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Undergraduate Education

Your passion may be philosophy or plant science, economics, or environmental planning. You may want to study anthropology, criminal justice, or Russian. Maybe you have a clear idea of your academic goals, or maybe you’re looking for mentors to help give you direction. Whatever your goals, Rutgers has a place for you.

 
Honors Programs

Honors programs provide a chance for exceptional students to take advantage of special opportunities and challenges beyond the traditional curriculum and classroom, including honors seminars, peer mentoring, and honors research experiences and internships. Learn more:

Study Abroad

Rutgers Study AbroadUndergraduates have the chance to participate in a Rutgers Study Abroad program at destinations such as England, Ireland, Kenya, and the Netherlands. “I learned so much about myself, so much about life in general,” said one study abroad participant, “and I was able to check off some of those lifetime goals: swim in the Caribbean, spend a night in a rain forest, travel internationally, see leaf-cutter ants, and teach in an underprivileged city.” Learn more.

Major Courses of Study

Do you want options? You’ll have plenty at Rutgers, including more than 4,000 courses and 100 major programs of study.

At Rutgers, students have the chance to learn from leading scholars, scientists, and creative artists in the university’s classrooms, laboratories, and performance spaces. Rutgers professors develop cutting-edge innovations and ideas, and they will inspire you to excel.

You could be spending time in the lab for “Organic Chemistry,” then heading off for a seminar in “Oral History of the American Experience in World War II.”

Rutgers offers traditional liberal arts majors (think French, mathematics, and philosophy) and builds on a core foundation in the arts and sciences with professional school programs (everything from biomedical engineering to theater arts) as well as plenty of specialized programs and courses of study.

Just consider the possibilities: you can major in childhood studies at Camden College of Arts and Sciences. In New Brunswick, exercise science and sports studies is one of the majors available at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and everything from biomathematics to medieval studies is offered at the School of Arts and Sciences. There’s even a public service major at Rutgers–Newark’s School of Public Affairs and Administration.

Looking to delve into more than one field? Then think about a minor. Among the challenging and innovative minors available are programs in equine science; women’s studies; Hungarian; and even national security, intelligence, and counter terrorism studies.

The choice is yours. Explore the majors available at Rutgers.

A Family of Schools and Colleges

Our undergraduate schools and colleges are dedicated to exploring the full range of the human experience. Our liberal arts institutions instill an academic excellence built on a core foundation in the arts and sciences and our professional schools prepare graduates to excel in specialized areas.