List of Graduate Programs and Certificates

RIC Graduate student in science lab
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

ProgramDirectorDeadlines
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 EducationCheryl 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.Leonardo Pinheiro 
lpinheiro@ric.edu 
401-456-9781
Fall-March 1 
Spring-Nov 1
Psychology, M.A.Katherine Lacasse 
psychgradprgm@ric.edu 
401-456-8592
Fall-March 1 
Spring-Nov 1

Feinstein School of Education and Human Development

DepartmentProgramDirectorDeadlines
 Joint Ph.D. in Education, A Cooperative Program offered by URI and RIC  
Counseling, Educational Leadership & School Psychology   
 M.S. in Clinical Mental Health CounselingMonica 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 EndorsementCara 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
 Early Childhood Special Education, C.G.S.Casey Ferrara 
cferrara1@ric.edu
Rolling Admissions
 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

ProgramDirectorDeadlines
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

ProgramDirectorDeadlines

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

ProgramDirectorDeadlines

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