The School of Communication and
Information has two dual-degree programs that allow
admitted upper-level undergraduate majors
to apply to a master's program and begin taking coursework while still
completing the undergraduate degree. The programs enable the students to
complete a bachelor's degree within four years and a master's degree in a fifth
year, or students may choose to enroll part time and complete the graduate
degree over a longer period. One pathway
enables communication majors to apply to the master of communication and media
(M.C.M.) program, and one pathway enables information technology and informatics
majors to apply to the master of information (M.I.) program. Details about admission requirements and
program options appear on the
school's websiteand in the catalog.
Upper-level Rutgers undergraduate
students who are not seeking a complete graduate degree may apply to the
director of the relevant master's program for permission to register for
selected M.C.M., M.H.C.I., or M.I. courses. Permission is based on the student's academic
record and professional and academic goals. Undergraduates may request to transfer
the graduate credits toward the master's degree if they are subsequently admitted
to either program, provided such credits were not used for their undergraduate
degree. Students wishing to make such transfers must register for E credits
while in the undergraduate unit.