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Labor and Employment Relations

The School of Management and Labor Relations creates and disseminates knowledge about issues related to work, workers, and the employment relationship. The major aims to provide students with an opportunity to learn more about the nature of work, the management of work, the problems of working people, and what workers have done, both individually and collectively, to address those problems

Transferring from
Brookdale Community College
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Potential Career Paths

The Labor and Employment Relations major is a multidisciplinary field that is designed to prepare students for a wide variety of careers, including those in employment relations, state and federal government agencies, human resource management, organizational management, business and finance, marketing and outreach, social and community organizing, among others.  The skills attained with this degree are relevant in all types of organizations; large and small, private and public, for-profit and non-profit.   

Admissions Requirements

Students with an associate’s degree from an accredited community college are eligible to apply to the Labor Studies program. 

Transferring Credits

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will transfer a maximum of 60 credits or one-half of the total degree credits required for a baccalaureate degree from a NJ county college to a Rutgers degree program for those students who have completed an A.A. or A.S. degree. Please visit the NJ Transfer website at www.njtransfer.org to look up the Recommended Transfer Program (RTP) for any undergraduate major at Rutgers. Students may be awarded up to 90 credits from a 4-year institution.   

Ready to Apply? 

We strongly encourage that students meet with one of our advisors prior to transferring to ensure their eligibility. Students who are ready to transfer to one of our 7 undergraduate programs should complete the Rutgers Undergraduate Application. When filling out the application, students should indicate that they have earned about 60-119 credits. Otherwise, students may not be able to see our programs as a selectable choice.