Information for Incoming Students

Welcome to Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences! This website has been designed to provide newly admitted students information about our programs, and specifies what you need to know as a newly admitted first-year or transfer student. In addition, we encourage you to visit our Academics page or contact the Office of Academic Programs and Research at 732-932-3000, ext. 512 for additional information.

Many of your questions may be answered by reading the following documents:

• Scarlet Guide 2008 - for all incoming students at the New Brunswick Campus (5.74MB PDF)
• First-Year Student Insert - for first-year students of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (1.32MB PDF)
• Transfer Student Insert - for all incoming transfer students (419k PDF)
• Fall 2008 SEBS First-Year Student Course Selection List (178k PDF)

Academic Information

• Academics
• Academic Advisers for First-Year Students
• Advanced Placement Tests
• Area Requirements
• Byrne Seminars
• Computation of Grade-Point Average
• Course Sequence Models
• Declaring a Major
• Evaluation of Transfer Credits
• First-Year Interest Group Seminars
• First-Year Student Course Selection Forms (106k PDF)
• Graduation Requirements
• Important Dates to Remember
• Important Information Regarding Biology and Chemistry
• Policies on Repeated Courses
• Reading Your First-Year Course Schedule
• Rutgers Placement Testing and Advising
• Registrar's Office
• Schedules

Additional Information

• Campus Map
• Information for Transfer Students
• Resources Available to Students
• Safety & Security
• Scholarships and Financial Aid
• Special Rutgers Computer Pricing for Students
• The Student Co-Op Bookstore