HASS Curriculum Templates

  • What happens if you add a dual or a minor?   
  • Is there time to Study Abroad or do an internship?   
  • How does the Arch look for my major?   
  • Where would co-term or another advanced degree fit into my plan?   
  • When is my expected graduation date? Am I delayed? Ahead?
  • Are there graduation requirements beyond courses?    
     

Having a developed Plan of Study can answer all these questions and more! 

 

In the HASS Hub, we will support you in your first year as you begin to plan your academic career at RPI. Through each semester, you can adjust your Plan based on new goals or unexpected opportunities. As you near your graduation semester, your Plan should confirm that you are on track for your intended graduation date. If you are diligent about your Plan, and review it with your Advisor’s support every semester, you should have nothing to worry about! 
 

 

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Blank Plan of Study Template (excel)

 

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Curriculum Templates and Steps to Develop your Plan of Study!

Develop your Plan of Study:

  1. Use the link below to find your Graduation Requirements. 
    1. Download the Excel Document onto your computer and save it in a safe place! You can keep it in Box, save it to a file on your laptop, or upload it to Microsoft 365 or Google Drive. 
       
  2. Within the Excel Document, select the curriculum you intend to follow:
    1. Each Excel Doc includes a Blank Plan of Study alongside a checklist of your requirements to make planning easy. 
    2. Some majors, like GSAS, will have tabs for each concentration. 
    3. Some Excel Docs will include the required curriculum for common duals.  
       
  3. Use the 2023-2024 College Catalog to learn more about each course and your major's requirements.
    1. What are the prerequisites? Are there any co-requisites? 
    2. Are there any fall-only to spring-only sequencing? 
    3. When are your required courses offered?
    4. What are the options for elective areas?
       
  4. Move courses into the semester you either took the course or planned to take them.
    1. Use the purple spaces to list courses that you have transferred to RPI. 
    2. Ensure each semester reflects what you have already accomplished, and your plans based on the Catalog. 
    3. Label courses based on what a course may fulfill, such as PHYS 1100 Physics 1 (Science Elective). This will allow you to quickly check off that you have met your requirements, or allow you to quickly change your plan if you choose a different course to fulfill the same elective. 
       
  5. Once you have developed a draft of your Semester-by-Semester Plan of Study, meet with your Hub Advisor! Be sure that you write down any questions and your goals (study abroad, internships, etc). 

 

Class of 2027 (AY 2023-2024) Plan of Study Documents

Blank Plan of Study Template (excel)

 

Develop your Plan of Study:

  1. Use the link below to find your Graduation Requirements. 
    1. PDF: Use the checklist to see what courses and electives you need to graduate. 
    2. EXCEL: Use the "Blank Plan of Study" to develop your personalized Semester-by-Semester Plan. 
    3. Save them in a safe place on your laptop! You will need to use these at least once a semester to check in on your progress. 
       
  2. Use the 2022-2023 College Catalog to learn more about each course and your major's requirements.
    1. What are the prerequisites? Are there any co-requisites? 
    2. Are there any fall-only to spring-only sequencing? 
    3. When are your required courses offered?
    4. What are the options for elective areas?
       
  3. On the "Blank Plan of Study," move courses into the semester you either took the course or planned to take them.
    1. Use the purple spaces to list courses that you have transferred to RPI. 
    2. Ensure each semester reflects what you have already accomplished, and your plans based on the Catalog.
    3. Label courses based on what a course may fulfill, such as PHYS 1100 Physics 1 (Science Elective). This will allow you to quickly check off that you have met your requirements, or allow you to quickly change your plan if you choose a different course to fulfill the same elective. 
       
  4. Once you have developed a draft of your Semester-by-Semester Plan of Study, meet with your Hub Advisor! Be sure that you write down any questions and your goals (study abroad, internships, etc). 

 

Class of 2026 (AY 2022-2023) Plan of Study Documents 

Blank Plan of Study Template (excel)

 

Develop your Plan of Study:

  1. Use the link below to find your Graduation Requirements. 
    1. PDF: Use the checklist to see what courses and electives you need to graduate. 
    2. EXCEL: Use the "Blank Plan of Study" to develop your personalized Semester-by-Semester Plan. 
    3. Save them in a safe place on your laptop! You will need to use these at least once a semester to check in on your progress. 
       
  2. Use the 2022-2023 College Catalog to learn more about each course and your major's requirements.
    1. What are the prerequisites? Are there any co-requisites? 
    2. Are there any fall-only to spring-only sequencing? 
    3. When are your required courses offered?
    4. What are the options for elective areas?
       
  3. On the "Blank Plan of Study," move courses into the semester you either took the course or planned to take them.
    1. Use the purple spaces to list courses that you have transferred to RPI. 
    2. Ensure each semester reflects what you have already accomplished, and your plans based on the Catalog.
    3. Label courses based on what a course may fulfill, such as PHYS 1100 Physics 1 (Science Elective). This will allow you to quickly check off that you have met your requirements, or allow you to quickly change your plan if you choose a different course to fulfill the same elective. 
       
  4. Once you have developed a draft of your Semester-by-Semester Plan of Study, meet with your Hub Advisor! Be sure that you write down any questions and your goals (study abroad, internships, etc). 

 

Class of 2025 (AY 2021-2022) Plan of Study Documents

Blank Plan of Study Template (excel)

 

Develop your Plan of Study:

  1. Use the link below to find your Graduation Requirements. 
    1. PDF: Use the checklist to see what courses and electives you need to graduate. 
    2. EXCEL: Use the "Blank Plan of Study" to develop your personalized Semester-by-Semester Plan. 
    3. Save them in a safe place on your laptop! You will need to use these at least once a semester to check in on your progress. 
       
  2. Use the 2022-2023 College Catalog to learn more about each course and your major's requirements.
    1. What are the prerequisites? Are there any co-requisites? 
    2. Are there any fall-only to spring-only sequencing? 
    3. When are your required courses offered?
    4. What are the options for elective areas?
       
  3. On the "Blank Plan of Study," move courses into the semester you either took the course or planned to take them.
    1. Use the purple spaces to list courses that you have transferred to RPI. 
    2. Ensure each semester reflects what you have already accomplished, and your plans based on the Catalog.
    3. Label courses based on what a course may fulfill, such as PHYS 1100 Physics 1 (Science Elective). This will allow you to quickly check off that you have met your requirements, or allow you to quickly change your plan if you choose a different course to fulfill the same elective. 
       
  4. Once you have developed a draft of your Semester-by-Semester Plan of Study, meet with your Hub Advisor! Be sure that you write down any questions and your goals (study abroad, internships, etc). 

 

Class of 2024 (AY 2021-2020) Plan of Study Documents

Blank Plan of Study Template (excel)

 

For all other cohorts, please email the HASS Hub!

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