Student Exchange: R.I. Public Institutions Regulations
Purpose
To enable students matriculated at one of the public institutions of higher education to freely take courses at one of the other public institutions without the payment of additional tuition.
Regulation
Any full-time student matriculated at one of the public institutions of higher education in Rhode Island may enroll for a maximum of seven (7) credit hours of his/her full-time schedule per semester for study at one of the other public institutions at no additional expense. Each institution will determine and maintain the integrity of the degree to be awarded. Students will be subject to the course selection process applicable at the receiving institution. Summer session and continuing education registrants are not covered under this program.
At the end of each academic year, the credits awarded under this exchange will be reported to the Board of Governors.
For the purpose of information, each institution will publish this regulation in their graduate and undergraduate catalogs. The institutions will adopt their existing credit transfer procedures to this program.
