Rutgers Graduate Program at Picatinny Arsenal | Rutgers University School Of Engineering

Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, N.J. 07806

Rutgers offers a Master of Engineering Program as well as a Certificate Program in Materials Science and Engineering at Picatinny. The programs are administered by the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering.

Program and Application Requirements

Requirement	Master of Engineering	Certificate
Required credits (most courses are 3 credits)	30	18
Student needs to apply as	Degree student (matriculated)	Non-degree student (non-matriculated)
Applicant Fee	$65 (paid by applicant and not by ARDEC)
Applicant needs to have	Bachelor’s degree from an accredited engineering or science program
Minimum Grade Point Average	3.00/4.00
GRE Scores, transcripts	Required	Not required
Letters of Recommendation	3 required	Not required

To apply, please visit the Rutgers Graduate Admissions web site and follow instructions.

Class Schedules and Courses Taught

Rutgers teaches two courses at Armament University in the Fall and Spring semesters. Each semester consists of 14 weeks of course work, plus a final exam in the 15th week. The semester schedule for the 2009-2010 academic year is:

Semester	Fall 2009	Spring 2010
Classes Begin	Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009	Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010
Spring Break	N.A.	March 13-21, 2010
Classes End	Fri. Dec. 11, 2009	Monday, May 3, 2010
Final Exam Period	Dec. 16 - 23, 2009	May 6 - 12, 2010

More details about the Rutgers academic calendar can be found at http://scheduling.rutgers.edu/academic.htm.

The following courses will be taught in the Fall 2009 semester at Armament University:

Course No.	Title	Index	Sect.	Instructor	Day	Time
16:635:513	Mechanical Behavior Ceramic Materials	37830	80	J. Matthewson	Th	4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
16:635:527	Thermodynamics of Material Systems	37831	80	J. Matthewson	W	4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

To register, please go the the web registration site (https://sims.rutgers.edu/webreg/). Please note: Non-degree students will need to contact the graduate program director of Materials Science and Engineering, Prof. Lisa C. Klein (licklein@rci.rutgers.edu), and receive a special permission number before registering.

All courses are taught in the 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. time slot, with each lecture having a duration of 160 minutes.

The courses above are open to all qualified students that are admitted to the Rutgers Materials Science and Engineering graduate program. However, students who are not employees of Picatinny Arsenal must make special arrangements to be allowed to enter Picatinny Arsenal.

A student enrolled in the Masters program at Picatinny can also take courses at the main campus of Rutgers. The tuition and the computer fee are the same, there is no off-campus fee, but there are other fees involved.

To find about what courses are offered in our New Brunswick campuses (note: the Materials Science and Engineering program is located in the Piscataway campus) contact the graduate program director, Prof. Lisa Klein (licklein@rci.rutgers.edu) or the university course scheduling web site (http://soc.ess.rutgers.edu/soc)

Tuition and Fees

The following tuition and fees apply for students taking courses at Armament University in the 2009-2010 academic year:

Type	Amount (same for degree or non-degree students)
Tuition	$577 per credit (paid by ARDEC). This is the in-state tuition rate for graduate students. Picatinny students who live outside New Jersey pay the in-state rate.
Off Campus Fee	$205 (paid by ARDEC)
Computer Fee	3 credits: $74 (paid by ARDEC)	6 credits: $96.50 (paid by ARDEC)
Total Term Bill	3 credits: $2,010	6 credits: $3,763.50
Textbook Purchases	Book purchases are not included in your term bill but they are reimbursed by ARDEC.
Reimbursement	Please coordinate with your ARDEC department training coordinator to fill out the SF 182 form for payment of tuition and ARDEC-paid fees, and the SF 1164 form for reimbursement of book purchases.

Both in-state and out-of-state government employees are charged the in-state tuition rate. Please contact the graduate program director if your term bill shows charges for out-of-state tuition. You can view your term bill online by going to the web site. Several forms of payment are available.

Transfer of Credit

Students in the Master’s program (degree program) can receive credit for courses they took in other universities. The student must first complete 12 credits at Rutgers before becoming eligible for transfer of credit.

Students eligible for transfer of credit should fill out the credit transfer form (in triplicate) and submit the form to the graduate program director. We recommend that you contact the graduate program director before filing out the credit transfer form and discuss your credit transfer request.

The transfer of credit form can be found in the Graduate School, New Brunswick, site http://gsnb.rutgers.edu/forms/transfer_credit.pdf

Interruption of Studies

Students enrolled in the M.S. program (degree students) must register every semester after enrolling. A degree student who does not wish to enroll in any courses in a particular semester must register as “matriculation continued” and pay the appropriate fees, which in 2009-2010 academic year total to $79. Please note that ARDEC will not reimburse the fees for “matriculation continued.”

A student enrolled in the certificate program (non-degree) do who does not wish to enroll in any courses in a particular semester does not need to register as “matriculation continued.”

Rutgers recommends that you maintain continuous registration in order to complete your studies in a timely fashion.

Contact Information

	Materials Science and Engineering	School of Engineering
Contact Person	Prof. Lisa C. Klein	Prof. Haim Baruh
Title	Graduate Program Director	Associate Dean, Graduate Education in Engineering
Address	Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering Rutgers University 98 Brett Road Piscataway, N.J. 08854	School of Engineering Rutgers University 98 Brett Road Piscataway, N.J. 08854
Telephone	732-445-2096	732-445-4462
E-mail	licklein@rci.rutgers.edu	baruh@jove.rutgers.edu
Web	http://mse.rutgers.edu	http://soe3.rutgers.edu/rutgers-graduate-program-picatinny-arsenal

Useful Rutgers Links

School of Engineering (http://soe3.rutgers.edu)
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering (http://mse.rutgers.edu)
Graduate School, New Brunswick (http://gsnb.rutgers.edu)
Office of Graduate Education in Engineering (http://soe3.rutgers.edu/gra_overview)
Continuing Education in Engineering (http://rate.rutgers.edu/?q=soe_homepage)
Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions (http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu)
University Course Scheduling (http://soc.ess.rutgers.edu/soc)
Academic Calendar (http://scheduling.rutgers.edu/academic.htm)
Web Registration (https://sims.rutgers.edu/webreg/
Registrar - term bills (http://www.studentabc.rutgers.edu)

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