The Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences Transfer Center holds STAR Days (Students in Transition Advising and Registration Days) to assist new transfer students. On your STAR Day, you will receive an overview of the School of Arts and Sciences policies, learn to use web resources, meet with advisors, and register for your fall/spring classes. You will receive an email from the Transfer Center inviting you to register for a STAR Day after your transcripts have been evaluated.
How to prepare for STAR Day:
- Visit the websites of major and minor departments you are interested in
- Familiarize yourself with the SAS Requirements
- Open a NetId and Rutgers email address
- Read through the entire Transfer Student Guide below
- Watch all training videos below to get acquainted with the Rutgers registration process
- Bring questions for advisors to your STAR Day
Please review the following information PRIOR to your STAR Day:
1. Transfer Student Guide
2. STAR Day Videos
Prepare for registration by watching the following short videos!
Your Transfer Evaluation
As a new transfer student, all of the course work from your previous institutions will be evaluated by the staff in the SAS Transfer Center within several weeks after you accept our offer of admission. Remember, this Personalized Transfer Evaluation is a preliminary review of your credits and we will continue to update your records. Please be sure to view the "Additional Comments" section of your evaluation for important messaging.
SAS Degree Components
Your undergraduate degree has the following components:
- Completion of the SAS Core Curriculum
- Completion of a Major
- Completion of a Minor*
- Completion of a minimum of 120 degree credits.
- Meet the minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.000.
*Click here for exceptions to the minor requirement.
Course Schedule Planner
Rutgers students may use Course Schedule Planner (CSP) to build, compare, review, and register schedules for available semesters. Long term planning, course catalog search, improved calendar view, advanced filtering, wish list and WebReg integration are just a few features that make planning a schedule easier.
Webreg
Visit Webreg to explore course offerings for the upcoming semester. On STAR Day, you will use this site to register for classes. Until you complete your STAR Day, registration will remain resticted.
SAS Signature Classes
School of Arts and Sciences Signature Courses are foundational courses covering engaging topics of grand intellectual sweep and enduring importance. They are designed and taught by our renowned scholars and scientists who are not only recognized for their specialized research but are also eloquent and demanding award-winning teachers. They establish a common basis for intellectual exchange and define us as the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) community of students and scholars working together.
Interested in this opportunity? See the SAS Signature Course offerings.
We look forward to meeting you soon!
STAR Day invitations will be e-mailed along with transfer evaluations beginning in early December for spring transfers and early May for fall transfers.
If you are a second degree student, you should not attend a STAR Day. Please click here for more information.
3. STAR Day Program
...coming soon.