There are two programs for students who wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering: the Two Plus Two Program and the Pre-Engineering Transfer Program. The application deadline for school-to-school transfer normally is December 1 for the spring semester and June 1 for the fall semester. Any changes to this deadline and additional information about school-to-school transfer applications to the School of Engineering may be found at the school-to-school transfer website at http://admissions.rutgers.edu/SchoolToSchool.
Two Plus Two Program
By combining science and liberal arts courses at the Newark College of Arts and Sciences with appropriate courses at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), this four-year program allows the student to complete the first two years of a regular engineering curriculum at the Newark College of Arts and Sciences. The last two years are taken at the School of Engineering in New Brunswick. The bachelor of science degree is conferred by the School of Engineering at the end of the fourth year.
Participation in this program is limited to specially qualified students upon admission to the Newark College of Arts and Sciences. Students in the Two Plus Two Program must apply for school-to-school transfer to the School of Engineering by the appropriate application deadline, but are guaranteed acceptance if they have completed the required coursework during their first two years of study with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Pre-Engineering Transfer Program
Students admitted to the Newark College of Arts and Sciences but not admitted to the Two Plus Two Program still may apply for school-to-school transfer to the School of Engineering. Students interested in transferring should follow a curriculum identical to that followed by students in the Two Plus Two Program and must satisfactorily meet the standards of the School of Engineering in order to be accepted. As is the case with other preprofessional programs, competition is intense and admission to the School of Engineering is not guaranteed. Interested students should contact the pre-engineering adviser in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the earliest opportunity.
Curriculum
There are five tracks of study for engineering majors in either program: biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and mechanical engineering. All majors take the same program of courses during the first year. The program of courses during the second year depends on the selected track of study; students should consult with the engineering adviser in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science for additional information.
First Year (All Engineering Majors)
First Semester
21:160:113 General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
21:160:115 General Chemistry (4)
21:355:101 English Composition (3)
21:640:135 Calculus I (4)
21:750:205 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
21:750:213 University Physics I (4)
Total credits = 17
Second Semester
21:198:101 Computers and Programming I (3)
21:160:114 General Chemistry Lab (1)*
21:160:116 General Chemistry (4)*
21:640:136 Calculus II (4)
21:750:206 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
21:750:214 University Physics II (4)
ECON 201 Economics (NJIT) (3)
Total credits = 15 - 20
Note students following the pre-engineering curriculum and not in the electrical and computer engineering track will exceed the maximum credit load permitted to first-year students during their second semester and must visit the pre-engineering adviser in order to be able to do so.
