第二学士学位

Persons holding baccalaureate degrees from regionally accredited institutions may apply to Rhode Island College for a second undergraduate degree.

在申请时, students must have completed a baccalaureate degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (3.护理学0分，2分.7(放射学申请人). Previous college course work must be comparable to coursework currently taught at Rhode Island College.

Candidates for a second degree must successfully complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at Rhode Island College. 一些程序, 比如初等教育, 可能包括超过90个学时, 取决于学生的第一个本科专业.

在那些提供高级学位的领域, approval by the 系主任 and divisional dean is required for admission under the provision of the second-degree program. Admission to a second bachelor's degree program does not guarantee admission to those programs with a secondary admission process (i.e. 教育、护理、社会工作、医学影像).

Students interested in transferring to Rhode Island College should submit:

1. 一个完整的 常见的应用程序 和RIC补充，以及不退还的50美元申请费
2. official transcripts from all colleges attended showing date bachelor's degree was earned (transcripts for RIC graduates will be printed by the 招生 Office)

The 学习计划 must specify which courses the student needs to complete in order to satisfy the requirements for a second degree. The Plan must include a minimum of 30 credit hours to be completed at Rhode Island College, 其中至少15门必须在本专业修习.

除了, at least 21 of the credits included in the Plan must be completed as a degree student at Rhode Island College. There is no guarantee that courses taken at the College prior to acceptance will be counted in the 学习计划.

课程/信贷能力, 领域经验, 先前学习学分, 转移信用, or credits taken in the first baccalaureate degree may not be counted towards the required 30 semester hours.

The application process is not complete until the 学习计划 is signed by the advisor, 系主任, academic dean and the student and reviewed by the 招生 Office. 然后将向学生发送录取通知书. 被录取为学位学生, a non-refundable $200 enrollment deposit must be paid by the deadline stated in the student's acceptance letter.

The completed and signed 学习计划 must be returned to the 招生 Office by July 1 for fall, 12月1日为春季. Plans of Study received after the start of a semester will not be processed until the following term and the student may need to reapply.

Students should contact the 招生 Office to confirm receipt of the signed 学习计划 if they have not received an acceptance letter within 4 weeks of their meeting with the advisor in their intended major. It is the student's responsibility to follow up with their academic advisor if the signed 学习计划 has not been submitted to the 招生 Office.

所有 通识教育 requirements and the college writing and mathematics requirements are waived for accepted second degree students. 他们以90学分开始他们的课程:

• 通识教育36学分
• 选修学分54学分

• Students may not pursue a concurrent second bachelor's degree and a master's degree.
• 学生不能主修双专业, 主修和副修, nor be in pursuit of a certificate program on a second degree plan (with the exception of Health and Physical Education).
• An individualized degree program is not an option for second degree students.
• 学生不得根据批准的计划更改专业. A new application for admission must be submitted and the student must complete the entire admissions process again. 新的学习计划必须包含至少30个学分, 已修满的学分不得超过9个.
• 所有对教育感兴趣的申请人, 护理, 社会工作, and Medical Imaging must be admitted and enrolled at the college prior to the department’s secondary application. 适合对护理学特别感兴趣的学生, applicants cannot apply for 护理 until the subsequent semester and when they have met the School of 护理 requirements.