Registration Procedures
Summer Session registrations and course changes will be accepted at the following locations on the
dates specified.
SUMMER SESSION REGISTRATION
FEBRUARY 28-MAY 5 and JULY 24-AUGUST 25
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BUILDING, ROOM 200F
65 DAVIDSON ROAD
BUSCH CAMPUS
MAY 8 - JULY 20
LUCY STONE HALL, A WING
54 JOYCE KILMER AVENUE
LIVINGSTON CAMPUS
Telephone 732/445-2104
Fax 732/445-0700
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(See calendar for evening registration)
PLEASE NOTE: After July 20 all registration procedures will be at the Administrative Services Building.
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Continuing Rutgers students may register by telephone (RTTRS), mail, fax, (732/445-0700) or in-person beginning February
28. Please refer to the Summer Session Calendar for pertinent dates. Instructions for using RTTRS and RTTRS worksheets
appear on pages 8 & 9.
New Brunswick students taking courses in Newark or Camden have to register and pay for all their courses at the New
Brunswick campus if not registering by telephone.
Advisors' or deans' signatures are not required to register for New Brunswick Summer Session courses. Students wanting
to take courses at other colleges or universities require approval from the officials monitoring their degree programs.
VISITING STUDENTS
Visiting Students Who Attended Summer Session 1999
Visiting students may register by using the Rutgers Touchtone Telephone Registration System (RTTRS) or, by mail or fax
(732/445-0700) using the registration form between pages 14 and 15. If registering by telephone, you are asked to notify
the Summer Session Registrar of any name or address change since last summer.
VISITING STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT ATTENDED SUMMER SESSION IN 1999.
Visiting students who did not attend Summer Session last year may register by mail, by fax, (732/445-0700), or in-person.
Please use the Summer Session Registration Form between pages 14 and 15. Registration forms are also available at the
Summer Session Office, 191 College Avenue or the Registrar's Office. Only one registration form is submitted. Additions
or deletions are made on a Change of Course Form or via the Rutgers Touchtone Telephone Registration System (RTTRS)
within the prescribed dates.
When officially registered, students may use the Rutgers Touchtone Telephone Registration System (RTTRS) to confirm
course selections, change courses, drop courses, and obtain grades.
NEWLY ADMITTED STUDENTS TO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOR 2000 FALL TERM
Newly admitted undergraduate students who wish to take summer courses are asked to consult with the academic dean of
the college to which they have been admitted.
Newly admitted graduate students who wish to take summer courses are asked to consult with their academic dean or
advisor.
Undergraduate applicants who have applied for admission, but have not yet been formally admitted to the university register
as students having no academic affiliation (see "All Other Applicants," below).
STUDENTS SEEKING READMISSION
Students seeking readmission to the university who wish to take summer courses are asked to contact the academic dean
of their college for procedures.
STUDENTS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND STUDENTS WITH NO
ACADEMIC AFFILIATION
Attendance during a summer session does not offer assurance of admission to the university for the regular academic year.
New students seeking degrees in divisions of the university which admit new degree candidates during a summer session
must make separate application through the appropriate admissions office well in advance of seeking admission to the
Summer Session.
Students applying for undergraduate courses are advised to seek approval from an academic officer at their institution for
transfer of credits. Transcripts or letters of approval are not required for registration.
Visiting Students with a baccalaureate degree may register under their own signature for arts and sciences courses in the
graduate schools, except the Graduate School of Education. (See below)
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Students applying for courses in the Graduate School of Education are required to submit their registration forms with
supporting documentation describing their educational background and reasons for taking the course(s), by mail or in person
to the Associate Dean, Graduate School of Education, 10 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-1183. Registration
and bill payment must be completed within the prescribed dates in the Summer Session Calendar. Students who took
Graduate School of Education courses in prior summers are excused from above approval requirements.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Graduating high school seniors are referred to the paragraph, ALL OTHER APPLICANTS, below.
High school students with an above average academic record who have completed the tenth or eleventh grade by June 2000
may register for many of the introductory level courses in the 2000 Summer Session. Those interested should send their
registration form and a transcript of their secondary school record through January 2000 to:
Thomas A. Kujawski
Summer Session Office
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
191 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8546
ALL OTHER APPLICANTS
High school graduates, including graduating high school seniors, are encouraged to register for courses or programs to
further their educational goals.
Adults who wish to begin or resume their college education may be interested in the non-credit Transition Program, which
provides academic and personal support to students as they tackle the difficulties of attending college part-time. See center
insert for details.
Instructions For Completing Registration Form
FOR VISITING STUDENTS AND STUDENTS SEEKING
ADMISSION OR READMISSION
1. Complete the Summer Session Course Request form (between pages 14 & 15), Part 1, as per sample below.
2. Enter biographical information requested in Part 2.
3. Fax (732/445-0700) or mail form to: Summer Session Registrar
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
65 Davidson Road, Room 200F
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8096
OR
See page 8 for information on telephone registration if eligible to register by telephone.
