Residency Requirements for the Major

A minimum of 20 credits of coursework from among the required and elective courses. Proficiency in microbiology, not including quantitative skills (8), must be completed in residence. Of these 20 credits, at least 12 credits must be completed from 680 courses.

This rule is intended to assure that students receiving degrees from Rutgers University-New Brunswick have taken a minimum number of courses in their major with New Brunswick faculty. Please keep in mind that although a course may transfer from another institution into one of the Rutgers-New Brunswick schools, it will not necessarily be accepted toward the major in microbiology. Therefore, transfer courses must be evaluated and accepted by the program director in order to count toward the major.