Exchange Registration (NJIT, RBHS, and ECC)

Before completing any exchange registration, students are strongly encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to discuss the proposed registration plan. Students can make an appointment with their academic advisor through RU-N4Success.

Make an Appointment with your Academic Advisor

While undergraduate exchange programs between Rutgers and NJIT (formerly Newark College of Engineering) date back to the 1960s, a more comprehensive program, including graduate programs, was established in 1972. These programs were approved by the executive committee of the Council of Higher Education in Newark (CHEN). The original exchange programs included Rutgers University–Newark (RU–N) and Newark College of Engineering (currently NJIT). The procedures have evolved over the years to include exchange with Essex County College (ECC). Listed below are the current procedures regarding exchange registration with these institutions and RU–N:

• Essex County College (ECC) Exchange procedures
• New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Undergraduate Programs Exchange procedures
• Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences (RBHS) Exchange procedures

Exchange Registration is only available to RU–N matriculated students enrolled in a degree program.

Note: There is no exchange program conducted during the summer or winter sessions. As such, students must register and enroll directly at the host institutions to attend summer and/or winter courses offered there.

With regard to billing, you pay all tuition and fees to your "home" school during the regular fall and spring semesters, while payment is made to the "host" school during the summer and winter sessions.

With regard to grading, satisfactory completion of exchange registration courses taken at NJIT appear as an Exchange Course with credit applied toward the degree, grades will be posted on your permanent record, and your term/cumulative GPA will be calculated accordingly. Satisfactory completion of exchange registration courses taken at ECC appear as an Exchange Course with credit applied toward the degree; however, the grade will not be posted, nor will it be calculated in the term/cumulative GPA.

Exchange Registration Procedure for Essex County College

If you are a transfer student seeking to complete enrolling a course at ECC, you should speak with your transfer advisor. Students can make an appointment with their academic advisor through RU-N4Success.

You should complete the Essex County College (ECC) Exchange Form, have it approved by a Dean or department chair, and then register in person at the ECC Enrollment Services Express Office.

Once ECC has approved the form, you will bring it to the Office of the Registrar, Rutgers University–Newark, during their business office hours and register under the exchange course number: 21:376:066:01.

The Essex County College Enrollment Services Express Office is located at

303 University Ave, Room 4124
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Phone: (973) 877-3111