Course Information

Graduate Courses.  Undergraduate students 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. In general, approval is given only to seniors who have cumulative grade-point averages of 3.0 or better.

Pass/No Credit Courses.  Engineering students may take one elective course (not exceeding 4 credits) on a Pass/No Credit basis in any two semesters 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 School of Engineering Office of Academic Services before the end of the 12th week of the semester. 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.

Elective Courses.  All engineering curricula provide an opportunity for students to select from several types of electives including humanities/social science, technical, departmental, and general. Each elective type has its own focus. Please visit the School of Engineering website for more information.

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 from School of Engineering Office of Academic Services 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 School of Engineering Office of Academic Services. 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 Verification. Students are expected to attend all scheduled course meetings. No special provisions are made for reporting occasional absences from class. If a student is not able to attend classes or complete assignment due to an emergency situation or unavoidable conflict (i.e., illness, personal or family emergency, etc.), the student should reach out to the instructor directly to make up the missed work or to schedule a makeup exam. If the instructor desires verification of the absence, the student must provide the instructor with an Absence Verification Letter. 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.

If the absence of a student is repeated, chronic, lengthy, or so involved that the student cannot make up the missed work in a timely manner, then the student should see a dean in the School of Engineering Office of Academic Services to discuss options of withdrawing from one or more classes or taking a leave of absence from school.