Incoming full-time students
are expected to demonstrate competence in calculus, statistics, and computer
skills. Faculty assume that students will have active knowledge of the required
materials throughout the program.
Calculus/Statistics Proficiency
Calculus:
Students who have completed a prior
3-credit undergraduate level course in calculus with a grade of B or better, will have satisfied this requirement.* AP
calculus does not waive the prerequisite. There is no time limit for when
the course was taken.
Statistics:
Students who have completed a prior
3-credit undergraduate level course in statistics with a grade of B or better, and have done so within no more than four years
of admission to Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick (RBS), will have satisfied this requirement.*
Three ways to satisfy the prerequisite if needed:
Option 1: RBS requires the
purchase of online Zoologic Business Essentials for all MBA
students. Students may use the calculus and statistics modules to satisfy
their prerequisites, by doing the course online and passing the final
exam with a grade of 80 or better. No credits are earned toward the M.B.A.
degree.
Option 2: Calculus and statistics may
be taken at a community college. To waive the prerequisite, students
must earn a grade of B or better and send the transcript to RBS
when the course(s) is completed. These credits will not count toward the
M.B.A. degree.
Option 3: Calculus and/or statistics
courses may be taken at RBS. The courses are 2
credits each and will count toward the degree, reducing the number of
elective credits needed.
Otherwise, all incoming
students must complete 2-credit courses in calculus and/or statistics during
the first trimester of enrollment. The courses are offered in the evening fall
and spring trimesters. Credits for calculus and/or statistics courses taken at
RBS during the first trimester
of enrollment will count toward the degree, reducing the number of elective
credits needed. Applicants are urged to complete, if at all possible, their
study of these subjects prior to starting the program.
Computer Proficiency
Students are expected to have
basic knowledge in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and database software programs as well as basic DOS and Windows skills. Students with limited exposure
to computers might consider enrolling in a course prior to the beginning of
classes.
*A completed 3-credit,
college-level course in mathematics which carries the title
"calculus" or "statistics" is presumed to meet the
requirements. A course which does not carry the title "calculus" may
qualify if it covers the following areas: algebra, functions, limits,
differentiation, optimization, partial derivatives, and matrix algebra
(operations and systems of equations). A course which does not
carry the title "statistics" may qualify if it covers the following
areas: descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, normal
distribution, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis
tests. Students who have completed such courses with a grade of B or better
must provide copies of the college catalog description if the courses do not
carry the title "calculus" and/or "statistics."
