M.M.Ed.

Laura Stambaugh
lstambaugh@ric.edu

Rolling Admissions

 

Middle Level Education, C.G.S.

Julie Horwitz
jhorwitz@ric.edu
401-456-8170

Fall-March 1
Spring – Nov. 1

 

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), M.Ed.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), C.G.S.

TESOL Bilingual Education Concentration, C.G.S.

Sarah Hesson
shesson@ric.edu
401-456-8170

Alia Hadid
ahadid@ric.edu
401-456-1931

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

 

World Languages Education, M.A.T.

Erin Papa
epapa@ric.edu
401-456-8601

Fall - May 1, Rolling to July 1
Spring-Nov 1

 

Youth Development, M.A.

Victoria Restler
vrestler@ric.edu
401-456-8503

Rolling Feb. 1 - May 31

Special Education

 

 

 

 

Exceptional Learning Needs, M.Ed.

Autism Education, C.G.S.

Transition for Youth with Exceptionalities, C.G.S.

Paul LaCava
placava@ric.edu
401-456-9703

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

 

Urban / Multicultural Education, M.Ed.

Ying Hui-Michael
yhui@ric.edu
401-456-8604

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

 

Early Childhood Special Education, M.Ed.

Paul LaCava
placava@ric.edu
401-456-9703

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

 

Severe Intellectual Disabilities, M.Ed.

Paul LaCava
placava@ric.edu
401-456-9703

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

 

Elementary or Secondary Special Education, M.Ed

Elementary or Secondary Special Education, C.G.S.

Paul LaCava
placava@ric.edu
401-456-9703

Fall-March 1
Spring-Nov 1

School of Business

Program Director Deadlines

Health Care Administration, M.S.

Marianne Raimondo
mraimondo@ric.edu
401-456-8096

none

Master of Professional Accountancy, M.P.Ac.

Financial Planning, C.G.S.

Sean Cote
scote@ric.edu
401-456-9028

none

Onanian School of Nursing

Program Director Deadlines

Masters to DNP, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

B.S.N. to D.N.P. (Specialization in Nurse Anesthesia)

Kara Misto
kmisto@ric.edu
401-456-8013

Rolling Admissions

Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, M.S.N.

Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, M.S.N.

Population/Public Health, M.S.N.​

 

Nursing Care Management, C.G.S.

Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety, C.G.S.

Post-Master Adult/Gerontology Acute Care for Clinical Nurse Specialists, C.G.S.

Post-Masters Adult/Gerontology Acute Care for Nurse Practitioners, C.G.S

Deb Servello
dservello@ric.edu
401-456-8013

Rolling Admissions
 

Oct. 15 – Feb. 15 for following fall

​June 15th - October 15th for following summer

 

Rolling Admissions

 

 

School of Social Work

Program Director Deadlines

Master of Social Work, M.S.W.

Integrated Behavioral Health, C.G.S.

Childhood and Adolescent Trauma, C.G.S.

Jenn Meade
jmeade1@ric.edu
401-456-8116

Fall-Feb 1

Nonprofit Leadership, C.G.S.

Michael Andrade
mandrade@ric.edu

Rolling
admissions

Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, C.G.S. (open to all advanced, clinical, second-year M.S.W. students)

Aswood Bousseau
abousseau@ric.edu
401-456-8627

Rolling
admissions