Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Application deadlines

Fall:December 15 (Doctoral Application Deadline) Fall: March 1 (Master's Application Deadline) Spring: August 15

Application documents required to receive an offer

Passport English Test Score University Transcript Proof of Degree - Degree certificate/provisional certificate Resume/CV GRE/GMAT - Required for Management, Ph.D. Optional for all other degree programs. Strongly recommended for all Computer Science and Cognitive Science programs. Portfolio - Architecture, Built Ecologies, and Electronic Arts only. Critical Game Design M.S./Ph.D. requires examples of prior work (e.g.: portfolio, project samples). Reference Letters - You will be required to enter two recommenders on the online application. Recommendations should be from your academic advisor(s), professors, research mentors, etc. Health Sciences Engineering, Ph.D and Communication and Rhetoric, all programs require three letters of recommendation Applied Economics and Policy, Ph.D. and Critical Game Design, all programs strongly encourage three letters of recommendations Personal Statement/ Essay - https://gradadmissions.rpi.edu/deadlines-and-requirements Are unofficial documents allowed for evaluation? When are official documents required to be received. Unofficial transcripts should be uploaded to your graduate application. The minimum requirement for admission consideration is the completion and award of a four year U.S. bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, by the time of planned enrollment.

Testing codes

Confirmation deadlines

Before arrival

Create online student account https://itssc.rpi.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360008784432-RCS-UserID-Activating Register for Orientation https://graduate.rpi.edu/useful-information/academic-orientation-seminar Apply for housing (on-campus and/or off-campus) https://sll.rpi.edu/apply https://doso.rpi.edu/off-campus-services Complete Immunization and Health Forms - https://studenthealth.rpi.edu/list-services/new-student-health-requirements Enroll in Student Health Insurance Submit Photo for Student Card Submit Final/Official Transcripts and Test Scores Pay Remaining Tuition and Fees -https://finance.rpi.edu/bursar/payments University link for How to Pay including bank details

After arrival

Attend Orientation Register for Classes Submit Final/Official Transcripts Test Scores Pay Remaining Tuition and Fees - https://finance.rpi.edu/bursar/payments