Transfer Credit Process

We strongly recommend that students get courses approved before they take them!

1. Find a course you wish to take outside of RPI. Use the Transfer Credit Guide to get started!*
2. Find the course name, number, and description for the class you are wanting to take.
3. Fill out the Transfer Credit Approval Form.
4. Send the filled out Transfer Credit Approval Form to the appropriate RPI School:

   1. Math or Science Courses: email form and course description to sciencehub@rpi.edu

      *Note that the School of Science does not approve transfer of online laboratory classes.

      *Note that the School of Science does not approve transfer of online classes from colleges or universities outside the US.

      * Note that the School of Science does not approve transfer of online classes from MOOCs like EdX.

   2. HASS Courses: email form and course syllabus to hassinfo@rpi.edu
   3. Engineering Courses: email form and course syllabus to anderk5@rpi.edu and CC chichd@rpi.edu
   4. Management or ITWS Courses: email form and course description to fletck3@rpi.edu
5. If the course is approved, you will then send the signed form to your advisor for a signature.
6. Register for the course and once the course is completed, you must order an official transcript to be sent to RPI Registrar’s Office. 

*If a course doesn’t appear in the transfer guide, it doesn’t mean we automatically reject it. The same is true in reverse, if it is in the guide it doesn’t mean we automatically accept it. Each time a student hands in a form we review the course to make sure it is still meeting the requirements of the RPI equivalent.

All credits earned prior to enrolling at RPI need to be processed by May 1st of your Freshman Year.

Incoming Freshman Info Sheet

Incoming Student Transfer Credit Webinar 2025 (2026 coming soon)

• Webinar
• Webinar PowerPoint

1. Reach out to the Office of International Programs to begin the process.
2. Complete the Study Abroad Transfer Credit Approval Form. Please submit no more than 6 courses during the approval process.
3. If you end up taking different courses than the ones evaluated, you will need to submit the new courses for evaluation.
4. Send the filled out Transfer Credit Approval Form to the appropriate department:

   1. Math or Science Courses: email form and course description to sciencehub@rpi.edu

      *Note that the School of Science does not approve transfer of online laboratory classes.

      *Note that the School of Science does not approve transfer of online classes from colleges or universities outside the US.

      * Note that the School of Science does not approve transfer of online classes from MOOCs like EdX.

   2. HASS Courses: email form and course syllabus to hassinfo@rpi.edu
   3. Engineering Courses: email form and course syllabus to anderk5@rpi.edu and CC chichd@rpi.edu
   4. Management or ITWS Courses: email form and course description to fletck3@rpi.edu
5. If the course is approved, students will then send the signed form to their advisor for a signature.
6. Register for the course and once the course is completed, student must order an official transcript to be sent to RPI Registrar’s Office.