Policy
Since 1963 the Traveling Scholar Program has allowed doctoral
students to spend up to a full academic year pursuing specialized
courses of study, researching unique library collections, and working in
advanced laboratories and facilities at other CIC institutions with no
change in registration procedures from their home university or
additional tuition.
The student's advisor must approve participation and confirm that the
experience is not available at the home institution.Participation must
also be approved by the host school Traveling Scholar Campus
Contact. Currently that position is held by the New
Brunswick Graduate School Associate Dean for Academic Administration
Procedures
RUTGERS STUDENTS
Students first obtain permission from their advisor, then complete an
application to the Program at the CIC Traveling Scholar Program
website. Once all approvals are obtained the Rutgers Campus
Contact, will notify the Registrar to register the student for the
pseudo course, CIC TRAVELING SCHOLAR PROGRAM, 16:001:810,
BA E-CREDITS. The credits are billable.
When the course is completed the Campus Contact will notify the
Registrar of the student's grade. The grade of the host school
will be recorded. The host school course title, course
number, credits, and grade will be entered on the exchange course
screen. Degree credit indicator will be set to ‘Y’ and GPA indicator to
‘N’. The print indicator on the pseudo-course is set to ‘N”.
VISITING STUDENTS
The Campus Contact will provide the Registrar with personal
information and course information. The students will be coded
16:NM:xxx. A special identifying code may be devised. The
Registrar will set the bill payment indicator to Y. The Campus
Contact will notify SAR to waive tuition. All other fees will be
charged, including health fees if the student is on campus. The NJ
residency indicator will be set according to the location of the
student's home school. The web access code will be set to N to
prevent changes of registration with approval of the Campus Contact
The student will be sent an email informing h/her of h/her RUID and
providing information about how to create a net ID, provide emergency
contact information, and secure a Rutgers ID card if needed. Students
will appear on rosters and will be graded normally. The student may
request transcripts to be sent to the home school.
Authorization
Rutgers is a participant in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.
Updated: August 23, 2013