Graduate School-Newark

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Graduate Nondegree Program

Interested in beginning graduate study but not yet ready to submit a formal application?  Consider enrolling as a nondegree student!

• The nondegree program allows you to take up to 12 graduate credits before you formally apply to a program.  These 12 credits will count toward your degree should you apply and gain admission.
  
  
• A bachelor's degree is REQUIRED.  Letters of recommendation, GRE scores, and college transcripts are NOT REQUIRED.
  
  
• Only selected courses are open for nondegree enrollment.  Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are available without a special permission number from the department.  Courses marked with a pound (#) sign require a special permission number on the Course Request Form from the program chair, dean, or faculty instructor.   Courses without the asterisk or pound sign are NOT available to nondegree students.  
  
  If you instead view the Online Schedule of Classes , in place of the asterisk you will read AVAILABLE FOR NM STUDENTS; in place of the pound sign, you will read NM STU NEED INST OR PROG DIR APPV.  Courses with neither notation are NOT open to nondegree enrollment.
  
  If you are interested in Global Affairs, please select appropriate courses in Political Science.
  
   
• Nondegree enrollment is available in the following subject areas:

Biology                                 History
Chemistry                             Liberal Studies
Criminal Justice                    Nursing
Economics                            Political Science
English                                 Public Administration
Global Affairs
 

• Classes begin Tuesday, September 1, 2009.

Nondegree Applications Instructions for Fall 2009

A complete application packet consists of the following:

1. Application for Graduate Admission.  Apply online at gradstudy.rutgers.edu and indicate that you are applying for the Nondegree Program.  If you use the downloadable web application, check the 'Nondegree Study' box on the top, left-hand side of page 1.  In the 'Program and Degree' section (also on page1), write in your program name but do not check any of the degree type boxes.
    

2. Application Fee Payment Form.  In the 'Application Fee' section, indicate how you wish to pay the $60.00 fee (by check or credit card).
    

3. Registration.  Once you have submitted the application and have been admitted, you may register for classes.  Please review the registration options below.

How to Register:

Before attempting to register, access the Online Schedule of Classes to determine if courses still have space availability (if open or closed).

   1.  Mail-in Registration

Apply online and submit a Course Request Form (with department signature and special permission number, if required) to the Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions, Rutgers University-Newark, 249 University Avenue, Newark, NJ, 07102-1896.     
 

   2. Online Registration

Register for courses online using Rutgers WEBREG.    Login using your 9-digit Rutgers ID.  Your Personal Access Code (PAC) is the first four digits of your birthday (ex. September 5th birthday = 0905 PAC code). 

Term bills may be paid online at www.studentabc.rutgers.edu one day following registration.
 

   3.  In-person Registration

Register in person using the Course Request Form.  You will receive a manual term bill at registration and will be expected to make payment the same day.

Term Bill Payment
Term bills may be paid online at www.studentabc.rutgers.edu one day following registration.
 

Office Hours
On these dates, the Office of Admissions, Registrar, Cashier, and Parking/ID Services will remain open late for your convenience.  All offices are located in Blumenthal Hall, 249 University Avenue, Newark.  For directions and campus map, please visit http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/maps/ .

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Last update 2009/07/27