Policies
Forms
Biographical Sketch (MS Word DOC File)
All faculty members requesting a course release should submit the Course Release Request Form by November
preceding the AY in which the course release is requested. A faculty member may apply at any time before the
semester starts due to changes in teaching, research, or service.
Request for Modified Teaching Schedule PDF Form
Note: To fill out the Modified Teaching Schedule PDF Form online, please review the important documentation notes to ensure complete functionality.
Note: This is for reference only. All syllabi are to be entered into our Syllabus/Assessment/Evaluation Tool Helio Campus (formerly AEFIS).
Other Resources
To support active and blended learning we provide faculty with resources that define various concepts and tools to use in their classroom that promote student participation and engagement with the course content, instructor, and students.
Schedule Forms
Communication Intensive:
- Use this form to apply for Communication Intensive status for a course.
- Once completed, send the document as an attachment to CI_Review@rpi.edu.
HASS Inquiry Course (INQR):
- Use this form to apply for HASS Inquiry status for a course.
- Once completed, send the document as an attachment to HI_Review@rpi.edu.
The Topics Course webpage will be shared with students, Hubs, and Advisors across campus. All the information requested in the form plays a part in advising, degree clearance, and how students ultimately select courses for their schedule to meet their graduation requirements.
Objective: Outreach for Topics Courses via website
- Increase traffic to new and exciting courses
- Support advising conversations for students and advisors
- Support the degree clearance process
It may take ~4 minutes to fill out this form (if you are prepared).
To submit your Topics Course, you will need:
- Course Title, Subject, and Course #
- Course Description- Prerequisites Information
- Restriction Information
- Approved List of Majors, Pathways, Minors, and/or Grad requirements applicable to the course
Institute Topics Course Policy:
- Topics Courses must only be taught for a maximum of 3 semesters (Institute Policy).
- After its third semester, the course must be added to the Catalog or no longer added to the schedule.
- Topics courses must not be named courses in a Major/Program template, but they can fulfill electives.
- Do not assign the 4th number (296x) as it may change based on the scheduling process.
Final Exams Information & Form
- If faculty want ALL SECTIONS of one particular course to be held together in one room, at one time, this is defined as a COMMON EXAM.
- If the exam is to be offered ONLINE, please know that a day and time will still be assigned. We cannot schedule exams outside of the rubric as it is used to avoid potential conflicts for students. The rubric does its best to attempt create the least amount of conflicts for students.
- Requesting times or days outside of the provided rubric creates issues for students and other faculty, please do not make requests unless absolutely necessary.
- Final Exam Schedule Conflicts
Registration Support
- Dates and deadlines
- Catalog
- Excused Absence Policy
- FERPA
- Scheduling (new course, new section, final exams)
- Grading (final exams, memos, process, grade change/dispute)
- Room Reservations
- Override Instructions
- DegreeWorks ("how to," degree clearance, FAQ)
Questions for the Registrar?
Using the Registration Overrides in SIS (Instructions provided by the Registrar's Office)
- Override for closed courses
- Override pre-requisites (include co-requisites)
- Override for restricted courses
- Instructor Approval (course is set up so a student can only register for a section with approval)
When to use the Authorization Form, rather than SIS:
- Schedule Conflict: Approval to take courses occurring on the same day/time.
- Credit Overload: Instructor permission is not required for this request
If you have any issues overriding a student into your section, please Submit a Request to the Registrar's Office for support.