URI offers two academic calendars:

Traditional Academic Calendar

This calendar includes:

• Fall Semester (14 weeks)
• J-Term (3 weeks)
• Spring Semester (14 weeks)
• Summer Sessions
  • Session 1 (5 weeks)
  • Session 2 (5 weeks)
  • Session 3 (10 weeks)

Curricular offerings on the Traditional Academic Calendar may be offered in any Modality.

Accelerated Academic Calendar

This calendar includes 7-week sessions in the following semesters:

• Fall Semester (Sessions 1 and 2)
• Spring Semester (Sessions 1 and 2)
• Summer (Sessions 1 and 2)

Curricular offerings on the Accelerated Academic Calendar are offered exclusively in an online Modality.