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Rutgers University - Newark Campus

Rutgers University - Newark Campus
249 University Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102-1896

Official telephone: (973) 353-1766
Fax number: (973) 353-1440
Website: rutgers-newark.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: New student orientation held during the summer.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration/management, nursing, accounting
Majors with the lowest enrollment: journalism, computer science, information sciences/systems
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 84%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 377 men, 248 women
Full-time faculty: 253 men, 151 women
Part-time faculty: 124 men, 97 women
Graduation rate: 57% 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, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry
Education certifications are offered: 0
Cooperative programs are offered: 0
Combined 2-2 programs available:
5-year baccalaureate-MBA with Rutgers Business School; Baccalaureate/M.A. in Criminal Justice with the School of Criminal Justice; Baccalaureate/MPA with the School of Public Affairs and Administration; Cooperative baccalaureate
program with School of En
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
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 off-campus at Rutgers, the St U of New Jersey--New Brunswick.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Rutgers, the St U of New Jersey--New Brunswick.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Africana/Afro-American Studies
  • Allied Health Technologies
  • American Studies
  • Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Physics
  • Art
  • Biological Sciences/Biology
  • Botany
  • Central/East European Studies
  • Chemistry
  • Clinical Lab Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Finance
  • French
  • Geology
  • Geoscience Engineering
  • German
  • History
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Independent Major
  • Information Systems
  • Journalism
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Technology
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Portuguese/Lusophone World Studies
  • Psychology
  • Puerto Rican Studies
  • Science/Technology/Society
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre Arts/Dramatic Art
  • Visual Art
  • Women's Studies
  • Zoology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)