Degree Requirements:
36 credits selected from classes offered by the department with a
grade of C or better, including:
- 37:575:100 or 37:575:101
(Introductory course)
- 37:575:315 (Employment Law)
- 37:575:395
(Perspectives--a survey of theories relevant to the major, taught with
an emphasis on professional communication/writing)
- 37:575:490
or 496 or 497 (Capstone internship. Students with work experience can
take any 200-400 level 37:575 course to waive capstone internship
requirement.)
Up to 6 of these credits may consist of
courses in related social science disciplines.
Research
Methods/Statistics Requirement:
One 3-credit course. Courses
from Rutgers-New Brunswick that automatically meet this requirement include
37:575:401 (labor studies); 01:920:311 (sociology); 01:830:200
(psychology); 01:790:300 (political science); 10:762:205 (planning and public policy); 01:220:322 (economics); 01:450:319 (geography); or
01:960:211, 212, or 285 (statistics); other courses will be considered on
a case-by-case basis.
General Education Requirements (24
credits):
These are automatically met by a student transferring
with an associate in arts (A.A.) or associate in science (A.S.) degree from a New Jersey county college. For other students,
including those who hold associate in applied science (A.A.S.) degrees or those who transfer before
attaining an A.A. or A.S. degree, the requirements can be met via a
combination of courses taken at a county college and at Rutgers-New
Brunswick.
In general, any of the classes designated by the Rutgers
School of Arts and Sciences within a given category are acceptable, as
are any of the classes that articulate into a category according to NJ
Transfer.
- Writing and communication. Expository
writing plus a second class that is writing intensive for a total of 6
credits. The following classes within the major can be used to meet the
second class requirement: 201, 202, or 362.
- Quantitative
reasoning. 3 credits in college-level mathematics or in a course
utilizing applied quantitative reasoning plus the 3-credit class in
research methods/statistics (for a total of 6 credits). Classes in
accounting, finance, or other quantitative business areas are considered
to use applied quantitative reasoning.
- Science. 6
credits. Courses from natural science departments as well as those from
other departments which are primarily science.
- Arts and humanities. 6 credits. Any course from an art, music, English, foreign language, classics, religion, or other humanities department;
courses from area studies programs or interdisciplinary departments may
be counted on a case-by-case basis.
- History. 3 credits.
Any course from a history department or any course primarily historical
in nature from another department. The following classes within the
major can be used to meet this requirement: 201, 202, or 407.
Note
that a social science general education requirement is automatically
met by classes in the major.
Academic Policy and Admission Requirements:
This program is designed to accommodate the needs of transfer and nontraditional students. For admissions requirements and academic policies, please visit: http://smlr.rutgers.edu/smlr/academic-policies-for-bs-in-labor-and-employment-relations.
Please note that the academic and other regulations established by the faculty and administration of the School of Management and Labor Relations and the Board of Governors of the university are subject to amendment at any time. Questions related to general student rules that fall under the jurisdiction of the School of Management and Labor Relations may be directed to the appropriate program.
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B.S. in Labor and Employment Relations and B.A. in Labor Studies and Employment Relations 
