The M.B.A. degree normally requires a minimum of 60 credits.
However, many students receive advanced standing for prior academic
work or through "challenge" exams. A student may receive a maximum of
18 credits of advanced standing (i.e., the total of challenge exam
credits, graduate transfer credits, undergraduate course recognition
credits); CPA credits and Ph.D. credits are limited to 18 maximum
credits. All students are required to complete a minimum of 42 credits
in residence at Rutgers M.B.A. program.
A student may receive advanced standing in a number of ways.
Transfer of Credits from Another Accredited M.B.A. Program.
A student may receive up to a maximum of 18 credits of graduate course
work completed with a B or better and/or qualifying exam in
business core areas of study at (a) an AACSB-accredited institution, or
(b) such other courses as economics, information technology, and
advanced statistics completed at an AACSB-accredited institution or
liberal arts and science institution with equivalent accreditation. To
apply for credit, please complete the transfer credit form available
via the school's web site or Office of M.B.A. Student Services.
Undergraduate Business Courses. Business
majors may receive 2 graduate credits for every 3-credit undergraduate
upper-division course completed with a B or better in business
core areas of study (a) at an AACSB-accredited institution, or (b) such
other courses as economics, information technology, and advanced
statistics completed at an AACSB-accredited institution.
Arts and sciences majors may receive 2 graduate credits for a
3-credit elective undergraduate upper-division course completed with a
B or better from an accredited institution, provided it is
comparable to a Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs-Newark and
New Brunswick core course. To apply for credit, complete the
full-time program substitution form or the part-time program
substitution form available via the school's web site or Office of
M.B.A. Student Services.
Ph.D. Work. A student
holding a Ph.D. may receive 12 credits of elective-level course
work in transfer. To receive credit, please email Mary Ann Albanese
(malbanes@andromeda.rutgers.edu), and include your name, social
security number, name of the Ph.D. conferring school, and your
area of concentration. A notation will be made on your transcript.
CPA License. A student who is a CPA may receive 3
credits for the core accounting course. To receive credit, please
fax a copy of your CPA license to the Office of Student Services
(973/353-1057). Include your social security number, if it is not on
the license.
Through Credit for Challenge Exams Successfully
Passed. Challenge exams are available for certain Rutgers Business
School: Graduate Programs-Newark and New Brunswick core courses. See
below for more information.
