Non-Credit Courses
Non-credit courses are great for all ages: Kids can keep learning over summer break, or retired adults can finally explore topics they always wanted to know more about.
Continuing Education
Rutgers is your lifelong learning partner.
The Education Journey Goes On
Learning can begin at any age, and never has to end. Continuing education is part of Rutgers' mission of improving the lives of New Jersey residents and reinvigorating the state's economy. Whether you’re a professional seeking to add new skills or a student hoping to pick up a few credits, you’ll find a wide selection of courses at Rutgers' locations and online. Flexible schedules fit your lifestyle and offer the ability to explore new possibilities without a major commitment.
Continuing Education Study Options
Rutgers' continuing education lets you choose between non-credit, certificate, and degree programs to suit your particular needs and availability. Which one is right for you?
Earn a Certificate
Advance your professional career with a certificate in any number of new areas of expertise, or perhaps train to keep your medical certifications current.
Earn a Degree
Undergraduate degrees aren’t only for full-time students or recent high school grads. University College–New Brunswick can help anyone who’s juggling work, family, or other responsibilities.
Learning at Every Stage of Life
Rutgers' continuing education is an open door to all who seek to grow through education, at every age and at every stage of their lives.
Continuing education isn’t just for grownups: From preschool reading programs to pre-college summer camps, Rutgers welcomes learners at all grade levels.
Rutgers Osher Lifelong Learning Institute invites individuals over 50 looking to expand their horizons, learn in an engaging environment, and meet new friends. Education is stimulating, friendly, and informal: no tests and no grades!
Rutgers routinely ranks among the "Best for Veterans" schools, offering over 100 approved programs for active duty military, veterans, reservists, and eligible military dependents.
Advance your career with an online certificate from Rutgers, a nationally-ranked institution offering the same faculty and high academic standards as on-campus programs, with flexible classes and competitive tuition.
Unemployed New Jersey residents may be eligible for state grants to earn skill-building certificates in high-growth industries. Rutgers staff will guide you through the process.
The Senior Citizen Audit Program allows retired New Jersey residents over 62 to attend classes on a space-available, non-credit basis with no tuition cost.
Find Support for Flexible Learning
Rutgers students, students from other institutions, high school students, and working professionals can take advantage of summer and winter session courses, part-time and non-degree study, and online learning opportunities.
Offerings by School
Many Rutgers University schools and centers offer courses and certificate programs as well as degree-track programs that can help expand your knowledge, deepen your understanding, and further your career.
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Center for Continuing Professional Development
The Center for Continuing Professional Development empowers new levels of career success. Training applies to virtually any type of business and benefits people in a wide range of positions, from entry-level managers to executives in nonprofit, government, and for-profit organizations.
Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
Rutgers Business School is different from other top-ranked institutions, with programs in a wide range of fields including pharmaceuticals, finance, and supply chain management. Executive education options include a range of certificate programs for executives and managers.
School of Management and Labor Relations
The goal of the School of Management and Labor Relations is to advance the world of work. Executive and professional education activities are facilitated by the Center for Women and Work, Center for the Study of Collaboration in Work and Society, and Occupational Training and Education Consortium.
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Center for Effective School Practices
The Center for Effective School Practices is a multidimensional school improvement organization, part of the Graduate School of Education, featuring innovative, research-based initiatives that have been field-tested to improve pre-K through 12+ classroom and school organizational practices.
Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education
The Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education works to systematically improve these programs in New Jersey schools and throughout the nation, fostering collaboration among educators and business leaders, practitioners, and researchers, and to demonstrate how technology can contribute to these goals.
Graduate School of Education
Since 1923, the Graduate School of Education has been a national leader in preparing educators. Featuring courses on-campus, throughout New Jersey, and online, the school offers doctoral and master’s degrees, nondegree endorsement, and certification programs, as well as professional development opportunities.
