Freshmen Fall Instructions
WHAT YOUR ADVISOR CAN DO FOR YOU
Each student in the School of Architecture is assigned an academic advisor beginning with their first semester at RPI. Faculty advisors assist students to determine their unique academic path through RPI while fulfilling all their degree requirements. The faculty advisors meet with student’s each term and contribute to the students’ academic success by offering valuable perspective on the design studio culture, internships, research, graduate school, and job prospects in addition to graduation requirements.
Advising Purposes:
- Semester course planning
- Clear student advising meeting (SAM) holds
- Major/minor declaration or changes
- Form approvals
- Summer Arch planning / Study Abroad / CASE
- HASS minors and other course requirements
For Advanced Placement (AP) credit information, please click the link below.
https://admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/high-school-preparation#AdvancedPlacement
Student Life website: https://studentlife.rpi.edu/first-year-advising
You will be receiving information from the First Year Experience Office on registration with dates and details on how to register. Below is a list of the fall and spring courses you will take.
Bachelor of Architecture students, if you have questions, contact one of the faculty advisers below (you have been sent an email with the details of your assigned faculty advisor).
MANDATORY ORIENTATION MEETINGS
Week of July 10, 2023: ACADEMIC ADVISING CONSULTATION BEGINS
July 17, 9-10:30am: Professor Hseng Lintner
July 17, 1-2pm: Professor Walaid Sehwail
https://rensselaer.webex.com/meet/sehwaw
July 17, 1-2pm: Professor Caleb White
https://rensselaer.webex.com/rensselaer/j.php?MTID=m20a3ddd674276d7298435a543c9d3249
July 19, 1-2pm: Professor Walaid Sehwail
https://rensselaer.webex.com/meet/sehwaw
July 19, 2-3pm: Professor Michael Stradley
https://rensselaer.webex.com/meet/stradm3
July 19, 1-2pm: Professor Caleb White
https://rensselaer.webex.com/rensselaer/j.php?MTID=m20a3ddd674276d7298435a543c9d3249
July 20, 2-3pm: Professor Michael Stradley
https://rensselaer.webex.com/meet/stradm3
Webex links refer to the session named directly above
Incoming architecture students will review material provided by the faculty about their curriculum template and course selection.
The fall semester of the first year BArch curriculum is common for all BArch students.
- ARCH 2150 – The Ethos of Architecture. Credit Hours: 3
- ARCH 2160 – Architectural Media. Credit Hours: 2
- ARCH 2510 – Materials and Design. Credit Hours: 2
- ARCH 2520 – Digital Constructs 1. Credit Hours: 2
- ARCH 2800 – Architectural Design Studio 1. Credit Hours: 5
- MATH 1500 – Calculus for Architecture, Management, and HASS. Credit Hours: 4
If you have AP credits for Math you may consider taking PHYS 1050 – General Physics. Credit Hours: 4 or a HASS elective.
Review the AP / transfer policies (https://admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/transfer) and familiarize yourself with the Student Information System (SIS). Watch the ‘How To Register’ video (below) to help guide you through registration.
The spring semester of the first year BArch curriculum is common for all BArch students.
- HASS Approved Inquiry and Communication Intensive Course. Credit Hours: 4 (See footnote 1 below)
- ARCH 2370 – Energy, Comfort and Ecology. Credit Hours: 2
- ARCH 2530 – Digital Constructs 2. Credit Hours: 2
- ARCH 2810 – Architectural Design Studio 2. Credit Hours: 5
- ARCH 4090 – Architectural Case Studies. Credit Hours: 2
- ARCH 4100 – An Architectural Genealogy. Credit Hours: 3 (See footnote 2 below)
- HASS Institute inquiry and communications intensive requirement (see Class Hour Schedule for approved courses); Final Project Design Studio will fulfill the Architecture major communications intensive requirement.
- Four credits of the HASS core requirements are embedded within the Architectural Genealogy and Cloud Atlas: 20th Century Architecture, Culture and Civilization sequence: ARCH 4100 and ARCH 4120.
All Webinars will be held using Cisco’s WebEx platform. You can download the app at https://www.webex.com/downloads.html/.
JULY 10-JULY 14: GENERAL INFORMATION WEBINARS
There will be a series of informational Webinars for Student Orientation beginning on June 28. The list of orientation Webinars and their subject matter can be found at: https://success.studentlife.rpi.edu/orientation/summer-2022-webinar-schedule
JULY 25-AUGUST 01: COURSE REGISTRATION
Registration for Fall 2022 courses will be available beginning July 21st. You will receive an email from the Registrar’s Office with the exact date/time that your registration will begin. Below is a video on how to register using our SIS system.
If you have additional questions please contact David Bell, Acting Assoc. Dean, at
PLANS OF STUDY
Bachelor of Architecture: to view the complete 5-year BArch curriculum, please go to:
https://www.arch.rpi.edu/academic/undergraduate-barch/
Fall & Spring Courses: Please note, if any students receive AP credit for Calculus, they should take a “HASS Inquiry” 4-credits course (HASS-XXXX). For details, see https://info.rpi.edu/hass-inquiry
OTHER RELATED LINKS
- Orientation Timeline for Entering Students and Parents
https://success.studentlife.rpi.edu/student-orientation/timeline - Advising and Registration
https://success.studentlife.rpi.edu/student-orientation/advising-and-registration - International Students / COVID-19 Information
https://info.rpi.edu/international-services-students-and-scholars/isss-covid-19-info
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