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Joint Admissions Agreements with RIC & URI
Additional Transfer Agreements
Transferring from CCRI to Other Colleges and Universities
Introduction
The Community College of Rhode Island has transfer articulation agreements with many four-year institutions and the number of agreements continues to grow. These agreements guarantee that CCRI students who graduate with an associate’s degree and a specified grade point average will be accepted and will receive both transfer credit and advanced standing upon transfer to the four-year college or university. The four-year institutions listed here have signed transfer articulation agreements with CCRI.
Students who are planning to transfer should begin transfer planning during their first semester at CCRI.
Transfer Guides and copies of formal transfer agreements are available in the Office of Advising and Counseling, Libraries and Enrollment Services or online at the www.ccri.edu.
For transfer information and planning, contact the the Office of Advising and Counseling.
Albertus Magnus College, CT
Anna Maria College
Assumption College
Bay Path College
Becker College
Bentley College
Bridgewater State College
Bryant University
Capella University, MN
Cazenovia College
Central Connecticut State University
Central State University, OH
Cleveland State University
Columbia College, IL
Curry College
Eastern Connecticut State University
Endicott College
Fitchburg State College
Florida Institute of Technology
Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists
Framingham State College
Franklin Pierce College
Green Mountain College
Husson College
Johnson State College
Johnson & Wales University
Kaplan College, IA
Keene State College
Lasell College
Mass. College of Liberal Arts
Mass. Maritime Academy
Merrimack College
Montserrat College of Art
New England College
New England Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology
Nichols College
Northcentral University, AZ
Pine Manor College
Plymouth State College
Providence College
Providence College School of Continuing Education
Regis College
Regis University, CO
Rhode Island College
Rivier College
Robert Morris College
Roger Williams University
Sacred Heart University
Saint Joseph College, CT
Salem State College
Salve Regina University
Shaw University, NC
Simmons College
Southern Connecticut State University
Southern New Hampshire University
Springfield College
Stonehill College
Suffolk University
Teikyo Post University
Temple University
Unity College
University of Bridgeport
University of Hartford
University of Maine at Farmington
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Massachusetts-Boston
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
University of New England
University of New Hampshire*
University of New Haven
University of Rhode Island
University of South Florida
Virginia Union University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wheelock College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester State College
Yonok College (Thailand)
*limited transfer agreement
Note: Some agreements are currently under review. A complete and up-to-date list is available in Enrollment Services (401) 825-2003
Joint Admissions Agreements with RIC & URI
Students interested in continuing on to a four-year bachelor’s degree program at Rhode Island College (RIC) or the University of Rhode Island (URI) may choose to participate in the JAA at CCRI. See the information in the Admissions section.
Additional Transfer Agreements
In addition to the JAA, CCRI has entered into additional Transfer Articulation Agreements with other four-year institutions to facilitate the transfer of our graduates in the pursuit of earning a baccalaureate degree. See the information in the Admissions section.
Transferring Credits to CCRI
CCRI does not automatically give credit for courses taken elsewhere. Students entering CCRI who have satisfactorily completed college-level courses at other regionally accredited, post-secondary colleges and universities may have their courses evaluated by CCRI Enrollment Services once their programs and goals have been established. Community College of Rhode Island accepts transfer students from other colleges and grants transfer credit from accredited institutions for comparable courses with satisfactory grades. Students transferring credit to CCRI must have a grade of "C" or better in courses required by the CCRI program of study.
The total of transfer credits from regionally accredited institutions of higher education and the credits awarded for prior non-traditional educational experiences may not exceed one-half of the credits required for a CCRI degree.
In most cases, a student must attend the Community College of Rhode Island on a full- or part-time basis during the semester in which the degree is to be awarded. However, a student who needs nine or fewer credits for graduation may take those credits at another regionally accredited post-secondary institution and transfer them back to CCRI in order to complete the degree. In that case, the student need not be enrolled at CCRI during the semester in which he/she graduates. Credits transferred back to CCRI are counted as part of the total number of transfer credits and credits in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
A policy established by the Board of Governors for Higher Education for the State of Rhode Island states that a student who pays full-time tuition "at one of the public institutions of higher education in Rhode Island may enroll for a maximum of seven credit hours of study per semester at one of the other public institutions at no additional expense" subject to certain requirements of each institution’s own policies. Interested students should contact CCRI Enrollment Services.
Transferring from CCRI to Other Colleges and Universities
Transfer planning should begin during a student’s first semester at CCRI. While some four-year institutions prefer that students complete associate’s degree requirements before transferring, the entrance requirements at four-year colleges vary widely. Catalogs of four-year colleges usually indicate this information, including the minimum cumulative grade averages required for transfer, application procedures and deadlines.
- Transfer requirements range from a minimum of 2.00 ("C" average) at many institutions to near 4.00 ("A" average) at more selective institutions.
- Students need to follow a plan of study at CCRI that is consistent with specific program requirements at the transfer institution. For example, Business Administration students need to complete a core of courses that most colleges recommend be taken at CCRI. This kind of planning ensures a maximum number of transfer credits since individual institutions have their own specific requirements.
- Students wishing to transfer should have their programs continually monitored by the Advising and Counseling staff, faculty advisors and representatives from the institutions they wish to attend. A transfer fair is held each semester at the main campuses for this purpose. In addition, representatives from various colleges are routinely invited on campus to meet personally with students regarding transfer.
- Students desiring to transfer with advanced standing to other institutions must meet academic criteria and course requirements set by the receiving institution. Transfer credits for advanced standing are accepted at the option of the four-year college.
A Transfer Guide for Students, based upon the RI Board of Governors’ Policy for Articulation and Transfer, is available to provide students with information about requirements to transfer to Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island. Viewing copies of this guide are available in the Office of Advising and Counseling, the Libraries and Enrollment Services as well as on the CCRI homepage. Students are also encouraged to discuss their plans with the admissions officers at Rhode Island College (456-8234) or at URI (874-7100).
Interested students may call the Office of Advising and Counseling (333-7160 in Lincoln, 825-2301 in Warwick, 455-6063 in Providence, 851-1625 in Newport) to make an appointment with a counselor who can discuss options and assist in selecting courses for future semesters.
Credit for Prior Learning
For information on the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Challenge Exams and credit for life, work and military learning experiences, see Academic Information section of this catalog.