CAMERA READY COPY OF SAMPLE REGISTRATION FORM GOES HERE
SUBMISSION OF SUMMER SESSION REGISTRATION FORM
Summer Session registration forms are accepted by mail, fax (732/445-0700) or in person from students not registering by
telephone during the registration periods listed in the New Brunswick Summer Session Calendar. A term bill will be sent
for the courses in which you have been registered. Students who do not receive a term bill fifteen days prior to the
beginning of classes should contact the Cashier's Office at 732/445-5438.
Students who register less than 15 days before the beginning of classes must make payment at the time of
registration.
For ease of registration and availability of courses, students are urged to register early.
Only one registration form is submitted. Additions or deletions are made via RTTRS or on a Change of Course Form
available in-person or by mail from the Registrar's Office or the Summer Session Office.
ADDRESS OF REGISTRAR'S OFFICE
New Brunswick (Regular Mail)
Summer Session Registrar
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
65 Davidson Road Room 200F
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8096
Telephone: 732/445-2104
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: From May 8 through July 20 in-person registration and bill payment will be taken at Lucy Stone Hall,
A Wing, (next to Blumberg Auditorium) on the Livingston Campus.
Lucy Stone Hall Telephone:732/445-2104.
Registration and bill payment, other than from May 8 through July 20, will be at the Administrative Services
Building, Busch Campus.
EVENING REGISTRATION until 6:30 p.m. as follows: May 10, June 7, and June 21 at Lucy Stone Hall.
A map and directions to the Registrar's Office are in the back of this catalog. Once on campus follow signs. If you need
further information, please call the Summer Session Office at 732/932-7565.
TELEPHONE REGISTRATION AND CHANGE OF REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY TOUCHTONE
TELEPHONE REGISTRATION SYSTEM
(RTTRS)
For Registration, Course Confirmation, Change of
Courses (Add/Drop) and Grade Inquiry.
Telephone registration dates and change of registration
First Term - February 28-April 21 for adding; May 26 for dropping
Second Term- February 28-May 19 for adding; June 23 for dropping
Third Term - February 28-June 2 for adding; July 2 for dropping
Hours of Availability:
Monday through Friday
7:00 a.m-12:00 midnight
Saturday
7:00 a.m-2:00 p.m.
Sunday
not available
PLEASE NOTE: Telephone registration, withdrawal, adding and dropping a course is not available for a given term after
the ending dates listed above. Students have to perform these transactions in person at the registrar's office .
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
1.Continuing Rutgers students may use the telephone to
register for the Summer Session.
2.Visiting students who attended the 1999 Summer
Session may register by telephone, after completing the
bottom portion of the registration form to update their address and mailing it to:
Summer Session Registrar
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Administrative Services Building, Room 200F
65 Davidson Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8096
Visiting students who did not attend the 1999 Summer Session may not register by telephone. They have to register by fax,
mail or in-person. However, once registered the telephone may be used to change courses (add or drop courses), verify
courses, and obtain unofficial notification of their grades.
RUTGERS TOUCHTONE TELEPHONE
REGISTRATION SYSTEM (RTTRS)
PROCEDURES
Hours of Availability: Mon.-Fri. 6:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Sat. 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Sun. Not Available.
A touchtone telephone is necessary to use this system. Once you have accessed RTTRS, you will receive recorded voice
prompting for each step and your transactions will be verified by recorded voice. It is not necessary to wait for a recorded
message to finish before entering data. Always access RTTRS with these four steps:
1. Call the RTTRS at either of the following numbers:
732/445-1999
973/353-1999
609/225 -1999
2. Enter Semester code. Summer = 7.
3. Enter your 9-digit student ID number (Social Security Number).
4. Enter your Personal Access Code (PAC), which is your
month and date of birth, when requested. (example 0206
for February 6).
Please keep this number confidential. If you wish to change your PAC, present two forms of identification to the
Summer Session Registrar.
REGISTRATION
From your Worksheet, (Section IIa) enter the action code 2 and the index number for each course you wish to take.
REGISTERING FOR A COURSE WITH A PREFIX
To register for a course where a prefix may be needed, use the numerical prefix code below, NOT the actual prefix.
PREFIX ---E USE PREFIX CODE ---1
Definition: course does not count in average or
toward degree
PREFIX ---G USE PREFIX CODE ---2
Definition:300-400 level course taken by a matriculated
Rutgers graduate student that counts towards the
graduate degree program
PREFIX ---N USE PREFIX CODE ---3
Definition: not-for-credit; "S"/ "U" grade; no
final exam
PREFIX ---P USE PREFIX CODE ---4
Definition: course is being taken on PASS/
NO CREDIT basis
PREFIX ---R USE PREFIX CODE ---5
Definition: course is being repeated for better
grade in accordance with academic policy of faculty
(available only to Rutgers students)
If you neglect to enter a credit prefix you will not
be able to add the prefix later using RTTRS. You
will have to do this at the Registrar's Office.
