First-Year Transfer Credit

Incoming first-year students who completed course work at a 2 or 4 year college while still enrolled in high school, may submit official College transcripts to be reviewed for transfer credit. All college coursework at the 100 level or higher, that is completed with a grade of "C" or better, will transfer for unspecified elective credit. Equivalency for college courses completed while in high school will only be granted upon approval by the Rutgers Academic Department responsible for evaluating the course. Students may transfer a maximum of 60 credits for college coursework completed while in high school. Regardless of college level courses completed, all incoming first year students who do not earn an Associate's Degree at the time of high school graduation, must still sit for the Rutgers Placement Test in English and Mathematics (unless they meet one of the exemptions below). If their placement on the Rutgers exam is equivalent to or higher than the course they are transferring, the courses will be reviewed for both credit and equivalency. (See chart below for examples).

Rutgers academic departments have already/will review all coursework taken at the college level to determine if the courses completed are equivalent to a Rutgers offered class. A syllabus will be required for the transfer credit review for all courses completed at other New Jersey colleges/universities and those courses completed at 2 or 4 year schools outside of New Jersey. Students may only receive credit for a specific course through one of the following means: Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or 5), International Baccalaureate (Higher Level exam scores of 7, 6, 5), A-Level Cambridge International Exams (scores of A, B, C), college transfer credit ("C" or better grade, 100 level or higher), or Rutgers University credit.

Official Transcripts/Exam Results should be sent directly to transcripts@admissions.rutgers.edu or mailed to:

Rutgers–New Brunswick
Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Room 202
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
65 Davidson Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8097

No Degree Credit is granted for College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams or Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including those offered through Coursera, even when those courses are offered by units of Rutgers University.

Approval of transfer credits only apply while enrolled in SEBS. SEBS students who transfer to other schools or colleges (like MGSA, Engineering, RBS, or SAS), will have their previously transferred credits re-evaluated by their new academic services office. Some courses approved at SEBS may not count at other units within the university. Each school sets its own policies.

What Is an Unspecified Elective Credit?

Those are credits that count toward your total 120 credits needed to graduate, but do not fulfill any specific major, minor, or core curriculum requirement. Every SEBS Program of study includes a minimum of 3 credits of unspecified elective credit.

Does College Transfer Credit Exempt a First-Year Student from Placement Testing?

Incoming first years who are completing an Associate's Degree concurrent with the high school graduation should contact the SEBS First-year Dean, first_year@sebs.rutgers.edu, to discuss testing exemptions, course evaluation and transfer, and first-semester course recommendations.

Examples of How Rutgers Placement Is Used in Review of Transer Credit