Student Services Advising Hub

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The HASS Hub is staffed by dedicated advisors who offer academic support for all RPI Students. Hub Advisors assist all students in determining their unique academic path through Rensselaer while fulfilling all their degree requirements.  

For our HASS Majors, we offer academic advising support to both undergraduate and graduate students to guide you as you navigate your degree requirements. You have many ways to connect with us.  

In addition, we invite all students, regardless of major, to utilize our Hub! We can support you in understanding your HASS Core requirements, work with you to become a HASS Majors (including duals), and support you in completing a HASS Minor. 

 

HASS Hub Services:

All Undergraduate HASS Students are assigned two Advisors when they start at RPI! One of those advisors is located right here in the HASS Hub and will support you from Day 1 until Commencement. 

Resources for Current HASS Students

  • HASS Advising Hub
  • Advising Model (Hub Advisor + Faculty Advisor)
  • Academic Departments, Majors, and Minors in HASS
  • Hub Advisor Assignments
  • Office Hours 
  • Booking a Meeting
  • Drop-In Hours and Sign-Up

Class of 2028? Great! Get started here! 

HASS Curriculum Templates (Blank Plan of Study Template)

  • Find a template with all your graduate requirements 
  • Download, update, and bring to your SAM meeting!

Dual with another HASS Major

  • How to declare a HASS Dual
  • Application Process for GSAS and DSIS
  • How to switch to a HASS Major

The HASS Hub is here to support all of Graduate and Advanced Degree Students

Resources for Graduate Students

  • Graduate Advising Model
  • Graduate Program Directors 
  • Graduate Services in the HASS Hub
  • Your assigned Hub Advisor
  • Office Hours 
  • Booking a Meeting
  • Drop-In Hours and Sign-Up

Graduate Program Handbooks

  • Program Requirements
  • Resources
  • Policies

Support from the HASS Hub for all RPI Students! Click the following links for more information; such as policies, guidelines, objectives, and where to find courses that fulfill your graduation requirements.

Support beyond the HASS Core

Support with the HASS Core

  • Objectives and Policies
  • School Specific Requirements 
  • Requirements of the HASS Core 
    • HASS Inquiry Course (INQR) | Complete within first two semesters
    • Communication Intensive HASS Course | Complete within the first three semesters
    • HASS Integrative Pathway (12 credits) | Recommended to complete before your final semester 
    • 4000-Level HASS Course (4 credits)
    • 20 to 24 Credits depending on your major (click the link for more!)

  • Topics Courses are found through their course number (-196x, -296x, -496x, -696x)  
  • Topics Course Numbers are likely to change from semester to semester. For example, the full course number might be -2960 in the Fall, then -2963 in the Spring.

Learn more about Topics Courses:

  • Course Descriptions
  • Instructor
  • Course Number for Corresponding Semester
  • Prerequisites
  • Section Restrictions (by Cohort or Major)
  • Course Type, # of Credits
  • CRN # for the Upcoming Semester

How a Topics Course can be applied to your Curriculum Requirements will be added to each course description shortly! This will include Major-Specific Requirements, Minors, and Pathways. All HASS Topics Courses will fulfill Free Electives and general HASS Core Requirements. 

Find Course Descriptions for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 now!

All courses must be evaluated BEFORE you take them, regardless of the Transfer Course Guide. There is no guarantee that a course will transfer as the direct equivalent to the RPI course in name or number of credits.*

  1. Review the guidelines in place by the Registrar's Office.
    Use the 'Transfer Course Guide' found in the above link to find current equivalencies.
     
  2. Download and fill out all required information on the Transfer Credit Evaluation Form.
    Courses will not be evaluated without providing a filled-out form. 

    Approval: advisors should approve after the course is evaluated to confirm how it can be applied to requirements, as it may differ from expectations.
    Dates: review the 'Contact Hour' requirements outline on Page 2 of the Evaluation form. 
    HASS: no more than 8 transfer credits can be applied to the HASS Core. 
    Credits: courses will earn the amount of credit stated by the other college (typically this is 3 credits).*
     
  3. Collect course descriptions/syllabi from the other college for the courses you would like to take. If the course is less than 5 weeks in length, please provide the course syllabus that illustrates the number of contact hours (see Page 2 of the Evaluation Form). 
     
  4. Email all documents to hassinfo@rpi.edu with your full name and RIN

* Most colleges offer 3 credits for their courses. RPI courses are 4 credits. If you plan to use a 3-credit course to meet RPI graduation requirements, understand that a 3-credit transfer course may result in being 1 credit short of graduation requirements. Before taking a 3-credit course at another college, please meet with your Academic Advisor to discuss how you intend to use your transfer course and how your graduation requirements may impacted by a 3-credit transfer.

 

Study Abroad Transfer Credit Evaluation:

  • Please work with the International Programs Office through this process. They will provide you with the Study Abroad Evaluation form and additional guidance on taking courses in another country. 
  • Submit between 6 and 8 courses during the pre-approval process. If you take different courses while abroad, those courses will still need to be evaluated for transfer.  
  • For the evaluation process, please follow the relevant steps outlined above. 

 

Office Hours: Weekdays, 9 to noon and 1 to 4 pm  

Location: Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 4307 

Drop-In Hours: Wednesday during Office Hours
Drop-Ins outside of Wednesday are accommodated when possible, but not guaranteed.

Appointments: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday during Office Hours

We look forward to working with you!

Kristin Bergene
HASS Hub Manager 

 

Contact

The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Russell Sage Laboratory (SAGE) 5304, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180
(518) 276-6575

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