First-Year Students

Applicants must submit official transcripts for all work taken in grades 9 through 12 or the international equivalent. The secondary school record should include rank in class (if available) or a grade distribution, grades for all courses taken, a listing of courses in progress, and credit granted and anticipated. Students who completed secondary education outside of the United States must also submit valid national or international exam results. International applicants should visit http://www.admissions.rutgers.edu/021501.asp for more information.

All first-year applicants, both international and U.S., must submit standardized test scores, either SAT or ACT. Scores must be sent electronically. Paper copies or scores reported on high school transcripts are not acceptable. Applicants should visit http://www.collegeboard.com to register for the SAT or http://www.actstudent.org to register for the ACT.  If an applicant has already taken one of the tests, Rutgers can be added to your score report by visiting the appropriate website.

Transfer Students

A student who has earned 12 college-level credits or more at an accredited institution of higher education by the expected date of entrance at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is considered a transfer student.

Fall transfer applicants must submit transcripts that include fall semester grades from the preceding year if enrolled in college that semester. Spring transfer applicants must submit transcripts that include spring semester grades from the preceding year if enrolled in college that semester.

The following documents must be submitted with the application for admission:

1. Official secondary school transcript from a U.S. high school or international equivalent or GED diploma and scores.

2. Official transcripts of work completed at other colleges, (U.S. and/or international) indicating the titles, numbers, and grades earned for courses completed. For more information about international students, please see visit http://www.admissions.rutgers.edu/021501.asp.

3. A list of courses in progress at a degree-granting institution if currently enrolled.

4. SAT or ACT scores. Candidates exempt from taking the SAT or ACT include those who have been out of high school two or more years or those with 12 or more college-level credits completed after high school regardless of high school graduation year.

Students who need to take either of the standardized tests should visit http://www.collegeboard.com to register for the SAT or http://www.actstudent.org to register for the ACT.  If an applicant has already taken one of the tests, Rutgers can be added to your score report by visiting the appropriate website.