Grades
Student work in all credit-bearing courses is evaluated through letter grades from the faculty. Grades are mailed approximately four to six weeks after the semester ends, but they are withheld if the student owes fees to any RISD department (such as the library). Please be sure to settle accounts promptly. Transcripts are not available until grades are sent out.

Grade Review + Change
For guidelines regarding requests for an academic grade review, please contact RISD|CE at 401 454-6200. Please note that grades are subject to revision by the instructor, with the approval of the CE Associate Director for Student Services, through December 4, 2009. After that time, all grades become a permanent part of the academic record and cannot be changed.

Acceptance + Transfer of Credits
Rhode Island School of Design Division of Continuing Education (CE) offers credit-bearing courses in the summer session only. While the credit offered by CE is distinct from credit courses offered in RISD degree programs, CE is in compliance with all relevant NASAD guidelines concerning the number of required contact hours mandated for credit courses.

Students from institutions other than RISD: Students who are not RISD matriculated students transfer the credit earned from CE Summer Studies courses to their home institution. It is up to the home institution to make decisions about what credits it will accept.

RISD Matriculated Students: RISD/CE credit is treated as transfer credit by RISD’s undergraduate degree programs. Although the course is recorded in the student’s transcript, the grade is not, nor is the grade counted in the calculation of the student’s GPA. Different policies apply regarding the transferring of RISD/CE credit to RISD degree programs, depending on whether the student is an undergraduate or a graduate student, and on whether the course is a studio course or a liberal arts course, as follows:

RISD Undergraduate Students
RISD undergraduates are not permitted to transfer more than 12 credit hours towards their degree from outside of the RISD degree program, including those from the RISD/CE Summer Studies program. Those students interested in taking a CE studio class should discuss the matter with their Department Head or major advisor before enrolling in a CE studio course for non-major elective credit, making sure to get his or her signature on the Summer Undergraduate Credit Pre-Approval Form, available in the CE office at 20 Washington Place, and the Continuing Education page of the RISD intranet. RISD undergraduates taking a CE liberal arts class can have this credit transferred without special permission, so long as they obtain a C or better in the class.

RISD Graduate Students
Transfer credits from outside the RISD Graduate Degree Programs — including RISD/CE Summer Studies courses — are not ordinarily accepted by RISD. RISD graduate students may take CE Summer Studies courses for their own purposes on a non-credit (and thus lower tuition) basis, but should note that such courses will not count toward their degree, nor will they appear on the student’s official record.

Graduate Credit Prerequisite
Students wishing to receive graduate CE credit for any applicable RISD Summer Studies course must have been previously granted an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution.

Transcripts for Non-RISD Students
Transcripts must be requested in writing. For a transcript of your coursework, send the following information plus $5 per transcript requested. (Pay by check or money order; cash or credit card payments are not accepted for this service.)

Include the following information: name at the time of enrollment, course title(s), year attended and telephone number, as well as the contact name, address (including department) and zip code where the transcript is to be sent.

Mail requests to
Transcripts
RISD|CE
Two College Street
Providence, RI 02903-2787

Allow two to three weeks for processing. If you must meet a specific deadline, state it in your letter of request. Transcripts are not mailed without full payment and the complete address of the recipient, nor are transcripts processed until grades are sent out (approximately eight to ten weeks after the program ends).

Contacting Faculty
As a matter of policy, RISD does not release faculty addresses or telephone numbers without explicit permission. If you would like a faculty member to write a recommendation, please discuss the matter with him or her before the end of the course.