Welcome Home to Rutgers University-Newark!
Ready to rediscover your path and complete your degree? Rutgers University-Newark is dedicated to supporting students at every step of their academic journey. Whether you took a break due to life events or other changing circumstances, we’re here to help you reconnect with your goals, reengage with your studies, and reenroll to finish your degree.
Rutgers University-Newark provides several pathways for you to come back home and re-enroll. With dedicated support and resources, we’re here to make your return as seamless and rewarding as possible—helping you pick up right where you left off and continue your journey toward graduation.
We hope to see you soon and welcome you home!
The Office of Re-enrollment
Rutgers University-Newark
Re-Enrollment Process
Your Path Back to Rutgers University-Newark
If you were previously admitted, matriculated, and enrolled as an undergraduate student at Rutgers University for at least one semester but took a break for a semester or more, you must complete the Re-Enrollment Application to return and complete your degree requirements. Re-enrollment applications for Fall 2025 are now open.
Specific application timelines can be found here.
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If you were a graduate student who was admitted, matriculated, and enrolled at Rutgers University for at least one semester and decided to take a break for a semester or more and you want to return to complete your graduate degree, please reach out directly to your academic program for re-enrollment details.