BS in Packaging Science

The interdisciplinary packaging science program, leading to the bachelor of science degree, provides educational opportunities for men and women seeking careers in the multifaceted packaging industry. Graduates are prepared for initial employment in such areas as package engineering, development, sales, purchasing, structural design, production, research and marketing.

The program was developed as a result of a close and long-established relationship between the packaging industry and RIT. The multibillion-dollar industry exhibits dynamic growth and provides employment for many thousands of men and women with wide-ranging skills and expertise.

Packaging is increasingly related to total marketing concepts; it has even greater dependence on new developments in materials and processes. Therefore, the industry requires management personnel with creativity and strong backgrounds in business, engineering and science.

Program characteristics
The program is:
1. Career oriented-graduates are ready to enter directly into a position of responsibility.
2. Interdisciplinary-students become familiar with the many facets of packaging through courses in several RIT colleges.
3. Flexible-offering three options (management, technical and printing) with ample opportunity for electives according to interest.
4. Representative of industry needs-content developed with the assistance of an industry advisory board, consultants from the industry and educational specialists.
5. Adaptable to a modified cooperative plan-scheduled at the students' convenience, following development of appropriate skills.

Transfer admission
Transferring into the program with advanced standing is particularly advantageous, since RIT has had many years of experience in assimilating graduates of two-year colleges into its programs and moving them directly into a chosen career field. Some candidates now in four-year colleges will find in the packaging science program a career opportunity with outstanding potential. Courses for associate degree holders (AA, AS, AAS) are arranged to meet program requirements and to correct deficiencies resulting from work taken at other institutions not offering the courses required for graduation. With a selective choice of electives, graduates of two-year colleges find it possible to complete the packaging science curriculum in two additional years at RIT.

Principal field of study
The principal field of study is defined to be all courses in the packaging science department, as well as the required courses in the College of Science (for the technical option), colleges of Business and Science (management option), and colleges of Science and Imaging Arts and Sciences (printing option). Matriculated students not maintaining a 2.0 cumulative grade point average in their principal field of study are subject to academic probation or suspension, according to Institute policy.

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Technical Option, BS degree, typical course sequence

* See liberal arts requirements
† See physical education policy

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Printing Option, BS degree, typical course sequence

* See liberal arts requirements
† See physical education policy

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