Transfer Credit Approval Versus Course Evaluations

  • Transferring credit to Rutgers -New Brunswick requires approval from the student's school.
  • Upon transfer, the relevant department at Rutgers must evaluate the content of the course to determine if it is equivalent to one that they offer.
  • If you have questions about school transfer requirements, please inquire with your school.

 Link to SAS Transfer Center      

Link to SEBS Office of Academic Services      

Transfer Evaluations for Life Sciences

  • Current SAS Students looking for transfer credit preapproval, please use the SAS Transfer Credit Preapproval Form to submit a syllabus for evaluation by faculty in the Division of Life Sciences .
  • Completed forms including syllabi (with lecture schedules and textbook information)  may be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
  • After evaluation is completed by the biological sciences advisor, the form will be submitted to SAS academic services for final approval. 
  • For evaluation of previously completed life science coursework, use the  SAS Transfer Evalaution Form  and submit directly to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Please submit non-life science coursework (chemistry, physics, math) to the appropriate department for evaluation. 

SAS Transfer Credit Preapproval Form

SAS Transfer Evalaution Form   

 

  • Current SEBS Students looking for transfer credit preapproval for life science coursework, please use the SEBS Transfer Course Preapproval Form . 
  •  Please submit form with course syllabi (including lecture schedules and textbook information) by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  •  After evaluation is completed by the biological sciences advisor, the form will be submitted to SEBS academic services for final approval.
  • For transfer students looking for equivalency for previously completed coursework, SEBS Transfer Course Evaluation Form  and submit via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

SEBS Transfer Course Preapproval Form    

 SEBS Transfer Course Evaluation Form           

Transfer Requirements for the Division of Life Sciences

  • Because every department structures their curriculum differently, mixing first year introductory biology courses between multiple schools results in students missing important content.
  • Thus, we require that all semesters of introductory life science coursework be conducted at a single institution.
  • All coursework must be evaluated by the Division of Life Sciences before any equivalent course can be determined. Please contact the Director of Advising, Biological Sciences for assistance.
  • Any non-Life Sciences course (for example, Chemistry, Physics, or Calculus) must be evaluated by the appropriate department at Rutgers.
  • Most courses at the New Jersey County and Community Colleges have been evaluated and their Rutgers transfer status listed on NJ Transfer.  

Residency Requirement for Biological Sciences

  • Students who plan to major in Biological Sciences must keep in mind that a maximum of 16 credits of course work from among General Biology, Genetics, and the Life Sciences electives may be transferred from any institution outside of Rutgers-New Brunswick. 
  • Those students who wish to minor in Biological Sciences are limited to 3 courses taken at institutions outside of Rutgers-New Brunswick.

General Biology at Other Rutgers Campuses

Camden:

General Biology I with lab (50:120:101 and 107) and
General Biology II with lab (50:120:102 and 108)
(Both semesters must be taken at a single campus)

Newark:

Concepts in Biology (21:120:200 or 28:120:200, 4 cr) and
Foundations in Ecology and Evolution with lab (21:120:205 or 21:216:205 or 28:120:205  and  206, 4 cr) and 
Foundations in Molecular and Cellular Bio with lab (21:120:201 and 202, 4 cr)
(all three semesters with labs must be taken for equivalency to General Biology at New Brunswick)

Please note that "General Biology" at Newark, 21:120:101 and 102 is no longer a class for science majors, effective Fall 2011 and later.

Winter and Summer Session Courses

  • Winter session courses of greater than 1 credit will not count for the major. All courses towards the Biological Sciences major/minor must run 5 weeks minimum to count.