Undergraduate Catalog - New Jersey City University

32 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2011-2014 NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY
courses as well as special opportunities for
study through workshops, conferences, and
travel in the summer months. Two or more
summer sessions are offered each year, as are
online course offerings that span the entire
summer. Students wishing to register for
more than six credits and/or semester hours
per summer session must obtain permission
from their department chairpersons and the
Deans of their colleges.
Courses at Other Institutions
New Jersey City University students wishing
to take courses at other institutions
must first obtain permission, in the form of
a signed waiver, prior to taking the desired
courses. Waiver forms are available at the
University Advisement Center, Vodra Hall,
Rm. 101. Waivers for courses under way or
previously taken at other institutions will
not be granted. Waivers are not granted for
courses equivalent to courses simultaneously
offered at New Jersey City University.
Students wishing to substitute a course
from another institution for a General Studies
Program requirement or elective must
submit Application for Waiver of General
Studies Requirement forms for evaluation
and approval to their advisors and the
Dean of William J. Maxwell College of Arts
and Sciences. Students must then bring
the signed waiver forms to the Transfer
Resource Center, University Advisement
Center, Vodra Hall, Rm. 101. Waivers for
courses under way or previously taken at
other institutions will not be granted. Waivers
are not granted for courses equivalent
to courses simultaneously offered at New
Jersey City University.
Students wishing to substitute courses
from other institutions for requirements
or electives in their major programs must
submit Waiver of Major Requirement
forms for evaluation and approval to their
advisors and major department chairpersons
to the Transfer Resource Center, University
Advisement Center, Vodra Hall, Rm. 101.
Waivers for courses under way or previously
taken at other institutions will not be
granted. Waivers are not granted for courses
equivalent to courses simultaneously offered
at New Jersey City University.
In all cases, students will receive transfer
credit for courses taken at other institutions
in which they earn grades of “C” (2.0) or
better.
Students matriculated at New Jersey City
University cannot receive financial aid as
visiting students at other schools. However,
students should check with the financial
aid office of the schools they are visiting to
determine whether there exist consortium
agreements with New Jersey City University,
for purposes of enrollment there. Such
agreements must be reviewed and processed
by the financial aid offices at each
school. Supporting statements indicating
that the course(s) will be credited toward a
student’s degree requirements must also be
submitted.
Course Waivers
Students wishing to substitute non-General
Studies Program courses for General Studies
Program requirements or electives must
submit Application for Waiver of General
Studies Requirement forms for evaluation
and approval to their advisors and the
Dean of William J. Maxwell College of Arts
and Sciences. Students must then bring
the signed waiver forms to the Transfer
Resource Center, University Advisement
Center, Vodra Hall, Rm. 101.
Students wishing to substitute New Jersey
City University courses for requirements
or electives in their major programs must
submit a Waiver of Major Requirement
forms for evaluation and approval to their
advisors and major department chairperson.
Students must then bring the signed waiver
forms to the Transfer Resource Center,
University Advisement Center, Vodra Hall,
Rm. 101.
Graduate Courses Open
To Undergraduate Students
Senior-year undergraduates are eligible for
admission to 500-level courses, unless they
cannot satisfy the special requirements for
that course (see course descriptions within
the current New Jersey City University
Graduate Catalog). Such special requirements
include, but are not limited to,
completion of prerequisite courses, corequisites,
attainment of minimum grades in
certain courses or programs, and permission
of the instructor.
Credits for undergraduate students in
500-level courses are applied in the following
way:
1. Undergraduate credit: All credits for
500-level courses satisfactorily completed
by an undergraduate student may be
counted toward the 128 semester-hour
requirements of a curriculum leading to a
bachelor’s degree;
2. Graduate credit: Excess credits earned
beyond the 128 required for undergraduate
degrees, earned with grades of “B”
or better by undergraduate students in
500-level courses, may be considered
for advanced standing (graduate credit)
for students matriculated in graduate
programs at New Jersey City University
no later than seven years after receiving
credits for these courses;
3. Graduate students may apply no more
than nine credits of 500-level courses
toward the fulfillment of master’s degree
program requirements.
Residency Requirement
All students, including those granted
advanced standing due to credits transferred
from other institutions or granted credits by
examination must complete a minimum of
32 credits at New Jersey City University.
Pre-Professional Preparation
New Jersey City University offers its
students considerable flexibility in developing
degree plans that meet their individual
needs and interests. Students may elect a
plan that will prepare them for advanced
graduate work in one of the academic
disciplines, or for entrance into dental,
medical, law, or other professional school.
An individual may choose to combine his
or her liberal arts major with a block of
professional work that will prepare that
student for opportunities in such careers as
teaching, business, or public service.
Students interested in careers in any
profession should contact the Academic
Career Planning and Placement Office in
Vodra Hall for information about their
fields of interest and their academic and
skill requirements.
Men and women who are well educated
in the natural sciences, the social sciences,
and the humanities, find places in the medical
professions. Although no specific field
of concentration or prescribed program will
assure a student admission to schools of the
health professions, the ability to perform
scientific work of significant rigor is of
particular importance. The soundest preparation
for medical school, dental school,
or other professional school includes early
completion of basic and advanced course
sequences in biology, chemistry, mathematics,
and physics. Students interested in planning
a program to prepare for such a career
should contact the chair of the Biology
Department immediately upon enrolling at
New Jersey City University.