Time Limits

Students must complete their program of study within six years from the time of registration following acceptance to degree or certificate candidacy; otherwise, the candidacy will be terminated and the Records Office notified by the program director. Students in the joint Ph.D. in Education offered by URI and RIC, and the D.N.P. program must complete their plans of study within seven years. An appeal for extension requires review by the appropriate program director, advisor and academic dean. (Note: Credits seven years or older may no longer be counted in a student’s program, unless the department and the appropriate dean grant an exception.)