Orientation Homepage & Announcements
Please check here for any 2023 Full-Time MBA Orientation Information.
This online portion of Orientation provides resources to incoming Full-Time MBA Students. Please take 2 hours to review all the materials listed on this page. At the end of this Orientation, there are two short quizzes that are required: an Academic Integrity Quiz and an Orientation Quiz. There will also be a required survey which will be added at the end of August. This online Orientation does not substitute for the in-person sessions that are required for all incoming students to attend.
All students must activate a Rutgers unique identifier known as a NetID, comprised of initials and a unique number (e.g., jqs23), to access any electronic services, including access to the MBA courses with online materials available via CANVAS (Learning Management System).
Who Is My Advisor
As a full-time MBA student, you benefit from a dedicated advisor who understands the MBA academic and co-curricular landscape which is essential to your long-term academic and career goals. All MBA first-year students are required to make an advising appointment during their first semester. However, you have access to your advisor throughout the program.
Your Academic Contact: Assistant Dean, Marc Limata
You can the find contact information for all MBA staff by clicking here.
To make an advising appointment, use our scheduling system: Run4Success portal
For questions beyond your academic requirements or University resources, please visit: myRUN
To find contact information for you professors or program directors please use RU People Search
- Please bookmark this page: http://myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/mba This is our official website with all the information you need
- Online courses will be held on Canvas https://canvas.rutgers.edu/
- Please review the Orientation PowerPoint
- Proper business communication and formal business dining etiquette is important. Please watch this video on Dining Etiquette to learn social norms of business dining.
- Complete the orientation quiz and academic integrity quiz. Both quizzes are required.
- Please print the first pages of each quiz (we only need the scores), and bring that to orientation.
- Please read and bookmark the RU MBA Handbook. There is a lot of great information on here that is simplified from our website.
- You will register during the first week of orientation.
- If you want your messages sent to your personal email, forward your RU email to your account. Please contact the RBS Help Desk at helpdesk@business.rutgers.edu or 973-353-1821 if you need assistance. Your Scarletmail email account is how we officially contact our students
- Your relationship with our Office of Career Management (OCM) is critical. Utilizing this resource is crucial for your career success. All career related discussions should be with your dedicated career management counselor or OCM assistant dean. For appointments or questions about MBA Career Management please visit: MBA Career Management or please contact Assistant Dean & Director, Dean Vera.
The MBA program consists primarily of 7 career tracks and 9 concentrations. Our curriculum prepares the students to be thought leaders in the workforce.
Career Tracks
What are you recruiting for?
- Consumer Marketing
- Pharmaceutical Marketing
- Corporate Finance
- Supply Chain Management
- Market Research
- Analytics
- Information Technology
Concentrations
Our MBAs study:
- Marketing
- Finance
- Supply Chain Management
- Technology Commercialization, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
- Analytics & Information Management
Coupled with:
- Pharmaceutical Management
- Strategy
- Global Business
- Leadership
Any questions about this arrangement, please contact Dean Vera, Assistant Dean.
- WEBREG Registration tutorial: Website | Video
- Students must take a minimum of 12 credits per semester, and no more than 16 credits per semester.
- Faculty & Staff Directory/Search Engine: search.rutgers.edu
- Textbooks for class: All textbooks will be sent directly to your home. You can view and purchase the textbooks you need by viewing our bookstore.
- Student Accounting
- Financial Aid
- Financial Aid: Additional Information
- Library Services
- Newark Campus Tour
- Rutgers- Newark Resources
RU-N One Stop - Information and Announcements (all non-Rutgers Business School student services information). These offices include: The Registrar, Financial Aid, Billing/Business Office, RU Here (semester attendance), Counseling Services/CARE Team, OISS (International Students), and more. To send an email to these offices, please click on the Rutgers-Newark page and scroll to the bottom and click "email" to send a message directly to these offices. You also have the option to call or text. - Rutgers- Newark Campus Security
- RU Technoloy Tools : Access to RU Connect, MyRutgers, LinkedIn Learning, Box, RU Go, Zoom, WebEx, Canvas, and the Software Portal (Microsoft 365).
Rutgers STEM MBA
You can now choose to earn a STEM degree with any of our MBA concentrations. To be eligible, you must complete 50% of your total required course credits in STEM-designated courses.
This designation opens new opportunities for you to customize your curriculum to align with your career goals and applies to all MBA concentrations. There is significant value to MBA candidates who earn this designation. Businesses today are more data-driven than before and are looking for employees who can take their analytics to another level. STEM signals to employers that you have the training and skills to tackle this challenge. Also, the hard skills that you learn are transferrable across industries and functions, which strengthens your ability to transition in your career.
If you choose to pursue a STEM designation, make sure to speak with your Assistant Dean to ensure you plan your curriculum to meet the requirements. International alumnus currently under OPT who meet this requirement are eligible for extended OPT. Contact Marc Limata in the Full-Time MBA Office if you would like to request a review of your transcript.
(*) Indicates a STEM-designated course
View Full List of MBA STEM Courses
Communication of Important Information to Students
The Full-Time MBA Program makes great effort to make sure all students receive our messages. Our official communication is through RU Email via University list servs, the Run4Success portal (email system, advisement appointment scheduling, and grades), or direct emails to and from your Rutgers email account.
Communication to and from personal email is not recommended and does not meet our standards on security and privacy. We will not answer your personal email account messages and ask you to message us back using your RU email account. If you are having issues with receiving our messages, please contact the RBS Help Desk (IT) as soon as possible. On our MBA home page, you can also view our academic calendar and our Events & Announcement Site.
The Full-Time MBA office has a 48 hour (2 business days) turn around on all email and requests. Our general email account is MBA@business.rutgers.edu. Our office is appointment only, so please schedule ahead.
Connect With Us!
Connect with your classmates!
Join us on LinkedIn to network, chat, and ask questions that our Rutgers MBA community can join in and answer!
Use this page to connect with peers and staff by asking questions about the program, classes, or faculty, promote events, and stay in touch!
See all our department’s posts and updates!
Join Instagram and connect with your classmates to see their photos, videos, stories and messages!
See all our social media accounts by visiting our Linktree!
Please read the following policies on Academic Integrity and the Student Code of Conduct.
Please take:
- Academic Integrity Quiz
We only need the first page printed or screen captured and sent via email with your name and score not the entire quiz. - Please complete the required orientation quiz:
Orientation Quiz
We only need the first page printed or screen captured and sent via email with your name and score not the entire quiz.
Due to orientation being held in a hybrid format, we will accept your quiz scores via email. Please email mba@business.rutgers.edu with the first page of each quiz attached with your name and score. In the subject line of the email, please include your first and last name and title of quiz, and the phrase "Full-Time Orientation Quizzes."