Card Access Schedule

Schedule of academic and athletic buildings on campus with card access capabilities. (updated October 5, 2020)

  • Community Access: Everyone with a Rensselaer ID will be able to swipe and access building during the time zone (see below). Outside of the community access time zone the reader will return to “locked/closed” mode.
  • Unlocked: Reader is green lit and you can open door without an ID card. After the unlocked time zone the reader will return to “locked/closed” mode.
  • Locked/Closed: Community access is turned off and only people with special access can get in via their Rensselaer ID.

Note: If you need special access to enter a building outside of a community access time zone, please contact your professor, supervisor or building coordinator who is familiar with the access control approval process. Public Safety can not grant access without following the approval process. If your ID card is denying you access during a community access time zone, contact DPSAccessControl@rpi.edu.

Building Mode Time Zone
41 9th Street Community Access 7AM - 9PM Monday - Friday
'87 Gym Community Access 11AM - 11PM Monday - Friday; 8AM - 5PM Saturday; 10AM - 11PM Sunday
Academy Hall Community Access 7AM - 9PM Monday - Friday; weekend hours vary
Admissions Building Locked/Closed 24/7
Amos Eaton Community Access 7AM - 10PM Monday - Friday
AS&RC / Armory / Robison Pool Locked/Closed 24/7
Bar-H Dining Hall Community Access (with Meal Plan) Please refer to the Rensselaer Dining Hours website for hours.
Biotech (CBIS) Community Access 9AM - 5PM Monday - Friday
Blitman Dining Community Access (with Meal Plan) Please refer to the Rensselaer Dining Hours website for hours.
Carnergie Community Access 7AM - 9PM Monday - Friday
CII / Low Community Access 7AM - 10PM Monday - Friday
CII / Low Annex Community Access 6AM - 10PM Monday - Friday
Cogswell Community Access 6AM-6PM Monday - Friday
Commons Dining Hall Community Access Please refer to the Rensselaer Dining Hours website for hours.
DCC Community Access 7AM - 9PM Monday - Friday
ECAV Community Access 6AM - 11PM Monday - Thursday; 6AM - 8PM Friday; 10AM - 6PM Saturday; Noon - 8PM Sunday
Empire Community Access 24/7
EMPAC (7000 Level Entrance) Community Access 9AM - 5PM Monday - Friday
Folsom Library Community Access 9AM-8PM Monday-Thursday, 9AM-5PM Friday, Closed Saturday, Noon-8PM Sunday .  Please refer to the Rensselaer Libraries' website for any special hours.
Graduate Education Office (1516 Peoples Avenue) Locked/Closed 24/7
Greene Building Community Access 7AM - 9PM Monday - Friday
Heffner Alumni House Locked/Closed 24/7
Houston Fieldhouse Locked/Closed 24/7
J-Building Locked/Closed 24/7
JEC Community Access 6AM - 10PM All week
JROWL Science Center Community Access 7AM - 9PM Monday - Friday
Lally Community Access 7AM - 9PM Monday - Friday
Linac/NES Locked/Closed 24/7
MRC Community Access 6AM - 6PM Monday - Friday
Mueller Center  Community Access 7AM - 11PM Monday-Thursday; 7AM - 9PM Friday; 9AM - 7PM Saturday; 9AM - 11PM Sunday
Off-Campus Commons (1525 15th Street) Locked/Closed 24/7
Playhouse Locked/Closed 24/7
Pittsburgh Building Community Access 7AM - 9PM Monday - Friday
Public Safety Building Unlocked (Front Lobby Entrance) 24/7
Ricketts Community Access 7AM - 9PM Monday - Friday
Sage Dining Hall Community Access Please refer to the Rensselaer Dining Hours website for hours.
Sage Lab Community Access 7AM - Midnight Monday - Friday
Student Transitions (1528 15th Street) Community Access 8AM - 5PM Monday - Friday
Student Union Unlocked
Community Access

8AM - 6PM Monday - Friday
7AM - Midnight Monday-Friday; 9AM - Midnight Saturday and Sunday
Troy Building Locked/Closed 24/7
VCC Community Access 7AM - 11PM All week
Walker Lab Community Access 7AM - 9PM Monday - Friday
West Hall Community Access 7AM - Midnight All week
Winslow Building Locked/Closed 24/7
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