Application & Registration Instructions

Academic Services Application for Admission

Before being officially admitted into an endorsement program, the GSE Office of Academic Services must verify your credentials to ensure that - upon completion of the required course work - you will meet state requirements for your desired certification.

An Academic Services Application for Admission must be completed for the program(s) in which you are interested.  Application forms can be obtained in PDF form by clicking here.

Completed applications as well as requested credential items (transcripts, copy of teaching certificate, etc.) should be submitted to:

Graduate School of Education

Continuing Education & Global Programs

10 Seminary Place

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Graduate Study Application Instructions

Once you have completed the application form above, and have been accepted into a GSE Endorsement program, you will need to complete a Rutgers University non-degree graduate application to be admitted for non-degree/non-matriculated graduate study with Rutgers University.

The Graduate Study application must be completed online at  http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu. The following steps should help you navigate the application:

1. Click on Apply Now and follow the instructions given.

2. Choose "Non-Degree Application", for Application Type

3. For Program Name choose "Professional Credit Programs" from the drop down menu.

4. Under GSE Professional Credit Program 15000 choose the semester in which you wish to participate.

5. For Enrollment Year, select the corresponding year for the semester in which you wish to participate.

6. Select "No" for Full Time Study

7. Under Concentration, choose your desired certification/endorsement

Supporting materials such as transcripts, personal statement, and letters of recommendation do not need to be submitted with this application. Continue completing the application, pay the $65 fee and exit the program. Non-degree applications are good for 5 years.

Shortly after you have completed the application you will be sent verification via email and assigned an RUID number. Please commit this number to memory as you will need it throughout your time in the program.

If you don’t receive your RUID within 24 hours of completing your graduate application, call the Graduate Admissions office at (732) 932-7711 for assistance.

Course Registration Instructions

Participants already admitted to a program may register for courses online via the Web Registration System:  https://webreg.rutgers.edu/

1. Go the  website listed above to access the Student Log-in Screen.

2. Enter your RUID number.

3. Enter your Personal Access Code, which is your month and date of birth (ex: 1106 for Nov. 6).

4. To register for a course, click "Add/Drop Courses," then "SUBMIT." Enter the index numbers of all courses desired and click "ADD/DROP."

Please visit the Off-Campus Course Schedule to ensure that you enter the correct INDEX number for the course(s) you wish to take.

Please remember that if you intend on taking courses to be credited towards one of the  GSE certification programs, you must complete an  official application and be accepted into your desired program.

Building addresses and room locations for classes will be communicated to you via email.

Due to a system-embedded prerequisite block, students are unable to use the web-registration system to register for the following Special Education Certification program courses: 05:300:480, 05:300:481, & 05:300:495. To register for these three courses (and only these courses) please email gsece@rci.rutgers.edu with the following information: Subject: "Prereq Override Request", Your Name, RU ID, Email, Course Name, Course Number and Index #. Your registration will be confirmed via email once it has been processed

Concerning Non-Degree Status

Successful completion of courses taken as a non-degree student does not mean that a student will be admitted to a degree program. Non-degree students may take as many courses as they wish, but only twelve of those credits may be transferred in the fulfillment of degree requirements in most programs. Application of those twelve credits is at the discretion of the academic department. Admission to degree candidacy is based on academic transcript review, personal statement, GRE scores, academic and professional recommendations, and formal application. These criteria and the procedures through which they are employed are spelled out in the GSE catalog. Faculty are available to discuss admissions procedures and degree requirements with prospective degree candidates.

Concerning the 100 Hour New Jersey Professional Development Requirement

The Rutgers Graduate School of Education is a registered provider (vendor #96) of professional development programs, credit and non-credit, that may count toward the 100 hour requirement.

Questions Regarding Registration, RUID, PAC & NetID 

Please visit the corresponding websites below:

New Brunswick Registrar: http://registrar.rutgers.edu/NBINDEX.HTM

RUID: http://registrar.rutgers.edu/NB/RUID.HTM

PAC Number Info: http://registrar.rutgers.edu/NB/NAMEPLCY.HTM

NetID: http://registrar.rutgers.edu/NB/NETID.HTM

For more information on application procedures, please contact: Continuing Education and Global Programs Phone (732) 932-7496 ext. 8300, or e-mail: gsece@rci.rutgers.edu