Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Graduate School-Newark

About the University

Graduate Study at the University

Academic Policies and Procedures

Student Responsibility to Keep Informed

Registration and Course Information

Matriculation Continued

Summer and Winter Registration

Change of Registration and Withdrawals

Change of Program

Intra-Institutional Registration

Exchange Registration

Courses Taken “Not-for-Credit”

Course Repeat Policy

Auditing Courses without Registration

Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Courses

Transfer of Credit

Minimum and Maximum Program Commitments in a Given Semester

Full- and Part-Time Students

Class Schedules and Hours

Grades and Records

Scholastic Standing

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Academic Integrity Policy

University Code of Student Conduct Summary

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

University Safety and Security

Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance

Services for Students with Disabilities

Administrative Procedures for Responding to Disruptions

Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment

Student Policy Prohibiting Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Related Misconduct

Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Act

Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act Reports

Graduation Rates

Teacher Preparation Program Pass Rates

Student Records and Privacy Rights under FERPA

Student Residency for Tuition Purposes

Research Policies

Degree Requirements

Programs, Faculty, and Courses

Divisions of the University

Change of Program

Students who wish to change their field or degree program within the Graduate School-Newark must apply to the graduate program in which they intend to pursue their degree through the Graduate Admission website (http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu). Deadline for the fall semester is July 1; for the spring semester, it is December 1.

Students who wish to change their field of study within the Graduate School-Newark must apply to the graduate program in which they intend to pursue their degree. This should be done through the Graduate Admission website (http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu). Students should be mindful of the program application deadlines.

For those students who seek to change their degree program (master's to Ph.D. or Ph.D. to master's) should seek the advisement of their graduate program director. After consulting with the program director students should submit the completed and signed Change of Program form to the Graduate School-Newark for final approval.