All non-matriculated applications must be approved at the department level, and must be received no later than two weeks prior to the start of the semester. Late applications will not be accepted.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute welcomes applications from non-degree seeking students. Admission as a non-matriculated student is based on the applicant’s related academic and professional qualifications.

The minimum requirement for admission to a graduate course is the completion of and the award of a four-year U.S. bachelor's degree or the U.S. equivalent. Please note that only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible for non-degree study.

APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

• Graduate Application for Non-Matriculated Study
• Uploaded copies of their bachelor’s (or highest degree) transcript
• $75 nonrefundable application fee

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

• Non-matriculated students are required to attend orientation administered by the Office of Graduate Education.
• Non-matriculated students are admitted on a course-by-course basis as space allows.
• Non-matriculated students wishing to apply for degree status must submit a complete graduate application. 
• A maximum of 12 non-degree credit hours may be used toward a Rensselaer graduate degree. Each department will determine which courses taken as a non-degree student, if any, will count toward an eventual Rensselaer degree.