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Center for Executive Leadership in Government
The Center for Executive Leadership in Government works to strengthen the leadership capacity of municipal leaders in New Jersey and around the world. Its education and training programs meet the many diverse needs of individuals responsible for delivering public and not-for-profit programs.
Center for Government Services
The Center for Government Services helps state and municipal officials and employees improve their knowledge, competency, and professionalism, from finance to code enforcement to municipal administration and everything in between.
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is host to several nationally recognized research centers and collaborative programs, many offering continuing education and training programs for government officials, nonprofit leaders, and career professionals.
School of Social Work
The School of Social Work has the largest university-based continuing education program for social workers in the country with more than 300 workshops offered annually. The school also provides custom training for organizations.
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Media Productions
Media Productions by Continuing Studies (formerly iTV studio) is a state-of-the-art production and editing facility with extensive field capabilities, satellite uplink, and fiber connectivity. Media Productions staff offer media training, TV production workshops, and courses for both professionals and students.
Intensive English
Intensive English at Rutgers English Language Institute provides high-quality English language instruction to nonnative English speakers for academic, professional, business, and social/acculturation purposes, while developing students' cultural understanding of the world at large and the United States in particular.
Rutgers Community Arts
The Mason Gross School of the Arts offers musicians, theater artists, dancers, and visual artists a creative space within a stimulating research university that provides an intimate campus setting with easy access to—and participation in—New York City's dynamic cultural life.
School of Communication and Information
Continuing and Professional Studies is the outreach and continuing education office for the School of Communication and Information, offering a variety of certificate, nondegree, and degree programs in-house and online to help individuals put information to work.
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Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Education
The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education to serve the educational needs of the pharmacy practitioners of New Jersey.
New Jersey Medical School Grand Rounds and Conferences
Faculty, staff, and community physicians are invited to participate in a range of continuing medical education programs, grand rounds, and conferences at the New Jersey Medical School.
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Grand Rounds and Conference
In addition to grand rounds and conferences, many departments at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School offer continuing medical education programs.
School of Dental Medicine Continuing Education
The School of Dental Medicine helps dental health care practitioners maintain proficiency and keep up with the latest techniques, materials, and ideas in practice management.
School of Health Professions Advanced and Continuing Education
A comprehensive array of continuing education courses is offered, from single-session to advanced certificates. Credits earned toward many advanced certificates may be applied toward the school's degree programs, and several certificates are offered jointly with other Rutgers Health schools.
School of Nursing
The School of Nursing offers continuing education and professional development for nurses, faculty, and other health care professionals.
School of Public Health
The School of Public Health's certificate programs offer post-baccalaureate students the opportunity to specialize in particular aspects of public health.
Center for Alcohol and Substance Use Studies
The Center for Alcohol and Substance Use Studies is known internationally as a leader in alcohol research, education, and training, as well as the documentation and publication of alcohol-related literature.
Office of Professional Development and Continuing Education
The Office of Professional Development and Continuing Education, a division of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, offers continuing education credit for licensed psychologists and other mental health professionals. The office has a wide array of live and on-demand webinars instructed by leading industry experts.
Youth Sports Research Council
The Youth Sports Research Council, a division of the Department of Kinesiology and Health, develops, synthesizes, and disseminates scientific research about the influence of physical activity and organized sports on the healthy development of children and adolescents. Programs are designed for recreation directors, coaches, parents, and administrators of youth sports leagues.
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Office of Continuing Professional Education
The 300+ courses of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Office of Continuing Professional Education offer practical training in the areas of food safety and food product development, public health, landscape, turf, and pest management; water resources, wetland delineation, environmental protection, equine science, and youth development.
Rutgers Advanced Technology Extension
The Rutgers Advanced Technology Extension is the continuing education arm of the School of Engineering. Courses and certificate programs include professional engineer exam review, residential green energy, corporate sustainability, general engineering, information technology, web technologies, and entrepreneurship.