CLOSED COURSES AND SPECIAL
PERMISSION NUMBERS
There are instances when registration in certain closed courses may be allowed. Such permission may be granted, depending
upon department restrictions, only by the Summer Session Director, 191 College Avenue, during normal business hours.
If approval is granted to register for a closed course, a six-digit special permission number will be given which must be
entered when prompted by RTTRS. See Worksheet, Section II.
Helpful Hints
1.Complete Worksheet before calling RTTRS. Please note
the Action Code for the various transactions.
2.Your time is limited. If you get disconnected you may
call again and continue. The data previously entered has
been saved. When you call back you may wish to listen
to your schedule before continuing your transactions.
3. If you attempt to register for a course that is closed,
RTTRS will state an alternate section if one is offered.
Please refer to Closed Courses above.
CONFIRMING YOUR PROGRAM OF COURSES
Once registered, all students will be able to hear a listing of their courses via RTTRS. Follow the instructions on the RTTRS
Worksheet to access the system and then follow the recorded instructions to listen to your courses.
LATE REGISTRATION
Students who have not completed registration by the dates specified in the calendar may submit the Summer Session
Registration Form in person during the late registration period. Students who register or pay their bill during the late
registration period will be charged a $50 late fee.
CHANGE OF REGISTRATION (DROP/
ADD) AND WITHDRAWAL
Students unable to change their courses, using the Rutgers Touchtone Telephone Registration System (RTTRS) will have
to submit a Change of Course Form to the Registrar. Change of Course Forms are available at the Registrar's Office or the
Summer Session Office. Students who add and drop courses are required to do so prior to the last day of the late registration
period.
Changes of registrations are also permitted during the first week of the term. Students can only add a course in the same
term to retain full tuition credit. Otherwise, refund will be calculated as for a withdrawal and a "W" grade will be assigned.
Students who withdraw from a class after the term begins will have a "W" recorded on their transcript.
Please Note: Withdrawal from a course or the Summer Session via the RTTRS is not permitted after the date shown on page
8 for dropping have lapsed.
Withdrawal from a course is not permitted during the last seven calendar days of the course. Failing grades are assigned to
students who stop attending without official withdrawal.
CLOSED COURSES/SPECIAL
PERMISSION NUMBERS
Many courses reach maximum enrollment early. If your course is closed to further registration you will be notified by the
registrar. There are instances where registration in certain closed courses may be allowed. Such permission may be granted
only by the Summer Session Director, 191 College Avenue. If approval is granted to register for a closed course, a special
permission number will be given which must be used when registering for the closed course.
GRADE INQUIRY
Within a week to ten days after your course has ended, provided the grades have been submitted to the Registrar, students
may use RTTRS to hear their grades. Follow the instructions on the RTTRS Worksheet to access the system and then follow
the recorded instructions to listen to grades. GRADE INQUIRY IS AVAILABLE WEEKDAYS ONLY AFTER 3:00
P.M.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
New Jersey Resident
$63.00 Summer Session Student Fee.
$50.00 Late Registration/Late Bill Payment
$153.90 Tuition per credit for undergraduate courses numbered 001-499 (last three digits)
excluding courses offered by Cook
College (School 11), College of
Engineering (School 14), College of
Pharmacy (School 30) and School of
Business (School 33). See below for
these rates.
$158.35 Tuition per credit for School of
Business courses (School 33):
Accounting 010, Administrative
Studies 011, Business Law 140,
Finance 390, Management 620,
Management Information Systems
623, and Marketing 630.
$173.70 Tuition per credit for courses offered
by Cook College (School 11), College
of Engineering (School 14) and
College of Pharmacy (School 30).
$279.30 Tuition per credit for graduate courses numbered
500-800 (last three digits).
$308.65 Tuition per credit for Graduate
School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Non-Resident
$63.00 Summer Session Student Fee
$50.00 Late Registration/
Late Bill Payment
$314.20 Tuition per credit for undergraduate courses
numbered 001-499 (last three digits)
excluding courses offered by Cook
College (School 11), College of
Engineering (School 14), College of
Pharmacy (School 30) and School of
Business (School 33). See below for
these rates.
$320.05 Tuition per credit for School of
Business courses (School 33):
Accounting 010, Administrative
Studies 011, Business Law 140,
Finance 390, Management 620,
Management Information Systems
623, and Marketing 630.
$357.80 Tuition per credit for courses offered
by Cook College (School 11), College
of Engineering (School 14) and
College of Pharmacy (School 30).
$412.30 Tuition per credit for graduate courses numbered
500-800 (last three digits).
$455.30 Tuition per credit for Graduate
School of Applied and Professional Psychology
The NJ resident and non-resident tuition rates are indicated under the school or college for courses having a differential
tuition.
Non-resident tuition is charged to students who have not been legally domiciled in NJ for one full year prior to Summer
Sessions.