Newark offers programs at three undergraduate colleges and at four
graduate schools. With an enrollment of approximately 10,300 students,
it offers strong academic programs, excellent facilities, and an
outstanding faculty.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Newark
Edward G. Kirby, Ph.D., Dean
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Newark was established in 1985 to
expand and strengthen the instructional program for undergraduate
students at the Newark campus. The combined faculties of Newark College
of Arts and Sciences and University College-Newark offer courses and
academic programs in more than 60 subject areas.
Newark College of Arts and Sciences
Edward G. Kirby, Ph.D., Dean
Founded in 1930 as Dana College, this undergraduate, coeducational,
liberal arts college became part of Rutgers when the University of
Newark was integrated into the state university in 1946.
College of Nursing
Felissa R. Lashley, Ph.D., Dean
The College of Nursing was established in 1956 as an expansion of the
university`s offerings in the former School of Nursing of the Newark
College of Arts and Sciences. Its graduate program is conducted through
the Graduate School-Newark.
University College-Newark
Edward G. Kirby, Ph.D., Dean
University College-Newark is an evening and weekend college of liberal
arts and professional studies serving part-time students since 1934.
Within the context of the liberal arts tradition, University College
students are offered a full range of courses and curricula, including
programs in business and preparation for the professions leading to the
degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science.
Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick
Howard Tuckman, Ph.D., Dean
Rutgers Business School offers undergraduate and graduate
programs on or through the university`s Newark and New
Brunswick/Piscataway campuses. Rutgers Business School:
Undergraduate-Newark is a four-year undergraduate school. It offers the
bachelor of science degree jointly with either the Newark College of
Arts and Sciences or University College-Newark. Rutgers Business
School: Undergraduate-New Brunswick is a two-year, upper- division
school offering programs in accounting, finance, management, management
science and information systems, and marketing. The school admits
students from Douglass, Livingston, Rutgers, and University colleges in
their junior year. The bachelor of science degree is awarded jointly by
the business school and the undergraduate college the student attended.
Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs-Newark and New Brunswick
offers the master of business administration, an M.B.A. degree in
professional accounting, a master of accountancy in taxation, a master
of accountancy in governmental accounting, a master of quantitative
finance, and a variety of dual degrees. The Ph.D. degree in management
is offered jointly by the Graduate School-Newark and the New Jersey
Institute of Technology.
Graduate School-Newark
Steven J. Diner, Ph.D., Dean
The Graduate School-Newark was established as a separate instructional
division of the university with degree- granting authority in 1976.
School of Criminal Justice
Leslie W. Kennedy, Ph.D., Dean
The School of Criminal Justice, which opened in 1974, offers a graduate
program that provides students with a sound foundation for work in
teaching, research, or criminal justice management. The master of arts
degree is offered through the school, and the Ph.D. degree is offered
in conjunction with the Graduate School-Newark.
School of Law-Newark
Stuart L. Deutsch, J.D., Dean
The university`s graduate programs in law originated in other
institutions. The New Jersey School of Law, founded in 1908, and the
Mercer Beasley School of Law, founded in 1926, merged in 1936 to become
the University of Newark School of Law, which became part of Rutgers in
1946.
Summer Session-Newark
The Summer
Session, begun in 1913 and established as a division of the university
in 1960, offers a wide variety of graduate and undergraduate courses
during three sessions in the summer months.
