Yes, the MBS is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) degree and is eligible for STEM OPT extension for international students, and has a STEM CIP code for visa purposes. 

To check your application status, use this link: https://rutgers.force.com/ApplicantPortal/AppPortalCustom

Once your application is complete with all supporting documents, it typically takes two to three weeks for a decision to be made. 

e-transcripts@gradadm.rutgers.edu

grad_help@gradadm.rutgers.edu

Please visit this link: http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu/information/international-students 

GRE scores are optional and are not required for admission.

• Tuition costs for Master of Business and Science students are assessed on a per-credit basis.
• For the 2020-2021 school year, in-state and online tuition is $900/credit.
  • On campus, off campus, computer, and additional school fees will apply. 
• For more information on costs and fees, view the second page of this Tuition & Fees PDF. 
  • Reference Master of Business and Science OR Master of Business and Science (Online) based on your student type.
• Tuition is determined by the School of Graduate Studies and listed by Student Accounting. 

For general financial aid questions visit this link. 

Yes. If you are an MBS student and you need to take a temporary leave (fall/spring) due to extenuating circumstances such as work travel, illness, etc, register for matriculation continued, 16:137:800. for a maximum of two consecutive terms.This is essentially a placeholder to keep your status active with Rutgers and MBS.  Please also notify your MBS advisor.  Failure to register for matriculation continued will result in the deactivation of your Rutgers NetID/email in addition to submitting a readmission form.There is no tuition fee for this registration, although a student fee is charged. For International students, you will have to check with your International Student Advisor for information regarding visa regulations and eligibility for this option.

Steps to register for Matriculation continued:

1) Login to WebReg using your Netid and password: https://sims.rutgers.edu/webreg/

2) Choose semester[Spring or Fall] 

3) Navigate to "Course Lookup" and choose respective location of your graduate program.

4) In the "Course lookup tab", under "Search by keyword" enter the course number(16:137:800) and click submit.

5) The course appears as shown below. and you can click on the "Register" link to proceed further.

We understand students have unexpected life circumstances or work obligations that may require taking a semester off.  If you have registered for "Matriculation Continued", you do not need to fill our a readmission form (see this FAQ). If not, you will be required to fill out the readmission form and submit it to the PSM office for review/approval. Prior to being considered for readmission, students must have resolved all incomplete course grades and meet satisfactory academic progress. Please meet  with an academic advisor to discuss.

Requests for verifications are received by the Registrar's Office from external agencies such as credit card companies, prospective employers, lending institutions, state departments of higher education, government agencies, students, and others. In order to expedite processing the large number of verification requests received, a standard computer generated form letter has been adopted to provide information generally requested by external agencies instead of completing every specialized form received individually.

Link: http://nbregistrar.rutgers.edu/grad/enrollver.htm

Please click here for information on how to drop a course on WebReg.

Fill out the SPN webform with the course(s) you would like to register for and in the comments section indicate that you are a RU undergrad accepted to the MBS degree. If approved, a member from our team will email the registrar's office on your behalf to register you for the course(s).

The maximum number of credits that graduate students (domestic or international) can register for in a given semester is 16 credits.

The MBS program and Rutgers School of Graduate Studies follows the Rutgers University Academic Calendar. This calendar provides the semester start and end dates as well as other important dates related to academics.

Please click this link to learn more about important registration deadlines. 

Courses in the Master of Business and Science Degree use Canvas. 

Face-to-Face: Requires students to attend class at a campus or center location.

Online: Online courses are completely online. Students attend class from a distance on a computer or mobile device. Online instruction utilizes the web-based learning management system Canvas to deliver instruction using multimedia tools, including interactive discussion boards, audio-video recordings, bookmarks, chat rooms, announcements, and webcasts.

Online Asynchronous: Students attend class from a distance on a computer or mobile device. Instruction is recorded and can be accessed at any time. Coursework is completed according to the due dates set by the instructor.

