Adjusting to college academics can be a challenge, but if you take advantage of our numerous academic services and support systems, we're confident you'll come out on top.
In this starter, 1-credit course (RIC 100), you'll forge friendships with fellow students and make connections with faculty, staff, and upperclass students who will guide and advocate for you – all while learning RIC and getting prepared for college academics. During this 50-minute weekly course you'll learn college expectations, financial literacy, cultural competency, campus resources, learning styles, and more. At RIC, we prepare you for success from the start.
Academic Advising at RIC means ongoing academic and holistic support throughout your time here. Advising helps you navigate course selection and major program requirements, keeps you on track to graduate, connects you to RIC resources, supports exploring career pathways, and beyond. All students will be assigned an academic advisor that they are required to meet with at least once a semester, and depending on major and class level, students will work with a professional advisor or faculty advisor in their major. No matter your program, you will have a committed academic advisor to support your individual degree progression, goal setting, and your entire academic journey at Ó²ººÊÓƵ!
Our Academic Success Center is a dedicated support hub designed to help RIC students succeed academically. Services and resources include:
Our Center for Disability Access is here to assist you - determining eligibility, facilitating access, and coordinating accommodations for qualified students. If you'd like to contact the center to get more details about their processes or discuss your particular needs and concerns, please reach out.
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We want to not only aid first-generation and bilingual students in joining our community, but also to ensure that the needed systems are in place to support their academic journeys here. We're proud of these programs and initiatives that do this important work here at RIC.
Like our First-Generation and Bilingual Student programs, our dedication to diversity and equity extends beyond our efforts to create an inclusive student body. It's the services, assisting these students throughout their academic journeys, that support them until graduation.
We're just that kind of community!
We advise specific student populations and coach students navigating Academic Standing. We guide students as they navigate their major and career options and connect them to the proper resources.
The Academic Success Center is committed to offering tutoring, academic services, programming, and resources that support all students in thinking critically, planning accordingly, and thriving academically.
Facilitate access and inclusion for students with disabilities at Ó²ººÊÓƵ.