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Rutgers University - New Brunswick Campus

Rutgers University - New Brunswick Campus
65 Davidson Road, Room 202
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8097

Official telephone: (732) 932-1766
Website: nb.rutgers.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held the first few weeks of the semester.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions of four to six weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business management, psychology, biology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: animal science, finance, art
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 89%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 1436 men, 930 women
Full-time faculty: 1032 men, 501 women
Part-time faculty: 404 men, 429 women
Graduation rate: 73% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry
Education certifications are offered: 0
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: 0
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, art, business, computer science, health professions, natural science, technologies
Combined 2-2 programs available:
5-year B.A. or B.S./MBA program in Rutgers Business School; 8-year Bachelor/Medical Dual Degree program with UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; 5-year BS/BS in Bioenvironmental engineering with the School of Engineering; 5-year accelerated baccalau
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University), Sea Semester
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Africana Studies
  • Agricultural Science
  • American Studies
  • Animal Science
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Sciences in Engineering
  • Art History
  • Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Sciences/Biology
  • Biomathematics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioresource Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Cell Biology/Neuroscience
  • Ceramic Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Communication
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Dance
  • East Asian Languages/Area Studies
  • Ecology/Natural Resources
  • Economics
  • Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Planning/Design
  • Environmental Policy/Institutions/Behavior
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental/Business Economics
  • European Studies
  • Evolutionary Anthropology
  • Exercise Science/Sports Studies
  • Finance
  • Food Science
  • French
  • Genetics
  • Genetics/Microbiology
  • Geography
  • Geological Sciences
  • German
  • History
  • History/French
  • History/Political Science
  • Industrial/Systems Engineering
  • Information Technology/Informatics
  • Italian
  • Jewish Studies
  • Journalism/Mass Media Studies
  • Labor Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management
  • Management Science/Information Systems
  • Marine Science
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Technology
  • Medieval Studies
  • Meteorology
  • Microbiology
  • Middle Eastern Studies
  • Molecular Biology/Biochemistry
  • Music
  • Nutrition Science
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Planning/Public Policy
  • Plant Sciences
  • Political Science
  • Portuguese
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Puerto Rican/Hispanic Caribbean Studies
  • Religion
  • Russian
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Statistics
  • Statistics/Mathematics
  • Theatre Arts
  • Visual Art
  • Women's/Gender Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate