Transferring Credits

Bachelor of Arts in Health Sciences at Rutgers-Atlantic Cape Community College

For students interested in transferring into the Bachelor of Arts—Health Sciences program offered at Rutgers in Mays Landing, completion of the following Atlantic Cape Community College courses are recommended before enrollment:

  • BIOL109 –General Biology I
  • BIOL220 & 221 –Anatomy & Physiology I & II
  • BIOL203 –Microbiology
  • CHEM110 & 111 –General Chemistry I & II
  • MATH220 –Statistical Methods
  • ANTH103 –Cultural Anthropology
  • MATH121 –Applications of Math or higher-level math class
  • SPAN112 –Elementary Spanish II or any other second-semester foreign language course (e.g.FREN112, ITAL112, SGNL102)

Completion of the above Biology and Chemistry courses are strongly recommended prior to transferring. The above courses should be completed as part of or in addition to an associate’s degree program. Completion of an Associate in Science (A.S.) degree is strongly recommended before transferring. The Associate in Science –Biomedical Science or Health Science are the recommended associate’s degree programs at Atlantic Cape which will best prepare students to transfer. Completion of an Associate in Arts (A.A.) or Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree is not recommended.

Students may transfer up to 60 credits from a community college to University College-Rutgers Camden and must receive a grade of C or better for a course to be transferred in. A minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA is recommended to be considered for admission.

For students who have not completed the Biomedical Science AS or Health Science A.S. associate’s degree at Atlantic Cape Community College, it is recommended to consult with a Rutgers at Atlantic Cape advisor prior to applying to transfer to discuss transfer eligibility.

Courses for the Health Sciences BS degree at Rutgers at Atlantic Cape are a combination of courses taught in class at the Atlantic Cape-Mays Landing campus and online courses. Students interested in transferring into this program should be comfortable with taking some online courses.

To apply for admission, please visit admissions.rutgers.edu.