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This information is designed to provide you with information on the courses available each semester and to assist you in course selection and registration. Prior to each term, registration information is e-mailed directly to all active matriculated students. This material will provide detailed instructions regarding how to register for your course(s). All matriculated students register online using Rensselaer's Student Information System (SIS), http://sis.rpi.edu. If you have any questions regarding the registration process, please contact the Student Services Administrator (SSA) at (518) 276-2347.

Spring 2008 semester Online textbook ordering for Distance Learning Students began on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 via the Rensselaer Bookstore at http://bookstore.rpi.edu.
Please note that orders by faculty are subject to change.
*Ordering your books from different vendors (and not the Rensselaer Bookstore) should be done with caution.


Spring 2008 Cohort Schedules
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Fall 2007 Cohort Schedules
CSCICSYSDSES/IMEELECEPOWITMGMT

Spring 2007 Cohort Schedules
CSCICSYSDSES/IMEELECEPOW • IT • MGMT


New Students
Upon admission to Rensselaer, you will be notified to register online at http://sis.rpi.edu/. Students at corporate sites should also follow their local site procedures for applying and registering. You will be officially registered for your courses after you are admitted to Rensselaer.

Continuing Students
Register online at http://sis.rpi.edu. Students at corporate sites should also follow their local site procedures for registering.

Troy Campus Students (working at a Rensselaer Distance Site)
If you are a part-time Rensselaer Troy campus student now working at an existing Rensselaer distance site, you may enroll in distance courses with site approval if the course is appropriate for your degree program (please check with your Troy Campus academic adviser). To register, please contact the EWP-Troy office at (518) 276-7787.

SIS Access
Online access to the Student Information System (SIS) allows admitted students to register for classes, check registration status, grades, and change personal contact information on the Web. Instructions are available online.

Registration Verification
Students can verify their registration online by checking Rensselaer's Student Information System (SIS). We also provide each corporate site with a list of registered students before classes start. Prior to the start of the semester a Course Information memo will be e-mailed to students for each course in which they are registered. This e-mail includes valuable information about the course that should be reviewed to ensure students are prepared for the semester.

Course Selection & Degree program Codes
Before you select your courses, please review the course description pages on this Web site for content, prerequisites, and any other special requirements. Refer to the "Who Should Enroll" section of each course description to find out how the course fits into your Plan of Study. If you have questions regarding the best course choice for your program, please contact Ronnie Rowe, Student Services Administrator (SSA) at (518) 276-2347.

These codes are used in the Who Should Enroll section of each course description page:

  • CSCI - MS in Computer Science
  • CSYS - MEng in Computer and Systems Engineering
  • ELEC - MS and MEng in Electrical Engineering with a Concentration in Microelectronics
  • EPOW - MS and MEng in Electric Power Engineering
  • HCI - MS in Human-Computer Interaction
  • ITEC - MS in Information Technology
  • MBA - Master of Business Administration
  • MGMT-MS - MS in Management
  • MGTE - MEng in Industrial and Management Engineering
  • TCOM* - MS in Technical Communication

* This degree is no longer available to new students.

Students are responsible for submitting a formal Plan of Study to the Student Services Administrator (SSA) for department approval within the first year after admission to a degree program. If you have any questions regarding course selection, please contact the Student Services Administrator (SSA).

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