Your Epic Journey to RPI Begins: Key Dates and Steps for a Smooth Transition
Staying on top of important dates will help keep you organized and reduce last-minute stress. To keep you on track, here’s a simple timeline and checklist covering the key steps for a smooth transition to RPI.
Important Dates
May 30
Complete housing application
June 6
Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond (NRB) registration opens
Adventure Blocks registration opens
June 16
Complete health forms
Mid-June
Select laptop
June 26-July 9
Advising consultation period
June 24–August 12
Webinars begin (live & recorded sessions available)
July 10
Photo for RPI ID card due
July 14–18
Course registration period
Mid-July
Check your Fall 2025 bill in SIS
August 13
Complete all Percipio learning programs
August 15
Fall 2025 bills due
August 20
Move-in for Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond (NRB) overnight trip participants
August 21–August 23
NRB overnight trips
Saturday, August 23
Move-in for first-year students not attending NRB overnight trips
Sunday, August 24
Student & Family Orientation Day
NRB events kick off after Orientation
August 25–September 1
NRB activities continue
August 28
Fall classes begin
August 28–October 31
Beyond Blocks
Don't Forget!
Continue to complete the Enrollment Guide.
