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 at 732-932-3000, ext. 512 for additional information.

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

• New Student Orientation
• Scarlet Guide - 2009 - for all incoming students at the New Brunswick Campus (11.3MB PDF)
• First-Year Student Insert - 2009 - for first-year students of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (1.2MB PDF)
• First Year SEBS Registration Information Form - 2009 - for all incoming first-year students (92k PDF)
• Scarlet Guide Transfer Student Insert - Spring 2010 - for all incoming transfer students (539k PDF)
• First Year Student Course Selection List - Fall 2009 (165k PDF)
• Information for Transfer Students

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
• Graduation Requirements
• Important Dates to Remember
• Important Information Regarding Biology and Chemistry
• Policies on Repeated Courses
• Statewide Transfer Agreement (62k PDF)
• 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