Limits on Transfer Credits.
The following limits are set on the maximum number of degree credits transferable into the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS): No more than 60 credits from two-year institutions, no more than 90 credits from four-year institutions, and no more than 12 of the last 42 credits earned for the degree may be transfer credits.
General Transfer. Students who were formerly matriculated at accredited institutions outside of Rutgers University may be entitled to credit subject to the following conditions: All credits are evaluated by the appropriate academic department in consultation with the dean of SAS. No credit is accepted in transfer if the grade earned is below the equivalent of C (2.000) at Rutgers. Grades from institutions other than Rutgers are not posted to the transcript or included in the Rutgers cumulative grade-point average.
Courses that were not offered in traditional classroom format (for example, independent studies, internships, fieldwork, etc.) are typically awarded transfer credit only upon the recommendation of the appropriate academic department. Transfer credit ordinarily is not awarded for courses passed by examination at other institutions.
Under New Jersey state law, approved courses in high school may be taken for college credit. Students should consult with an adviser to determine if these courses actually provide an adequate background as a prerequisite to the next level of coursework in SAS.
Extension, professional, military, technical training, and continuing education courses typically have informal or no prerequisites and are designed to provide discrete, targeted knowledge rather than being a part of a broader liberal arts curriculum. As such, many of these courses are not awarded credit in SAS unless they are clearly equivalent to courses offered by SAS.
Academic departments often have restrictions on the application of transfer courses toward specific major or minor requirements.
Transfer from New Jersey County or Community Colleges. In the case of students who successfully complete an associate degree (A.A. or A.S.) transfer program at any public New Jersey county or community college and apply and are admitted directly to SAS, all academic courses taken at the community college awarding the degree and required for that degree program are accepted for transfer credit, up to a total of 60 credits.
Transfer credits from New Jersey county or community colleges for students who did not earn an associate degree are considered under the General Transfer policies outlined above.
Credits earned at another college after receiving an associate degree from a New Jersey county or community college are considered under the policy for the general transfer.
Transfer from Colleges or Universities Outside the United States. Students who wish to obtain transfer credit for courses taken at institutions outside the United States may be required to furnish a course-by-course evaluation from an acceptable professional evaluation service or, in some instances, a review of course syllabi and transcripts by the appropriate SAS academic department.
