Academic Credentials
SAT/ACT Requirements
TOEFL Requirements
Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)
Mailing Address
Country Guide for Academic Credentials
TOEFL Requirement by Country
International Document Requirements

Academic Credentials

Your application for admission is not complete until we have received the following:

• Application fee;
• All official secondary school records;
• All official university or college records showing yearly subjects and marks; and
• All appropriate test scores.

Please note:

• All records submitted must be official, original documents or certified true copies. We do not return credentials, so we strongly suggest you send certified true copies of documents that are not replaceable. A certified true copy is a photocopy of the original document, to which an educational or consular official has affixed his/her signature and/or official seal indicating that this is an attested--or certified true copy--of the original document.
• We cannot render an admissions decision until the results of your graduation certificate/diploma examinations are received.
• Your credentials must specify exactly which subjects you studied and for how long. If they do not, you must supply this information with your application.
• Documents not in English must be accompanied by a translation verified by a language professor or professional translator.
• You are responsible for providing copies of your documents.

Students from British-patterned educational systems (U.K., East and West Africa, Hong Kong, Commonwealth Caribbean, Guyana, Malaysia, etc.):

• Submit certified copies of IGCSE, GCSE, GCE "O" and "A" levels (if taken), or local equivalent such as the West African School Certificate, Hong Kong Certificate of Education, etc.

Students from other areas:

• Submit secondary school final examination certificate results. These may include reports, marks sheets, diplomas, certificates, or examination results which indicate completion of present studies, the specific subjects studied, and the marks or results received. For example: students who attended French-patterned schools should submit documentation of a completed Baccalaureate; students who studied in Indian schools should submit the Higher Secondary Certificate and Secondary School Certificate.

Do not send the following:

• Transcripts for work completed before grade nine;
• Sport certificates; or
• Craft certificates.

To ensure that a decision on your application is not delayed, please note the following:

• Copies of high school or secondary school documents must be stamped "attested as true copies" by an educational official from your school, council, or embassy/consulate. If you are in the NJ area and have the original document, you must bring both your original and a photocopy to our office for an admissions representative to certify the photocopy as true. We will not make copies of your originals.
• Notarized documents are not acceptable. Consular officials or educational officials from your school or educational board or council are the only acceptable certifying agents.
• Documents in your native language must be translated professionally by a translation service or a language professional, and must arrive on the professional letterhead of the translator.
• Credit evaluation from an evaluation service does not determine which credits will transfer to the university. After you have been admitted to Rutgers and you have accepted our offer of admission, the university's deans will determine how much credit you will receive for work done prior to attending Rutgers. When you enroll, your credentials will be evaluated by Rutgers University for transfer credit. The results of this evaluation may vary from that provided by an evaluation service if you used such a service to evaluate your previous work.
• Although an evaluation service may have seen your original documents, you must submit them to Rutgers for evaluation by the university.

SAT/ACT Requirements


First-Year and Transfer Applicants

You are not required to submit SAT or ACT scores if:

• You graduated from high school two or more years prior to the date you intend to begin classes at Rutgers.
• You have finished secondary school and have subsequently completed 12+ college credits with final course grades available by the Priority Application Date.

You are required to submit official SAT or ACT scores if:

• You are currently in your first semester of college; and
• You will have completed fewer than 12+ college credits by the Priority Application Date; and
• Your final course grades will not be available by the Priority Application Date. and
• You will have graduated from high school less than two years before beginning classes at Rutgers.

All SAT and ACT scores must be sent directly from the testing agency to Rutgers.

• Unofficial test scores cannot be accepted.
• When requesting your scores, use our SAT code of 2765 or our ACT code of 2592.
• The ACT score must include the writing component.

Request Your SAT Scores
Request Your ACT Scores

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Requirements

• An official TOEFL score is required only for applicants whose secondary schooling has been outside the US in a country where English is not the principal language, regardless of US residency status.
• Your official TOEFL score report must be from a test taken within the past two years.
• Your test score must be submitted directly to us from the testing service.
• Acceptable scores for all colleges except the College of Nursing are 550+ on the paper and pencil test or 79+ on the Internet-based test. For College of Nursing applicants, the acceptable scores are 600+ on the paper and pencil test or 100+ on the Internet-based test.
• The Rutgers TOEFL code is 2765.
• Students who have achieved a grade of B or better in a college-level English Composition course at an accredited US college (not a foreign affiliate) are exempt from the TOEFL requirement. English courses that are designated ESL, non-native, or which require a special support component, as well as courses taken outside the US, are not acceptable. Please also note that Rutgers University does not accept correspondence or online courses.
• If you are uncertain about whether you must submit the TOEFL, see TOEFL requirements by country.
• Request Your TOEFL Scores

Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) Requirements

For transfer applicants to the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy applicants only, the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) is strongly recommended but not required.

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Mailing Address

Credentials should be mailed to:

Office of University Undergraduate Admissions
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Room 202
65 Davidson Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8097