TRANSFER PROSPECTUS - Rochester Institute of Technology

Academics
SEE YOUR
VISION THROUGH.
As one of the world’s leading technological institutions, RIT is a vibrant, connected community
that is home to diverse, ambitious, and creative students from more than 100 countries.
It offers transfer students an incredible array of academic programs; a diverse, committed, and
accessible faculty; sophisticated facilities; and an unusual emphasis on experiential learning.
Innovative specialized programs
Few universities provide RIT’s variety of careeroriented
studies. RIT’s unmatched array of
academic programs attracts designers, artists,
photographers, and filmmakers on the one
hand, and scientists, engineers, computing
scientists, and entrepreneurs on the other.
When these “left-brain and right-brain” students
engage with RIT’s outstanding faculty, a learning
environment is created where innovation
and creativity flourish.
Experience counts
Since 1912, the hallmark of an RIT education
has been experiential learning. RIT was
among the first universities in the world to
offer cooperative education. Last year, more
than 3,500 co-op students alternated periods
of study on campus with paid employment
in nearly 2,000 firms across the United States
and overseas. Today, experiential learning also
includes internships, study abroad, and undergraduate
research.
Engaging faculty
Excelling in research and excelling in teaching,
our faculty are passionate about their disciplines
and their role in both the lab and the
classroom. They are innovative and resourceful.
They engage students in the process of discovery
and the contribution of new knowledge to
their fields.
Outstanding facilities
Our strong reputation for state-of-the-art
academic facilities is rightly earned. RIT has
invested more than $500 million in the renovation
and construction of new academic and
student life facilities over the past few years to
accomplish a remarkable transformation. You’ll
find outstanding facilities and equipment in
every area of campus, and our commitment to
student success ensures that these facilities are
accessible when you need them.
Global, vibrant community
RIT attracts students from every state and over
2,000 international students from more than
100 countries. Embodying our commitment
to diversity, more than 2,700 students of color
have elected to study at RIT. Adding a social
and educational dynamic not found at any
other university are more than 1,300 deaf and
hard-of-hearing students supported by RIT’s
National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
UNIVERSITY IN THE
NATION TO OFFER
IMAGING SCIENCE, PH.D.
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SUSTAINABILITY, PH.D.
focused on sustainable
production systems
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BS
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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, BS
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MICROELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING, BS
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