Admission to the Teacher Preparation Program at Rutgers-Camden is
competitive. For currently enrolled Rutgers-Camden students, baseline
admission requires:
1. an overall GPA of 2.80 or higher
(4.0 representing A), as evidenced through a copy of most recent
Rutgers- Camden transcript. No grades of D are acceptable for any
courses required for certification. Postbaccalaureate students, see
note below; and
2. a passing grade on an essay test (a
coherent, well- organized 500-word essay on a general educational
topic, with no more than three spelling, two grammatical, and two
stylistic errors). The essay test may be retaken if it is not passed on
the initial attempt.
Transfer students must also provide:
3. a copy of transfer credit evaluation (obtainable from the
admissions office). Transfer students who have not yet earned a
baccalaureate degree (i.e., undergraduate transfers) must meet the 2.8
GPA requirement on the basis of at least two courses taken at
Rutgers-Camden.
Postbaccalaureate students must also provide:
4. a copy of letter of admission and transcript evaluation or
verification of reenrollment into Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey, Camden, New Jersey.
Students who obtained a
baccalaureate degree from Rutgers need to apply for reenrollment
through the Office of Academic Advisement, not the admissions office.
Students who obtained a baccalaureate degree from another institution
must apply through the admissions office and obtain a transcript
evaluation of previous courses.
Note: The Teacher Preparation
Program will recognize an overall GPA of 2.8 from a student who
possesses a baccalaureate or master`s degree from a four-year
institution. Postbaccalaureate students from outside institutions
(i.e., non-Rutgers graduates) who have a grade-point average of less
than 2.8 in their academic major are not eligible for the Teacher
Preparation Program with reference to that major (since the major
grade-point average can not be adjusted). Students with degrees in this
situation may choose another major department concentration in order to
pursue certification (but not necessarily another degree). Returning
Rutgers students will note that the grade-point average is adjusted as
additional courses are taken.
