The program requirements are:

1.  completion of 94 undergraduate credits in liberal arts subjects and meeting the general education requirements of Newark College of Arts and Sciences/University College-Newark,

2.  completion of an undergraduate major at Newark College of Arts and Sciences/University College-Newark,

3.  a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better at Newark College of Arts and Sciences/University College-Newark,

4.  Graduate Record Examination test score (junior year) acceptable to the graduate program in public administration.

5. Three letters of recommendation.

6. A personal statement

Careful planning is necessary to complete the undergraduate requirements specified within a 94-credit framework. Accordingly, the program is open ordinarily only to students who matriculate as first-year students at Rutgers-Newark or to those who transfer with no more than 30 credits.