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 or a liberal
arts and science institution with equivalent accreditation.
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.
