FAQs

Academic Advising is an educational process that, by intention and design, facilitates students’ understanding of the meaning and purpose of higher education and fosters their intellectual and personal development toward academic success and lifelong learning.

Academic advising should be ongoing throughout your college career. It helps you clarify your personal, educational, and career goals, and to understand how your courses fit into your goals for the future.

The following values guide academic advising at Rutgers University–Camden:

• Student success
• Mutual respect
• Empathy
• Open communication
• Honesty and integrity
• Personal and professional accountability
• Relationship building

Each student has two advisors: an Academic Advising Assistant Dean and a faculty mentor in the department or degree program of the major.

Academic Advising for general education and graduation requirements will be done by your Academic Advising Assistant Dean in the FASC Advising Office.

The faculty mentor will advise students on major courses, independent study, research and internships within the department or degree program. Each academic department has an Undergraduate Program Coordinator. Once a student declares a major, the student should contact the UPC to find out which faculty mentor has been assigned to them.

Be sure to talk with both your academic advisor AND your faculty mentor to make sure you are on the right course track to graduate.

It is extremely important for students to meet with their Advising Dean and Faculty Mentor at least once a semester. It is also critical that students learn degree navigator (the online degree audit system) in order to keep track of degree requirements and progress towards graduation.

It is never too early to meet for advising but approximately a month before registration begins, the schedule of classes will be posted on the website. At that time, students should be reviewing requirements on degree navigator, looking through the schedule of classes to see what is offered and making appointments with their Advising Dean and Faculty Mentor.

It is critical that students show up to their advising appointment prepared. Students should know their requirements and have an idea of the course they want to take.

The Registrar’s Office will send out an email of the exact date students can register. Students want to be fully prepared and ready to register online on the first day of eligibility.

Students will register each semester through the Rutgers University–Camden web registration system https://sims.rutgers.edu/webreg/ unless they are on academic probation or have some other restriction. Students on academic probation must meet with an Advising Dean in person.

It is critical for students to meet with their Advising Dean, Faculty Mentor and keep track of their own degree which will help students take ownership of their educational planning and college career at Rutgers University–Camden.

For questions regarding academic issues that require substantial discussion like course selection, choosing a major, general/major requirements, Degree Navigator, personal problems that affect academic performance.

Students can schedule an appointment by:

• Logging onto https://rucamden.campus.eab.com/
• Visiting in person
• Over the phone (856-225-6043)

• come with a list of questions
• bring Degree Navigator Short Report
• review online schedule
• “What is Expected of Advisees?” (pdf)

• quick questions regarding academic issues
• pre-requisite overrides
• explanations of School to School transfer, graduation application process, overload policy, transient credit policy, scholastic standing, re-enrollment process.

• Visit the One Stop Student Support Center https://www.camden.rutgers.edu/osssc
• Email the Registrar’s Office at camreg@camden.rutgers.edu. Include your first and last name, RUID (nine digit student ID number), and the area(s) you wish to major and/or minor.

• If a class is closed, the Instructor is the person to determine if additional students can be added to the class by asking the professor or department for a special permission number. You must contact the professor directly by email.  Please keep in mind that asking for a special permission number is NOT a guarantee that you will receive one.   You can look up their information using the Rutgers directory:  https://search.rutgers.edu/people.html
• If it does not appear there, search for the department’s website, and contact the administrative assistant.
• Special permission numbers are unique to a particular course section, can only be used once, and cannot be shared among students.

• Please visit the Office of New Student Program’s website for information regarding the Transfer Evaluation process: https://onsp.camden.rutgers.edu/transfer-evaluation
• If you have outstanding credits that need to be evaluated, follow the instructions and complete the form found here: https://onsp.camden.rutgers.edu/tsr-updates

• Yes, All students within Camden College of Arts and Sciences are required to complete a world language course at the elementary II (102) level or higher. Placement Tests for a World Language are required for students who do not transfer an equivalent course. If a student has already completed and transferred equivalent credit for the Elementary I level course, they can proceed to register for the subsequent Elementary II level.
• The requirement is at least three credits (one semester course) in a world language course at the 102 (Elementary II) level or higher, depending on placement.
• Information on placement testing is available here: https://newstudents.camden.rutgers.edu/foreign-language-placement-tests-sakai

• see the Senior webpage
• General and major requirements must be completed
• 120 credits are required and a GPA of 2.0.

Students can take online courses on all three campuses at any time during the year. You can register for any course, so long as you have the prerequisite for that course. In the case of a major course, you would have to get permission from your department chair.

The instructor may or may not be a professor in Camden. To locate an instructor, use the People Search. If you are unable to find a professor, you may need to contact the department directly.

There are three distinct kinds of online courses. The first is the hybrid. Hybrids do require some actual classroom time. Usually, the professor will call the class to campus for a mid-term and/or final. Sometimes there may be a presentation requirement for the class. When registering, the hybrids will list the dates students would need to come to campus.

The other kind of online course is an open online or asynchronous course. With open online courses, students do not have to come to campus, nor are they required to be on their computers at any specific time. Professors make assignments, list quizzes, exams, etc. and students are given a deadline in which to complete said work.

Finally, there is the synchronous online course. For these courses, students are expected to be online at a specific time. These courses are identified with a specific day and time next to their registration. (Professors may expect specific equipment for these kinds of courses).

This would depend on the type of online course it is. An asynchronous course is less likely to require login at a particular time.

No. Not for Sakai. However, you should have a modern, reliable computer with fast internet access. Most courses will assume you have access to the MS Office applications or readers. Some of your courses materials may not be accessible from a smart phone or device.

For e-College, see the system’s technical requirements.

A student registers for an online course just like a traditional course. A separate list of online courses is available on the Schedule of Classes. Enter the term, location and level to find courses.

Yes. You will be charged a $100 tech fee for each online course you register for.

If your course is through e-College it will not begin until the first day of classes for that particular semester. You will receive an enrollment email from e-College stating that you enrolled in the course, where you can access the course when it begins.

If your course is through Sakai, the course site will become available when the professor opens it. It may be available before the start of the semester, but no later.

If you have questions about the course, you should contact the professor. For all general technical inquiries you should call the Help Desk in Camden at (856) 225-6274. 

For a course through e-College you can contact the Help Desk at (877) 778-8437 or email help@ecollege.rutgers.edu any time. You can also contact the e-College in New Brunswick at (732) 932-4702. 

For a course through Sakai, you can contact the Sakai Help Desk at (732) 445-8721 (Monday-Friday, 8 am-6 pm) at sakai@rutgers.edu.