Graduate Catalog - New Jersey City University

10 GRADUATE CATALOG 2013-2016 NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY
ADMISSIONS
INFORMATION
ADMISSION STATUS
A graduate of a fully accredited college or
university may apply to be admitted to
graduate study for different purposes:
• to earn a degree;
• to achieve eligibility for state certification
in certain professional fields, particularly
education; certification eligibility may be
combined with degree study or may stand
alone as non-degree study;
• as a non-degree student to pursue an
NJCU certificate program, which may be
combined with degree study or may stand
alone;
• as a non-degree student taking courses
only, for personal or professional development,
or as a visiting student.
DEGREE STUDENTS
Degree students must meet the General
Admission Requirements as detailed below,
for matriculation into any of the approved
degree programs that are described in this
Catalog.
Departments, by agreement with the
Office of Graduate Studies and Continuing
Education, may admit students on a conditional
basis prior to matriculation.
Conditional students are those who do not
yet meet all the Graduate Studies’ general
admission requirements (see below). However,
such students must still provide official
transcripts of their bachelor’s degree. Departments
may set additional requirements
(such as necessary prerequisite courses, at
the undergraduate or graduate level) for a
student who is admitted on a conditional
basis. A conditionally accepted student
may or may not be permitted in his or her
graduate program in the future. A student
may complete up to twelve (12) graduate
credits as a conditional student.
CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY
Students may be admitted to take courses
that will qualify them for state certification
only, particularly in areas of education. A
student who wishes to change his/her status
from certification only to degree seeking
must meet all the general admission
requirements for degree seeking students.
Any and all programs leading to eligibility
for an initial teaching certificate require a
minimum baccalaureate degree cumulative
GPA of 2.75. Any and all programs leading
to eligibility for a teaching certificate
require students to maintain a minimum
2.75 cumulative GPA throughout the
student’s graduate study at the University.
Falling below 2.75 will result in removal
from the program with no recourse for
readmission into the program. Some combination
degree and certification programs
cannot be separated; in these cases, dismissal
from the certificate portion results in
dismissal from the degree portion as well. A
student in a certification eligibility program
will be limited to the number of credits
required by the program.
NJCU CERTIFICATES
Several NJCU departments have created
certificates that a student may pursue
without enrolling for a degree. A nondegree
student is normally limited to twelve
(12) credits unless the student is pursuing a
defined certificate or certification eligibility
program. A student in an NJCU certificate
program will be limited to the number of
credits required by the program.
COURSES ONLY (NON-DEGREE)
Students who do not seek to be in a degree
or certification program may also study
at NJCU on a courses-only (non-degree)
basis. A non-degree student admitted for
courses only may apply to the Dean of
Graduate Studies for approval to register
for additional courses beyond 12 credits.
However, should such a student later seek
and be granted admission into a degree or
certification program, no more than 12
credits may be counted in the student’s
program.
VISITING STUDENTS
Visiting students are graduates of an
accredited college or university who are
currently enrolled in graduate study at
another institution and who wish to take
courses at New Jersey City University for
transfer purposes. A visiting student must
submit an Application for Admission to
Graduate Study and an approval letter
from the Dean or Department Chairperson
of the home institution to the Office
of Graduate Studies by the respective deadline
date. The visiting student will follow
regular registration procedures.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
New Jersey City University welcomes applications
from graduates of colleges and
universities of other countries. However, it
should be noted that most degree programs
require either a thesis or a passing
grade on a comprehensive exam. These
must be written with a command of the
English language commensurate with
graduate- level instruction. International
applicants seeking a Form I-20 to apply
for an F-1 Visa must satisfy all admission
requirements, not later than May 1st to
be considered for Fall semester admission,
and by November 1st to be considered for
Spring semester admission.
SENIOR CITIZEN CREDIT COURSE EN-
ROLLMENT AND TUITION WAIVER
Senior citizens, age 65 years or older, who
are residents of New Jersey , may be eligible
for admission to enroll in courses for graduate
credit. He/she is required to file an “application
for senior citizen tuition waiver.”
The tuition waiver form is available at the
Registrar’s Office where proof of age must
be presented.
A senior citizen who wishes to enroll for
graduate credit qualifies for a waiver of
tuition only, but must pay fees. He or she
must follow the same processing steps as
any other student (admission, registration,
etc.), except that at the time of billing, the
student brings the bill and the waiver form
to the Bursar’s Office, pays the fees only and
is enrolled officially. He/she is a student in
the same status as any other student, and is
subject to all regular policies.
Senior citizen tuition waivers are not
applicable for doctoral and cohort/learning
community courses and programs.
NOTE: Senior citizens wishing to enroll for
credit using a tuition waiver cannot enroll
until the 3rd day of the semester.
SENIOR CITIZEN INFORMAL COURSE
ENROLLMENT (NON-CREDIT)
Senior citizens, age 65 years or older, who
are residents of New Jersey, may attend
courses without charge on a non-credit,
space-available basis by obtaining a letter of
introduction to the course instructor from
the Registrar’s Office, H-214.
Doctoral and cohort/learning community
programs and courses do not apply.
Current information on senior citizen
enrollment is available
online at: http://web.njcu.edu/sites/controller/content/senior_citizen
_tuition_waiver.asp