Spring Engineering
Advising Meeting
Class of 2013 (First Year Students)
The Student’s Responsibilities
(Student informed of this as part of their orientation)
 Develop their Educational Plan
 Monitor their own progress
 Prepare questions regarding their curriculum, course
selections, career options, etc. to discuss with their
advisor.
 Know their advisor’s office hours and meet with him/her
once a semester.
 Know that it is up to themselves to fulfill all requirements
necessary for you to graduate.
Advisor’s responsibilities
(Student informed of this as part of their orientation)
Assist Advisee with:
• Their goals and expectations
• Course selection and alternatives
• Personal growth
• Professional opportunities
Other areas
• Monitor Advisee Performance
• Refer to other support offices
New Major Declaration Process
 First Year Students were placed in their major of choice
upon matriculation.
 Undeclared students (ENGR) will be asked to choose
their major ASAP!!
 Adviser reassignments will be done early in the summer
 Dual majors fill out same form
 All forms need to come through Pat Rickert in Associate
Dean’s Office (3018 JEC)
 Students who don’t decide now can still wait until the
first week of fall.
What should I take?
 Factors that you should consider in deciding
your course composition:
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Various degree requirements
Prerequisite tree/ Course dependence
Your capability
 What/who to consult:
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Course Catalog (http://catalog.rpi.edu)
CAPP report (from SIS)
Academic advisor
ENG Template for 1st Term Sophomores
MATH 2400 (except for CSE students)
PHYS 1200 (except for CSE students)
Engineering elective slot1
CSCI 1190 (except for EE and CSE)
Can easily be delayed
HSS Course (except for ENVE, CHME)
ENVE take ENGR 2250
CHME take CHEM 2250
1 Intro.
to Engineering Design (CIVL, IME, EE)
BMED: Varies; Probably ENGR 1600
CHME: CHME 2010
ENVE: ENVE 2110
There is quite a bit of flexibility in
CSYS: ENGR 2350
these choices
MECL, AERO: ENGR 2530
MTLE: ENGR 2250
NUCL: Free Elective
Template for 1st Term – Sophomore
(CSYS)
 CSCI 2300 - Introduction to Algorithms
 ECSE 2610 - Computer Components and
Operations
 ENGR 2350 - Embedded Control
 PHYS 1100 - Physics I
You can find this information on http://catalog.rpi.edu  Programs
Template for 1st Term – Sophomore
(ELEC)
 Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4
 Multidisciplinary Elective Credit Hours: 4
 MATH 2400 - Introduction to Differential
Equations
 PHYS 1200 - Physics II
Multidisciplinary Electives:
ENGR 1600 - Materials Science for Engineers
ENGR 2090 - Engineering Dynamics
ENGR 2250 - Thermal and Fluids Engineering I
ENGR 2530 - Strength of Materials
You can find this information on http://catalog.rpi.edu  Programs
Template for dual majors:
http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/advising.htm#cklist
Guidelines for Humanities, Arts &
Social Sciences (HASS)
 22 Credits are required for HASS -6 classes
 Need to take a minimum of 2 courses from
both the Humanities and Social Sciences (
8 credits each)
 Can only have 3-1000 level classes
 Need to complete a depth sequence
(examples: 1000 writ & 2000 writ ;2000 Phil &
4000 Phil;
 2000 STSS & 4000 STSS: 2000 Arts & 4000
Arts
 Need to have a 4000 level course.
Understanding Humanities, Arts &
Social Sciences Breakdown
Humanities
Social Science
Art (ARTS)
Anthropology (STSS)
Literature( LITR)
Psychology (PSYC)
Music (ARTS)
Economics (ECON)
Communication
(COMM)
Sociology (STSS)
Writing (WRIT)
Philosophy (PHIL)
Science Technology
Studies (STSH)
History (STSH)
•* Interdisciplinary Studies-IHSS
• can be used as a Humanities or Social Sciences course
Other information
 No more than six credits can be taken as
Pass/No Credit
 IHSS Courses will be in a free elective
section on the student’s CAPP Report
 Students can go to the Registrar’s Office &
request the course to be changed to either
Humanities or Social Sciences
 Students can only transfer in or receive AP
credit for 8 credits within your HASS core
requirements.
Some Examples
 If you have: AP- History &1000-IHSS
1. Humanities
IHSS (1000)
STSH (1000)(history)
2. Humanities
STSH (1000)(history)
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
IHSS (1000)
If you have: AP(Lit),& Intro to Psychology (1000)
Humanities
Lit (1000)
Social Sciences
PSCHY (1000)
Communication Intensive
Requirement “CI”
 Students must meet this requirement before
they can graduate from Rensselaer.
 Students will need to take a course in their
major and in HASS.
 Most capstone design courses are “CI”
courses for the major and HASS are diverse.
 Entire List of courses are on SIS front page
Additional Considerations
 Think: You survived—now it’s time to grow
 Freshman Theme: Making the Connection
 Proposed Sophomore Theme: Developing Personal
Responsibility
 Think about
 Minors and dual majors
 Drawbacks of Dual (and Double) Majors
 Connect with CDC
 Co-op
 International experience
 Undergraduate research
 Connecting with student sections of professional
societies
Counseling Center
 The Counseling Center's goal is to help
students maximize their sense of well being
as well as their academic, personal and
social growth.
 One Psychiatrist , three licensed Ph.D.
psychologists and one social worker with
specialized training in college health issues.
Counseling Center
 Services include(but not limited to) individual
and couples therapy, group therapy
faculty/staff consultation.
 Free, confidential screenings for depression,
anxiety, alcohol use, PTSD, and manic
depression, with referral sources
 Hours: Academy Hall, Monday -Friday
8:30am to 5:00pm
 Emergency -Call Public Safety at 276-6611
and ask to speak with the on-call counselor