Rhode Island School of Design's Advanced Program Online is a series of intensive, collegiate-level courses for students in grades 10-12 (or the equivalent) who are 15-18 years old. This immersive online experience is designed for those interested in pursuing art and design in college and want to learn best practices in producing portfolio work.
Follow a flexible schedule that works for your life
Through a mix of live and recorded video sessions using Zoom and our learning management system, you will share work in progress, present projects and ideas, and connect with instructors one-on-one and in small groups.
Expand your creativity through a certificate track
Students who enroll in RISD’s Advanced Program Online join a certificate track designed to develop a comprehensive approach to creativity, including building fundamental skills, stretching conceptual abilities and learning to successfully present your portfolio.
These online pre-collegiate courses are offered in the spring, summer, and fall.
Essential Fundamentals Courses:
- Experiential Drawing
- Exploration in Design
Concentration / Featured Topic Courses:
- Animation: Beyond Entertainment
- Architecture: Adaptable Spaces
- Drawing and Mixed Media: Expressive Ideation
- Fashion: Culture in Form
- Graphic Design: Visualizing Information
- Illustration and Identity: Finding Your Voice
- Interpreting the Figure: Culture and Context
- Print and Image: Art as Activism
- Sculpture: Ideas with Dimension
Summer 2023
Session I: June 17–July 15
Session II: July 16–August 13
Single Course: $1,380
Certificate: $5,520
