FAQs Regarding Certification-Transcripts-Verification:


Q: How do I get a copy of my transcripts?


Q: How can I obtain my grades for my parent's insurance company ?
A: Students can request Term Grade Reports to be mailed to their homes only through the RTTR system. Instructions can be found under Term Grade Reports.

Q: Who can certify that I am currently enrolled in school?
A: Student's may request an Enrollment Verification to be sent to individual outside agencies by completely filling out and submitting the Enrollment Verification form at the Office of the Registrar or students may view and print the form here then, complete the form including the student's signature and fax it to 973.353.1357.

Q: How do I go about being certified for the Veteran's Educational Benefits?
A: The Office of the Registrar is charged with the responsibility of certifying students for various educational benefit. Currently enrolled students of Rutgers Newark entitled to this benefit may call 973.353.5372 for further information. For more details regarding Veteran certifications you can go to Veterans info web page.

Q: How do I get a student discount for my NJ Transit train or bus tickets?
A: Currently enrolled students of Rutgers Newark can benefit from this discount by first acquiring and completely filling out the NJ Transit commuter discount form and then bringing it to the Office of the Registrar for enrollment verification and certification. Note: this benefit is only provided for students who has made term bill payments. Then the student must submit it to the NJ Transit office for final approval of discount benefits.


Q: Who do I speak with in regards to discrepancies on my transcripts?
A: Students should contact their respective Registrar staff members maintaining the particular student's records according to the first letter of the student's last name in order to verify and resolve the discrepancy if one exists. The appropriate number can be found at FAQ_Numbers_URLs page. If additional action is required to resolve a student's inquiry, the Registrar's staff member will instruct the student accordingly.

Q: Why is that a course I completed at another school does not appear as a Transfer Course on my transcripts?
A: All Transfer Courses must be approved by the Dean of Student Affairs prior to being entered into the student's records.


Q: How do I get my School Rank?
A: All schools do not implement a ranking system and on this campus we only provide school ranking for the undergraduate school NCAS, Nursing and UC. The Fall ranking is usually available around March and for the Spring term usually around July.


Q: How do I get my Major Rank?
A: Major ranking is not provided by the Office of the Registrar. However, some departments may maintain this information.


Q: How do I calculate my cumulative GPA?
A: To calculate your cumulative GPA you would do the following:
  1. Replace each grade with its numerical equivalent as shown here (for undergrad)
    (A=4.0; B+=3.5; B=3.0; C+=2.5; C=2.0; D=1.0; F=0.0).

  2. Next you would multiply the Grade received for a course (numerical equivalent) by the Credits for that course. This will give you the Grade Points for each course.

  3. Then you would add up all of the Grade Points that you just calculated to get your Total Grade Points.

  4. Next you would add all of your Total Credits (that is, add the credits for each course to get a total.)

  5. Finally, you would divide your Total Grade Points by your Total Credits to get your cumulative GPA.
    (Note: Credits with "N" prefix do not calculate into the cumulative GPA. Courses taken at other institutions other than through the Exchange Program with NJIT and UMDNJ are also not calculated into the cumulative GPA.)