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 developing their work.
Online experience
Interact with your instructor and classmates in weekly online modules and live virtual meetings. Strengthen connections between your art and the work of contemporary artists and designers. Each studio course includes demonstrations, presentations, artmaking and personalized feedback. Our hybrid approach to learning will nurture your creative growth in an engaging and meaningful way.
Essential Fundamentals
Express your ideas and concepts through impactful visual communication and improve your core drawing and design skills.
- Experiential Drawing
- Exploration in Design
Concentration
After completing Experiential Drawing or Exploration in Design, you’ll be eligible to study a specific medium.
- Animation: Beyond Entertainment
- Drawing and Mixed Media: Expressive Ideation
- Graphic Design: Visualizing Information
- Illustration and Identity: Finding Your Voice
- Interpreting the Figure: Culture and Context
- Print and Image: Art as Activism
Student artwork credits (above): Keira Z., Richard Z., Corrine Y., Laura L., Hailey N., RISD Advanced Program Online.
Summer 2025
Session I: June 14–July 12
Session II: July 13–August 10
Single Course: $1,380
Concentration: $2,760