The University of Rhode Island welcomed 200 new transfer students coming from 85 different schools across the country for the spring semester.
The Community College of Rhode Island made up 33% of the new students, many of them either transferring after one semester or coming from CCRI after completing their associate degree, said Dean Libutti, the associate vice president for enrollment management and student success at URI.
The transfer application process is simpler than applying straight to URI, according to Libutti.
“Students work with Debbie Suggs, the transfer admission counselor, and send in their application alongside their high school transcript and from the university or college they studied at prior to coming here,” Libutti said.
Alongside the 67 students transferring in from CCRI, popular universities for incoming students included Rhode Island College, University of Connecticut, University of New Hampshire at Durham, Emmanuel College, Southern New Hampshire University and University of Tampa in which all had at least three students transferring to URI enrollment services.
“When the student is applying, it is important for us to evaluate credits that they have,” said Libutti. “This helps the transition for the student from their past university into URI.”
For students coming in midway through the year, there are resources and events available, according to Libutti. Suggs and the transfer team set up a resource center for transfer students to get fully acclimated into the university.
Students who transfer to URI in the spring attend a January orientation to help them get to know the university, and can opt for a URI 101 class to take to know more about the university and get to know other transfer students, according to Libutti.
Academically, some students use a transfer evaluation to help determine what credits will be accepted by URI, according to Libutti. The university tries to help transfer students by making sure that they have access to all of the credits they took at prior universities so they can graduate on time and with the rest of their peers.
