Degree requirements are provided here for M.B.A. students. Specialty master's students should consult their program administrators for details or the
website.
The
general master of business administration (M.B.A.) degree program
requires a minimum of 60 credits. The professional accounting M.B.A.
program requires 66 credits. Completion of the prescribed program of
courses is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the award of
a degree. Consult the Degree Programs chapter
for specific course requirements. In no case are students permitted to attempt to take more than 75 credits of approved courses
toward their degree.
Time Limits
A time limit of
eight calendar years from the date of first enrollment to the part-time M.B.A. is permitted for
achieving the M.B.A. degree. Any courses (except for transfer credits, discussed below) taken more than eight
years before the date of graduation are not counted toward the degree.
Students are required to retake such courses.
Incomplete Coursework
If,
for legitimate reasons, a student is unable to complete all the required coursework or examinations, a faculty member may choose to
submit a grade of INC (incomplete). If the coursework is not completed,
the INC is automatically changed to an F on February 1 for the summer
trimester, June 1 for the fall trimester, and September 1 for the
spring trimester. Justified reasons for the submission of the grade of
INC might include illness requiring medical attention, personal emergency obligations claimed by the student and recognized as valid,
recognized religious holiday(s), and severe inclement weather causing
dangerous travel conditions.
Students incurring more than two
INC grades in the same trimester may be contacted by the Scholastic Standing Committee. The committee reserves the right to place on
probation any student who consistently fails to complete coursework on
time, in which case that student will be permitted no future INC grades.
Scholastic Standing
Students
must maintain an academic average of no less than 2.5. The student's
average is computed on the basis of all courses taken for credit. Each
grade received in a course that has been failed and then repeated is
included in the calculation. Grades received in courses not given at a
graduate department of Rutgers University or New Jersey Institute of Technology are not included
in the computation.
Grades are rounded to the third decimal
place; a 2.499 is not equivalent to a 2.5. The MBA Program Office reviews each student's academic record at the end of each
trimester. Students will be placed on probation and receive a letter from the assistant dean of M.B.A. Program the first time their semester grade-point average falls below 2.5. If
the student's grade-point average falls below 2.5 a second time any time in the future, they will be dismissed from the the M.B.A. program. The student will be notified in writing by the assistant dean for the M.B.A. program of the dismissal due to failure to uphold academic standards. Appeals
of these actions may be submitted in writing, to the Sr. director of the M.B.A.program for review by the M.B.A. academic standing committee. The decision of the M.B.A academic standing committee is final.
Students should email or drop off such appeals to the
MBA Program Office in Newark. Students on academic probation
may be required to follow a program of study prescribed by their academic adviser or the M.B.A. academic standing committee during an appeal.
The successful completion of such a program is a
condition of the student's continued enrollment at Rutgers Business
School: Graduate Programs-Newark and New Brunswick. All M.B.A. candidates must complete
the program with a grade-point average of 2.500 or better.
Grade Deficiency
A
student may repeat a failed credit or not-for-credit course only once.
Both grades will be used in computing the grade-point average. A second
failure in that course will be grounds for the dismissal of the student
from the program.
Repeat Policy:
An RBS graduate student who earns a grade of D or F may repeat
the course and have the original grade eliminated from the cumulative
grade-point average.
The option is subject to the following limitations:
1. The original D or F grade remains on the transcript.
2. The repeated course must carry the same subject number
and course title, or the equivalent, as approved by the student's program
director.
3. If the course is repeated more than once, the repeat
option cancels only one D or F grade.
4. This grade
replacement policy may be applied to one (1) RBS graduate course.
Students may repeat additional courses, but the original D or F for every course
exceeding the one-course limit remains in the computation of the cumulative
grade-point average.
5. This policy applies to RBS graduate courses only and will
not be applied to courses offered by other graduate schools.
*This policy cannot be applied to courses taken prior to Fall 2023. No D or F grades prior to Fall 2023 will be eligible to repeat under this policy.
Conflict with Faculty or Grade
Appeal
Sometimes students
want to appeal a faculty member's decision. Matters such as review of a
specific grade given by a faculty member should first be discussed with the
faculty member and then referred to the department chair.
However, if unresolved, students
can choose to appeal to the following persons in the exact order listed:
- professor
- department
chair
- program
director
- Office of
the Dean (Dean's representative such as the Vice Dean of Academic Programs
will have the final decision)
Each
appeal to these individuals must be made in writing with a copy to the school
for the student's file. Each person in turn will respond in writing with a copy
for the student's file.
M.B.A. Challenge Examination(s) and Credit Transfers
Students
may apply to sit for a challenge examination in core course and
foundations subjects to prove competency and to be allowed to substitute a higher level elective in place of the core requirement. There is a $50 fee for each examination. Contact
the MBA Program Office for information. Students must complete challenge exams within the first three semesters following their initial enrollment. Any exceptions to this rule must be approved by the executive director of M.B.A. programs.
Students
in the part-time M.B.A. program may receive approval for previous
coursework in a degree program from an institution accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). The
course must have been completed within five years of first enrollment, and
the student must have received a grade of B or better in the course. This approval must occur during the semester of first enrollment. Students must contact the RBS Office of Graduate Admissions for approval of transfer credits.
The
total number of credits that may be granted toward the M.B.A. degree
based on transfers from other institutions cannot exceed 6 credits, except in the case of students enrolled in dual-degree programs at Rutgers University. Please check with the MBA Program Office or our website for the specific requirements of dual-degree programs.
Transfer Course policy between Rutgers Business School master's
degree programs (effective Fall 2023):
1. Students who are accepted into a second Rutgers Business
School master's degree program (after completing an initial RBS master's
degree) can transfer up to twelve (12) credits between programs so long as
those courses satisfy the applicable degree requirements, all degree
requirements for both degrees are met and pending the program director's
approval.
2. Waived courses cannot be applied as a transfer course
between programs.
3. The transfer course option between Rutgers Business School
degree programs is restricted to a time frame of within five years of
completing the first graduate degree.
4. The transfer course option applies only to courses within
the Rutgers Business School, not academic units within Rutgers nor outside the
university.
5. Only courses with a grade of B or higher will transfer.
6. Individual RBS graduate programs
may impose lower limits on the number of allowed RBS graduate credits, may
impose additional restrictions on the list of approved courses or on the
requisite workload of the courses, or may disallow use of graduate credits
entirely. The director of the graduate program is responsible for reviewing and
approving the use of any courses taken while an RBS graduate toward completion
of the second graduate degree.
Re-enrollment to the Program
All students that take one term off (summer term excluded) must complete a
re-enrollment form. Please contact the MBA Program Office for more information.
All persons requesting re-enrollment must have on
file a Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score no older than
five years prior to the date of readmission. It is the responsibility of
each applicant to check with the MBA Program Office as to
the exact credentials needed.
All re-enrolled students must fulfill the
current curriculum requirements. The application of a student with a
cumulative average below 2.5 or a student who has attempted 69 credits
or more is referred to the Scholastic Standing Committee for review and
possible action.
Re-enrollment to the program is based upon the availability of
space for the specific trimester of reentry; thus, students are advised
to make their applications well in advance. Re-enrolled students are also
advised that any courses, examinations, advanced standing credits, or
waivers taken or given prior to eight years before the date of
graduation are not counted toward the degree.
**The school retains student files for a period of one year; thus,
depending upon the length of time out of the program, the applicant for
re-enrollment may be required to resubmit all admissions credentials and
pay the application fee.
Degree Programs 
