Programs - Degree and Program Offerings

Program List

Rutgers has 29 degree-granting divisions, including 12 undergraduate schools, 11 graduate and graduate/professional schools, and six schools that offer both degree levels. Five are located in Camden, eight in Newark, and 16 in New Brunswick. They offer students a comprehensive array of programs. Complete graduate and undergraduate program offerings are contained in the graduate and undergraduate admissions applications materials.

Accreditation

As an institution, Rutgers is fully accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. That accreditation was renewed and endorsed in 1993, and will be reviewed again in 1998. The accreditation process is one of peer review which requires an institution to define itself through an institutional mission statement, and then reviews the institution according to an array of criteria to determine if the institution is able to successfully fulfill its mission. Apart from institutional accreditation, certain schools and programs also undergo specialized accreditation reviews, for example the Newark and Camden Law Schools, and the New Brunswick and Camden Schools of Business.

Innovative Programs

Rutgers offers a variety of innovative programs designed to make the most educationally and economically effective use of resources, enabling students to challenge themselves and complete degree requirements at an accelerated pace. These programs include continuing education; joint programs with other institutions; partnerships with K-12; and partnerships with business, industry, and government. Apart from these, Rutgers has a variety of other innovative programs. For example, undergraduate students pursuing professional programs first affiliate with an undergraduate college, taking a wide variety of arts and sciences for the first two years, before entering the professional school, where they take a concentration in their field of study; a number of programs exist in which the undergraduate programs articulate directly into graduate programs (e.g. the Master of Accounting in the School of Business); and interdisciplinary programs take full advantage of faculty resources in a number of departments (e.g. Women's Studies, Medieval Studies, and Jewish Studies). In addition, the Citizenship and Service Education program integrates public service and regular coursework. The result of this linking is to instill in students enrolled in the program a strong and committed sense of civic responsibility.

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