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Rutgers University - Newark

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

Official telephone: (973) 353-1766
Fax number: (973) 353-1440
Website: https://www.newark.rutgers.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
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 held during the summer.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: accounting, criminal justice, finance
Majors with the lowest enrollment: physics, women's studies, geology
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 86%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 577 men, 298 women
Full-time faculty: 353 men, 167 women
Part-time faculty: 224 men, 131 women
Graduation rate: 66% 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
Combined 2-2 programs available:
Numerous five-year combined bachelor's/master's programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, and Spain.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Honors College. Interdisciplinary programs in archaeology, international affairs, legal studies, women's studies. Continuing professional education.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Rutgers U--New Brunswick.
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus at Rutgers U--New Brunswick.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at New Jersey Inst of Tech.

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 Laboratory Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Finance
  • French
  • Geology
  • Geoscience Engineering
  • German
  • History
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Independent Major
  • Information Systems
  • Italian
  • 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
  • Video Production
  • Visual Art
  • Women's Studies
  • Zoology
Doctorates

  • American Studies
  • Applied Physics
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Criminal Justice
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Global Affairs
  • Integrative Neuroscience
  • Management
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing
  • Nursing Practice
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Urban Systems
Master's Degrees

  • Accountancy
  • American Studies
  • Applied Physics
  • Behavioral/Neural Sciences
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Biology
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • English
  • Environmental Geology
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Global Affairs
  • History
  • Jazz History/Research
  • Liberal Studies
  • Management
  • Nursing
  • Political Science
  • Professional Accounting
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Quantitative Finance
  • Taxation

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

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