Study Abroad

A list of previously approved courses by Rutgers Business School are available in the Equivalency Guide.

• If you wish to take a course that is listed in the Equivalency Guide, the next step is to obtain final WRITTEN approval from your study abroad advisor. You do not need to take the syllabus or the Course Approval Form to the Major Department.
• If you wish to take a course that is not listed as equivalent in the Equivalency Guide, please email the course syllabus to the Admin of the Major Department that offers the course -i.e. Accounting, Finance, etc. –contacts are listed below.   Ask for a review of the syllabus, indicate the expected RBS equivalent in the email and provide the Major Department with the Course Approval Form for written approval.
• If you obtain written approval from the Major Department, take the Course Approval Form to Devon Holman in person at the Office of Undergraduate Programs for final approval.
• All RBS students who plan on studying abroad are advised to meet with the RBS Study Abroad Advisor prior to studying abroad, to discuss RBS policies and procedures and to confirm course transferability.
• Please schedule a virtual appointment with Devon Holman, the Study Abroad Advisor, to go over these policies and procedures.
• Please be prepared with 1-2 locations you are interested in to maximize your virtual appointment time. 
• Please review the Study Abroad equivalency prior to meeting with your study abroad advisor.
• All courses taken abroad must be approved in writing prior to the student studying abroad to ensure credit transferability. For business courses, please use the Course Approval Form for Business Courses and for non-business courses, please use the Course Approval Form for Non-Business Courses.
• It is the student’s responsibility to make certain the courses they are approved to take abroad are being offered in the same semester they are attending.
• Please note that Business Ethics is a course offered by the Management Department, even though the course number 522 indicates that the department is "International Business and Business". Therefore, if you are looking for equivalent credit for Business Ethics and need to have a syllabus reviewed by the department, please reach out to the Management Department admin.
• Finance Majors and students who plan to declare the Finance major or the Finance concentration
  • In order to declare Finance as a major, students must earn a grade of B or better in Financial Management 33:390:300 in order to take any additional finance department courses.
• If a student fails a course here at Rutgers Business School, he/she cannot retake it abroad.

• Students must satisfy all of the pre-requisites and requirements here at RBS, before taking any business courses abroad.  In addition, students cannot retake any courses abroad.

• Writing courses taken abroad will not fulfill the Rutgers writing requirements for the SAS Core Curriculum.  Those requirements can only be fulfilled by courses taken at Rutgers-New Brunswick. 
• The Study Abroad experience can fulfill the CCo requirement (Contemporary Challenges: Our Common Future) as long as the Study Abroad program and courses taken abroad are approved by the RBS Undergraduate Programs Office.
• Students participating in a summer study abroad program must be in a program that is at least 6 weeks in duration and at least 6 credits of academic coursework in order to fulfill the CCo requirement for the SAS Core Curriculum.

• Seniors planning to study abroad in their final semester before graduation should meet with their academic advisor to ensure a smooth graduation certification.

• Business School students are permitted to take 3 business courses abroad.  No more than 2 electives will be approved from the 3 courses. It may be possible to take 4 business courses abroad with special permission only which is obtained through the RBS Study Abroad advisor.
• Finance and Marketing majors are permitted to take only 2 department related courses abroad.
• RBS will accept any non-business courses abroad used for requirements (core curriculum, secondary majors, minors, etc.) pending departmental evaluation and approval.  However, if an RBS student transfers out of the Business School, these courses may or may not transfer for the equivalent credit.  This decision will depend on each school’s transfer course approval process.
• All courses (business and non-business) must be approved in writing via the Course Approval Form. For business courses, please use the Course Approval Form for Business Courses and for non-business courses, please use the Course Approval Form for Non-Business Courses. Please note that a failing grade in a business course taken at a university abroad that is affiliated with the Center for Global Education will not only calculate into your GPA, but will also count toward the RBS academic standing policy. This policy holds for both pre-approved business courses and also in the case where a student goes abroad and does not receive written approval.
• RBS does not permit “pass/no credit” for study abroad courses. Only letter grades will transfer back, excluding an internship.
• Credit totals earned abroad will transfer back to Rutgers as the same credit total amount.
• ATTENTION Finance Majors: If you plan on declaring a finance major, you cannot take Intro to Financial Management 33:390:300 abroad. It will not transfer back as 33:390:310

• All RBS students who plan on studying abroad are strongly advised to meet with the RBS Study Abroad Advisor prior to studying abroad, to discuss RBS policies and procedures and to confirm course transferability.
• Please email Devon Holman, the Study Abroad Advisor, to schedule a face-to-face meeting to go over these policies and procedures.

If you are interested in a Summer: Rutgers – Creative Writing program, here is the link - https://global.rutgers.edu/program-search/details/summer-rutgers-creative-writing. In this case, the writing courses will transfer back since it’s a Rutgers program taught by Rutgers instructors abroad. Check it out!

• Students may also participate in a Non-Rutgers Study Abroad program (a program that is not offered through the Center for Global Education).  In this case, the student must take a leave of absence and re-enroll upon their return.  
• It is the student’s responsibility to have an official transcript forwarded the RBS Office of Undergraduate Programs, as soon as possible after the completion of the program.
• For information on course equivalencies, please refer to the RBS Equivalency Guide, which lists approved and non-approved courses within each university.  The Guide is simply a compilation of courses that have been reviewed, not a list of all courses offered at the university.  If you find a course that is not in the Equivalency Guide, have it reviewed by the respective department.  

For further information, please contact:

Alexandra Charles
alexandra.charles@business.rutgers.edu

Your internship through GAV is unpaid. Supply Chain majors can earn 3 elective credits toward their academic major. All other academic business majors will receive 3 general elective credits towards his/her degree at Rutgers.

Interested students are required to fill out a Global Internship Pre-Approval Application. Once approval is granted, students will receive an approval email and can then move forward with the next steps of the application process. The deadline to apply for the 8-week GAV summer internship program is January 11, 2023.

• Students interested should have at least a 3.0 GPA or above and must be a rising junior or senior by Summer 2023.
• Students must complete at least 45 credits and a minimum of 3 semesters at RU toward his/her degree.
• Students must also complete the introductory level course in his/her major to participate in the global internship. For example, if you are an Accounting major, you must pass Intro to Financial Accounting with a C or better by the end of the Spring 2023 semester before you are eligible to participate in GAV in the Summer of 2023.
• Global Academic Ventures is open to Rutgers Business School-New Brunswick students only.

Once your Pre-Approval Application has been accepted, a GAV representative will contact you to conduct an interview. They will review your resume, discuss career goals, and learn more about your expectations for the internship program. Placements are based on previous work experience, leadership experience, coursework, and the interview.

Students are responsible for all costs associated with the program.