Hone Your Competitive Advantage: Take Summer Session Courses at Rutgers University, Newark

(Newark, N.J., April 6, 2009) – In these times, increasing numbers of enterprising college and high school students, as well as adult learners, are interested in career advancement or personal development,  and are taking advantage of summer courses. Rutgers University in Newark is a perfect fit for these individuals, since it is both internationally recognized and individually focused.

Rutgers in Newark offers both day and evening courses, at the undergraduate and graduate level, in nearly 40 fields of study, ranging from business to economics to social work.  Online courses are available, and most courses are web-enhanced with the Blackboard Course Management System.  Summer sessions run May 26-Aug. 12.  Registration deadlines are available online at: http://summer.newark.rutgers.edu/regcal.php.  Tuition for summer session is on a per-credit basis; see http://summer.newark.rutgers.edu/tuition.php for details.

Courses are available to visiting students from any college, and to adult learners.  Due to Rutgers’ national reputation visiting students can be confident their courses will transfer to their home institutions.  For high-achieving high school students, the Rutgers-Newark Summer Scholars Program offers a chance to get a head-start on their college education and an early exposure to the college experience.

Summer session classes meet at an average of four times per week in small classes on a campus easily accessible by multiple forms of transportation.  All students enrolled in summer session are given full access to campus facilities such as its libraries, the Paul Robeson Campus Center, computer labs, and the Golden Dome Athletic Center, which includes a pool, tennis courts, a 7,000-square-foot fitness center and racquetball courts. 

 For additional information on Summer Sessions at Rutgers in Newark, please call 973/353-5112, or go to http://summer.newark.rutgers.edu.

The Rutgers campus is wheelchair-accessible. Rutgers can be reached by New Jersey Transit buses and trains, the PATH train and Amtrak from New York City, and by Newark Light Rail.  Printable campus maps and driving directions are online at: http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/maps/index.php