Introduction
Enrollment Process for Rice Students
Enrollment Process for Non-Rice Students
Transfer Credit
Fees
Rice ID
Campus Map
Introduction
A number of inter-institutional graduate student enrollment agreements have been established enabling full-time graduate students from one institution to take graduate level courses at one of the other participating institutions. The institutions currently participating in inter-institutional agreements include Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and the University of Houston.
Registration Rules and Guidelines
- Requested class must not be offered by the home institution during the requested term/semester
- Requested class must be necessary for completion of graduate degree
- Number of credits allowed per term/semester may vary depending on the policy of the host school
- All approval signatures must be completed
- Foreign students taking inter-institutional courses: You must check with your International Services Office regarding additional pa-
perwork. Most host schools will require a copy of your I-20/DS-2019, visa stamp, passport ID page, and 1-94.
Please Note: Due to the structure of the summer programs at Rice University, this arrangement is not available to non-Rice students during the summer terms.
This section details the procedures and required signatures necessary for a Rice student to register with Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, or the University of Houston.
Enrollment Process for Rice Students Registering for a Course at Baylor College of Medicine
Complete the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form
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- Obtain the approval signature of your academic advisor.
- Submit the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form
to the Rice University Office of the Registrar for full-time enrollment and residency verification.
- Obtain the signature of your department chairperson at Rice University.
- Obtain permission from the instructor of record at Baylor College of Medicine.
- Submit the completed Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form
to the Office of the Registrar at Baylor College of Medicine, N204, Alkek Building.
Complete the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form
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Complete the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form
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- Obtain the approval signature of your academic advisor.
- Submit the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form
to the Rice University Office of the Registrar for full-time enrollment and residency verification.
- Obtain signature of your department chairperson at Rice University.
- Obtain permission from the instructor of record at the University of Houston.
- Submit the completed Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form
to the Office of the Dean of Graduate & Professional Studies at University of Houston, 501 Ezekiel Cullen Building to secure permission of Dean Marco J. Mariotto for enrollment through the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program.
- Complete a transcript release form. This form authorizes the University of Houston to release your transcript to your home institution (Rice University) once final grades are posted at the end of the semester. The form is available at: http://www.uh.edu/academics/forms/transcript_request.pdf
This section details the procedures and required signatures necessary for a student whose home university is Baylor College of Medicine, University of Houston, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, or the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and who desires to participate in the inter-institutional graduate program with Rice University.
Complete the Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form
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- Obtain the approval signature of your academic advisor at your home institution.
- Submit the form to the Office of the Registrar at your home institution for full-time enrollment and residency verification.
- Obtain the signature of your department chairperson at your home institution.
- Obtain permission of the instructor of record at Rice University.
- Submit the completed Inter-Institutional Graduate Program Registration Form to the Office of the Registrar at Rice University.
- Complete the Visiting Student Information Form
obtained from the Office of the Registrar at Rice University
*International students should visit the Office of International Students and Scholars located in Lovett Hall, Entrance A, Second Floor. You must bring your passport, immigration documents, I-94 arrival/departure card, and Check-In Sheet
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Please Note: Due to the structure of the summer program at Rice University, this arrangement is not available to non-Rice students during the summer terms.
Transfer Credit
For Non-Rice Students
- Two weeks after the close of a semester and the submission of final grades, the Rice University Office of the Registrar will forward an official academic transcript to the student’s home university.
For Rice Students
- The host university should automatically send an official transcript to the Rice University Office of the Registrar – however, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the transcript is sent and then received by Rice's Office of the Registrar.
- The Rice University Transfer Credit Specialist will apply TRAN credit toward the student’s record after receipt of the official transcript from the host university.
- TRAN credit is applied due to the fact that courses taken through Inter-Institutional agreements have no equivalent at Rice University.
- No grade is entered and these courses have no effect on a Rice student's grade point average.
Fees
Fees are paid at your home university. Please contact the Cashier’s Office at your home institution for additional information.
Rice ID
A Rice ID card may be obtained from the Rice University Police Department located inside Entrance # 8 (2000 block of University Boulevard at Stockton).
Campus Map
A map of the Rice University campus is available on the Web at http://www.rice.edu/maps/maps.html
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