Graduate Courses. An undergraduate student may enroll
for a graduate-level course with the approval of the course instructor
or the graduate director and the administrator of the graduate school
offering the course. The student must submit an application form to the
graduate school. In general, approval is given only to seniors who have
cumulative grade-point averages of 3.0 or better.
Pass/No Credit Courses. An
engineering student may take one elective course (not exceeding 4
credits) on a Pass/No Credit basis in any two terms of the curriculum.
An application to enroll in a course for Pass/No Credit must be filled
out by the student and presented to the office of the associate dean
before the end of the 12th week of the term. For courses taken during
Summer Session, the application must be submitted by the end of the
first week of classes. Students taking a course for Pass/No Credit must
take all quizzes and examinations and are subject to attendance
requirements. Grades of A, B, and C correspond to Pass, and D and F
correspond to No Credit. These grades do not affect the cumulative
grade-point average.
Auditing Courses. Upon
obtaining the permission of the instructor of the course and subject to
the availability of space, full-time matriculated students may audit
courses without registration. No academic credit is earned in this
manner and no notation is made on the student's academic transcript.
Summer Courses. For
courses taken at institutions other than Rutgers, the prior approval of
the associate dean for academic affairs of the School of Engineering is
required in order to receive degree credit. Students in the first two
years of a five-year program must obtain approval from the office of
the dean of the college that has academic jurisdiction during that time
period.
Only courses taken at divisions of Rutgers are
included in the cumulative grade-point average. For courses taken
elsewhere, it is the student's responsibility to have an official
transcript mailed directly to the office of the associate dean. Degree
credit is granted only for those courses that are equivalent in content
and credits to courses required in the student's curriculum and passed
with a grade of C or better.
Attendance. Students
are expected to attend all scheduled course meetings. No special
provisions are made for reporting occasional absences from class.
However, when absences are so excessive as to impair the student's
academic achievement in any course, a report is sent by the instructor
to the associate dean of the School of Engineering. Reasons for the
absences are then investigated and a report is sent to the instructor.
Students are expected to notify the associate dean if they find that
they will be absent from class for one week or more.
The
makeup of work missed due to class absences is the responsibility of
the student. The extent to which such work is counted toward the
student's grade is left to the discretion of the instructor. A student
absent from class because of required religious observance is excused
without penalty.
Examinations. Final examinations
are held at the end of each term. All students enrolled in a course in
which a final examination is given must take the examination. During
the term, unannounced and announced tests may be held at the discretion
of each instructor. Common hour examinations in multisection courses
may be scheduled during the evening hours on Monday through Thursday.
They are not scheduled on Saturdays, except in those courses that
regularly meet on Saturdays.
