NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – With winter break travel budgets being about the only thing tighter than the seasonal job market, college students are increasingly using the break between semesters to grab a few extra credits toward their academic degrees. But students considering attending Rutgers-New Brunswick had better hurry. Online registration for Winter Session for current Rutgers students closes Saturday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m., and in-person registration for all students, including visitors returning home for the holidays, ends Monday, Dec. 7.
Late registration for all, which carries an additional $50 fee, runs Dec. 8-23. Classes begin Monday, Dec. 28 and end Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
“With the faltering economy adversely affecting travel and shopping plans, and even short-term employment opportunities, many students are taking a pragmatic view,” said Elizabeth Hough, director of Summer and Winter Sessions on the New Brunswick Campus of Rutgers. “A survey we conducted last winter showed the great majority – more than 85 percent – of Winter Session students took courses required for their academic degrees.” She added that the between-semesters session also served students by providing additional sections for overenrolled courses, and offering courses rarely scheduled during fall and spring semesters.
“There’s an incentive for out-of-state students returning home for the holidays. They benefit from lower, in-state tuition. But students should check with their own colleges that credits earned at Rutgers will count toward their graduation requirements,” Hough cautioned.
For information about Winter Session at Rutgers, visit www.wintersession.rutgers.edu.
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