Degree Completer Program

Let us Help You Finish What You Started
RIT’s Degree Completer Program is designed to help students who have been away from higher education for more than three years.

Ready to finish your degree? Advisors in the School of Individualized Study’s Degree Completer Program will work with you to build a personalized plan for earning your bachelor's degree. We'll work with you to analyze the courses you’ve taken to date and create a customized pathway that incorporates your previous college course work with a plan of study that leads you to a degree and towards achieving your personal and professional goals.

It's time to complete your degree and Roar to the Finish

A Challenging, Rewarding Endeavor

We know returning to college after an absence can be scary. In the School of Individualized Study, we’re ready to guide you every step of the way. Hands-on academic advisors will work with you to assess your professional goals and help you create a path forward that takes into account your career aspirations, previous college course work, and life experiences. The result? A degree that meets your needs and starts the next chapter of your life.


Support along the way


Customized path to degree


Time and cost effective ways to complete degree


Alternative ways to earn credit


Credit for experience


Online course work available

What Graduates Are Saying

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“I saw myself in many of the students, and I could relate to the tension of knowing where you want to go with your career and figuring out how to get there. The School of Individualized Study filled that gap for me, and I received so much encouragement from everyone.”

Sarah Collins ‘25
Learn more about Sarah's journey

Let Us Help You Finish What You Started

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Program contact

Sydney Wyse
Assistant Director of Non-traditional Student Services and Outreach
Academic Advising and Student Services,
School of Individualized Study Academic Affairs