Beginning work for the Master's Degree as an Undergraduate
Joint BS-MS Program
Rutgers Undergraduates showing exceptional promise may begin their MS work before obtaining their BS degree
In order to be counted towards the MS degree, courses taken by undergraduates must not be used to satisfy the BS requirements. Students must demonstrate that these courses have not been used for their undergraduate degree by obtaining a letter from the undergraduate registrar. These courses taken before matriculation as a graduate student must then be transferred to the graduate transcript according to the rules for the transfer of credits from other universities.
Undergraduates interested in pursuing this opportunity should consult with the directors of both the graduate and undergraduate program in Statistics.
Undergraduates in Graduate Classes other than through the Joint BS-MS Program
Undergraduates may also, under certain conditions, take courses offered by the Graduate Programs in Statistics, even when no arrangement for transition to the MS program has been made. Interested students should first obtain the written approval of the graduate program either electronically or as signed documentation, and present it to the Office of Advising and Academic Services for processing. The Office of Advising and Academic Services will confirm the approval and add the course to the student’s schedule. This arrangement will generally only be approved for students whose mathematics and statistics course grades are all B+ or better. The Graduate School -- New Brunswick will routinely approve the use of no more than 6 credits taken as an undergraduate, and in any case no more than 9 credits taken as an undergraduate, for later use towards the MS degree, and these credits must be in excess of 120 credits taken towards the BS.