Online Synchronous: Students attend class from a distance on a computer or mobile device. Instruction is live, online at a specific date and time. Coursework is completed according to the due dates set by the instructor.

Hybrid: Hybrid courses are a combination of face-to-face and online (asynchronous or synchronous). Most hybrid courses meet a maximum of one day per week in the classroom and conduct the remainder of the learning online.

The course delivery format is listed for each course on WebReg and the Schedule of Classes. 

Yes, please fill out this form to switch from being a fully online student to a hybrid/in-person student (or vice versa). Students are coded differently in the registrar system based on whether they are fully online or in-person/hybrid.

Note: if you are an online student switching to hybrid/in-person, you must upload your vaccination status. Click here to learn more about how to upload your vaccination status.

The MBS degree does not require a thesis. 

Please refer to the colloquium webpage. 

The timing for the delivery of the diplomas is ultimately determined by the registrar. The MBS office has no control over the length of the approval process nor has any knowledge of the timing of diploma delivery. For the most accurate information, contact the New Brunswick Office of the Registrar directly (https://nbregistrar.rutgers.edu/).

Please see this link for important graduate school deadlines and dates. 

The Master of Business and Science degree staff also hold a separate graduation dinner once a year in the Spring in celebration of our graduates.

Students must complete all of the requirements for the Master of Business and Science degree in order to graduate. These requirements, along with the necessary forms, are listed on the Canvas PSM Student portal and must be completed there. 

There are prerecorded videos explaining how to complete the forms, and we run workshops every semester on how to submit graduation forms.

If you completed your undergaduate degree with more than 120 credits, you can transfer up to 12 credits, that you earned as an undergraduate, into the MBS program.

• 6 of the 12 are “doubled counted" (i.e. Undergraduate Credits 121-126).
• 6 of the 12 are "advance standing" (i.e. Undergraduate Credits 127-1132).

We recommend student to register for science courses while they are still an undergraduate. 4+1 students will be eligible to take MBS business courses upon completion of their undergraduate degree. The science courses can be any 400 or 500+ level science courses from their science department. Many of the science courses are given during the day, so it is best to take them as an undergraduate as many of our 4+1 students end up working while completing the MBS degree. 

The Externship course is the most popular option for 4+1 students. This is a course where you are assigned a company project and work with a team. It is a great course for those that don’t have an internship or want to get a feel for the field. Another option is the Python Methodologies course for students who did not take a programming course undergraduate or for those interested in analytics, bioinformatics, etc. For those in the life sciences, we recommend the Biotech courses. We also recommend students take any 400 level science courses that they did not take towards their undergraduate degree. As a 4+1 BS/MBS students you will be eligible to take MBS business courses when you complete your undergraduate degree. We schedule 4+1 advising sessions each semester for more information.

The School of Graduate studies requires that “the student must have earned at least 9 credits at Rutgers in a graduate program prior to the transfer request. (See SGS transfer credits policy for more information).

After you complete 9 credits as a graduate student, you need to complete 2 forms

• Double Counting and Advanced Standing Form
• Transfer Credit Form-New Brunswick

Upon completion, send the forms to bam165@docs.rutgers.edu  for review, approval and processing.

 Once the completed forms are received by the MBS office, they are then sent to the Graduate School Dean’s Office and then to the Office of the Registrar. The timing for approval is ultimately determined by the registrar. The MBS office has no control over the length of the approval process nor has any knowledge of the timing as to when the change will take effect.

To determine whether the change from non-matriculated to degree status has taken effect, you can look at your transcript. When the change is approved the “Degree Sought” status will change from “NON-MATRICULATED “ to “TERMINAL MASTERS”. (see below)

No, fully online students are not eligible to take in-person/hybrid courses.

Yes, please fill out this form to switch from being a fully online student to a hybrid/in-person student (or vice versa). Students are coded differently in the registrar system based on whether they are fully online or in-person/hybrid.

Note: if you are an online student switching to hybrid/in-person, you must upload your vaccination status. Click here to learn more about how to upload your vaccination status.