Undergraduate Programs

Whether you’re entering from high school, transferring from another college, or returning to complete your studies, Rutgers–Camden welcomes you to our friendly community of 4,500 undergraduate students.

From traditional to unconventional, Rutgers–Camden offers a variety of undergraduate majors, minors, and specializations that match your interests and goals.

Accounting

The program in accounting provides students with a comprehensive foundation in the theory of accounting, financial accounting and reporting, managerial and cost accounting, taxation, concepts of auditing, and business law.

Africana Studies

The Africana studies program offers a broad and varied exposure to black culture, economics, politics, and history both nationally and internationally, with a focus on North America.

American Studies

The Walt Whitman Program in American Studies is an interdisciplinary minor that illuminates diverse aspects of American Culture, with an option to study Walt Whitman.

Anthropology

A strong interdisciplinary approach allows Rutgers–Camden to offer a minors in anthropology, sociology, and criminal justice.

Art and Art History

Rutgers–Camden offers four-year degree programs leading to Bachelor of Arts degrees in art, music, and theater.

Biology

Biology majors gain lab experience through through hands-on opportunities to work on a research project alongside a professor.

Biomedical Technology

The biomedical technology major at Rutgers–Camden offers two tracks, medical technology and cardiovascular perfusion, both in conjunction with Cooper University Hospital in Camden.

Business Administration

The business administration program delivers a cutting-edge curriculum taught by exceptional faculty.

Chemistry

The chemistry major offers four options: 1) the traditional program; 2) the American Chemical Society certificate program; 3) the biochemistry program; and 4) the chemistry-business option program.

Childhood Studies

Through a multidisciplinary approach, the childhood studies program provides students with a strong background in both humanistic and social science perspectives on children.

Classical Studies

Classical studies is an interdisciplinary minor designed to provide a coherent framework for undergraduate studies in literatures and cultures from earliest known history to the fifth century AD.

Computer Science

The computer science major at Rutgers–Camden delivers a comprehensive curriculum based on recommendations from the Association for Computing Machinery and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Criminal Justice

A strong interdisciplinary approach allows Rutgers–Camden to offer widely respected undergraduate majors in sociology and criminal justice and minors in anthropology, sociology, and criminal justice.

Economics

The economics major prepares students for careers in business, government, and nonprofit agencies as well as graduate study in economics, business, and law.

Education

The Institute for Effective Education's undergraduate certification program coordinates coursework and field experiences leading to New Jersey teacher certification.

English

The English major at Rutgers–Camden provides students with an opportunity to work closely with professors who publish books and articles in distinguished venues and present their work around the world.

Ethics

The ethics minor explores questions of meaning, value, responsibility, and justice from a variety of theoretical, practical, historical, and methodological points of view.

European Studies

The minor in European studies offers students a wide variety of ways in which they can gain recognition for learning about a diverse, fascinating, and important part of our world.

Finance

The finance program provides students with solid theoretical and practical knowledge of domestic and international finance.

French

The French program offers a major and a minor offering a wide range of courses and programs covering all aspects of French language, literature, and culture.

German

The German program offers courses in all levels of German language, literature, and culture for the major and minor. Courses taught in English include German literature in English translation and German cinema.

History

The history program deepens the understanding of history and politics, society, popular culture, minorities, military affairs, and business.

Hospitality Management

The BHM program is designed for individuals who have an interest in pursuing careers within the hospitality industry, including hotel management and casino administration.

International Studies Program

A unique learning experience that combines classes on campus with short study trips abroad, the international studies program offers five to 10 courses from various academic departments each year.

Latin American Studies

The Latin American studies minor explores the diverse region that stretches from the Mexican border to the tip of Tierra del Fuego.

Liberal Studies

Liberal studies is a well-rounded major that allows qualified, motivated students to experience a variety of classes in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

Management

The management major provides training in analyzing problems, making decisions, delegating assignments, training and supervising employees, budgeting, and coordinating.

Marketing

The marketing major equips students with quantitative and qualitative skills for investigating and analyzing customer behavior, competitors, and external groups.

Mathematical Sciences

Rutgers–Camden offers three comprehensive undergraduate degree programs in the mathematical sciences: pure mathematics, applied and computational mathematics, and mathematics education.

Media Studies

Media studies is an interdisciplinary minor that focuses on the history and theory of media.

Music and Musical Theater

Rutgers–Camden offers four-year degree programs in art, music, and theater through the Department of Fine Arts.

National Security Studies

In the national security, intelligence, and counter terrorism minor, students will gain attractive resume-building experience for pursuing careers in state, defense, and homeland security departments.

Nursing

The BS in Nursing and RN to BS programs are highly regarded by health-care providers throughout southern New Jersey and the Delaware Valley.

Philosophy

The philosophy major focuses on philosophy as an activity, with the goal of equipping students with an understanding of important philosophical issues.

Physics

The physics program at Rutgers–Camden offers undergraduate students an outstanding education and thorough preparation for either graduate school or employment.

Political Science

The political science program offers exciting and challenging courses in the areas of American and public policy, international politics, and counter terrorism.

Pre-Engineering

The School of Engineering at Rutgers–New Brunswick offers a 2+2 program through the College of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers–Camden.

Pre-Law

The pre-law program at Rutgers–Camden is not a major, but a mentoring system for students interested in pursuing admission to law school.

Pre-Med

Students entering Rutgers–Camden with an interest in a medicine can prepare for medical school by participating in the pre-med program.

Pre-Pharmacy

Rutgers–Camden offeres pre-pharmacy advising and a 2+4 program with the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in New Brunswick.

Psychology

The psychology major at Rutgers–Camden provides a strong foundation in modern research and theory.

Religion

The religion program explores the diversity and pervasiveness of religious life, experience, and thought throughout human history.

Social Work

The School of Social Work offers its BA degree through the College of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers–Camden.

Sociology

A strong interdisciplinary approach allows Rutgers–Camden to offer widely respected undergraduate majors in sociology and criminal justice.

Spanish

The Spanish program poffers both a major and a minor in Spanish. Students will receive world-class competence in the language, literatures, and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.

Statistics

Statistics teaches the analytical skills necessary to predict trends and examine complex data while providing the groundwork for pursuing research or graduate school in a variety of disciplines

Student-proposed Major

Arts and Sciences students may design their own major with approval.

Teacher Preparation Program

The Institute for Effective Education's undergraduate certification program coordinates coursework and field experiences leading to New Jersey teacher certification.

Theater

Rutgers–Camden offers four-year degree programs leading to Bachelor of Arts degrees in art, music, and theater.

Urban Studies

Urban studies is an interdisciplinary major that studies cities and how they function, grow, and prosper or decline.

Women's and Gender Studies

Women's and gender studies is an undergraduate interdisciplinary minor for students who wish to explore gender as a social construction that shapes our thoughts, values, accomplishments, and relationships