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Majors & Minors

To view a program program requirements use the Majors & Minors button on the Catalog main page.

Declaration of a major program begins with the Admission application. A major is defined as sequential...

Mission and Purpose

RSC Be Know Do


The motto of Russell Sage College, Esse Scire Facere, “To Be, To Know, To Do,” informs the educational mission and purpose where the common effort is to translate learning into action and...

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)

Air Force

Undergraduate full-time students may enroll in the Air Force ROTC Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. This program qualifies students for commissions as officers in the U...

GPA Requirements in Major (Academic Program)

In addition to meeting cumulative GPA requirements, all students must achieve a minimum major GPA of 2.200 in order to graduate. Note that certain academic programs have higher academic standards in...

HSC 204: Introduction to Health Professions

This is a survey course introducing students to a wide variety of professions within the health sciences field. Guest speakers will present information regarding their role in the health care system, educational and professional licensure...

CHM 103: Introduction to General Chemistry

Intended for students majoring in nursing, nutrition, or other health sciences, this course focuses on chemical calculations, states of matter, atomic and molecular structure. It does this from the perspective of applying real world/pragmatic...

PHY 102: General Physics II

A continuation of PHY 101, including topics in electricity and magnetism, sound, and light. Emphasis is on applications in the life sciences particularly of interest to biology, nursing, and physical therapy majors. A 1-credit laboratory (taught...

Honor Societies

The 176th chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society was installed at Sage in 1975. Students in any major may be elected to the society in the spring term of the junior or senior year. To be...