• If you have not completed your required Student-Advisor Meeting during the academic school year, then you must contact your Hub Advisor and ALAC@rpi.edu in order for your SAM Hold to be removed.
• SAM Preparation Webinar. Reviews all SAM meeting requirements and the expectation of the advisor and advisee.
• Class of 2028 Excel Major Curriculum/Templates. Please use the excel spreadsheet to create your academic plan of study.
• Class of 2028: HASS Requirements and Worksheet for Engineers. You will need to complete the HASS worksheet, declare your HASS Integrative Pathway in SIS and take a screenshot as a SAM requirement.
  • For additional questions go to Understanding Your HASS Requirements / HASS Inquiry Information below.

• Learn more about HASS Integrative Pathways
• RPI Course Catalog for 2024-25 Cohort Scroll down to Integrative Pathway for pathway options.
• Find pathways from courses here. Non-RPI sponsored website.
• Class of 2028: HASS Requirements and Worksheet for Engineers
• Class of 2028: HASS Inquiry Topics Course Descriptions

A SAM hold is placed on your account and prohibits you from registering for courses. Please contact your advisor listed on your DegreeWorks profile for assistance in removing your SAM hold.

Registration opens on Monday, March 17, 2025. CLICK HERE for step by step visual instructions. 

You will be assigned a Time Ticket from the Registrar's Office prior to spring registration. This Time Ticket will include the day and time your registration window for the next semester begins. Please note: the time tickets may vary. Time Tickets are assigned in SIS.

Go to SIS > Check Registration Status or Register Add/Drop.

You are only registering for the FALL 2025 term.

• 2024-2025 Course Catalog
• Class of 2028 Major PDF Templates
• Class of 2028 Excel Major Curriculum/Templates
• QuACS (Student Course Planner). Not RPI sponsored, used as an additional resource. Please refer to SIS for official class times/days and the RPI Catalog for course information.
• Quatalog (Lists when courses were last offered at RPI). Not RPI sponsored, used as an additional resource. Please refer to SIS for official class times/days and the RPI Catalog for course information.
• Student Information System (SIS). Used for registration.
• How to Register Video
• Class Hour Schedule Spring 2025. Identifies which time block is a LECTURE, LAB, RECITATION, TEST BLOCK, STUDIO OR SEMINAR on your schedule.
• Class of 2028: HASS Requirements and Worksheet for Engineers
• Holds on your account? Click here
• For more information and Registration FAQs CLICK HERE

You should request your AP Score Report from College Board to be sent to Registrar’s Office at Rensselaer. The scores are evaluated by individual departments using the criteria outlined below.

CLICK HERE FOR THE ACCPETED AP CREDIT AND EQUIVALENTS STARTING FALL 2024.

When credit is granted, no grade is assigned; therefore, the grade received is not included in calculating the Quality Point Average (QPA) at Rensselaer. You always have the option of declining all or part of you Advanced Placement awards. Advanced Placement credit will be forfeited if a student takes an equivalent Rensselaer course.

Students should request their IB Candidate Results to be sent to Rensselaer through their Program Coordinator before the release of their results. After the release of results, students should request their Candidate Results via the International Baccalaureate website. Results are delivered electronically to Rensselaer.

CLICK HERE FOR THE ACCEPTED IB HIGHER LEVEL SCORES AND EQUIVALENTS FALL 2024.

International Baccalaureate credits are awarded based on student performance in the Higher-Level examinations (standard level exam scores are not accepted), as outlined in the document below.

For more information click here.

Transfer Credit Process BEFORE matriculating at RPI

The Class of 2028 must have all transfer credit requests by the end of your first year at RPI.

For a more fluid transition, we highly recommend completing these steps BEFORE arriving to RPI.

1. Transfer Dual Enrollment Credits to Rensselaer for Incoming Students. In order to save this document, you must create a BOX account with your RCSID credentials. For assistance, visit the IT Services and Support Center.
2. How to request AP Credits
3. How to request IB Credits
4. AP, IB, and other Transfer Credits: Official Transfer Credit Policy
5. For more information click here to watch the Transfer Credit Webinar.

For ANY registrar related questions (transfer credit, dual enrollment) please submit a Registrar Help Desk Ticket.

Transfer Credit Approval Process AFTER matriculating at RPI

• Transfer Credit Approval form QUICK SHEET (Image above. For clickable links click here).
• Summer Course Transfer Credit Process Webinar Recording
• Transfer Course Guide
• Transfer Credit Approval form
  • How do I complete the form? - Example Form
• I finished my summer course, how do I send my credits to RPI?
  • Once your grade is posted on your official transcript at the external institution, then request the official transcript to be sent directly to RPI.
  • Note: you must earn a C- or higher in order for the approved course to transfer to RPI.
  • For more information click here.