Rutgers Arts Online delivers high-quality arts education to the Rutgers community and students around the globe. As the largest online program at Rutgers University, Rutgers Arts Online offers courses in Art and Design, Dance, Filmmaking, Music, Theater and Interdisciplinary Arts. All courses are authored and taught by professional practitioners who are not only educators but industry experts.
How do Courses Work?
How do courses work?
All Rutgers Arts Online courses are asynchronous. With open online courses, students do not have to come to campus, nor are they required to be on their computers at any specific time. Professors make assignments, list quizzes, exams, etc. and students are given a deadline in which to complete said work.
Most courses are 3 credits and last for an entire semester. However, we offer some short form courses for 2 credits, which begin approximately 6 weeks after semester begins.
Rutgers currently uses the Canvas learning management system for online learning. Courses begin on the first day of classes for that particular semester. Students will receive an enrollment email from Canvas stating that they have enrolled in the course and where the course can be accessed when it begins.
Who Can Take Courses?
Who can take courses?
Our courses are open to Rutgers students and alumni, students from another university or institution; elementary, middle and high school educators who are required to regularly complete continuing education units (CEUs), and members of the general public.
Matriculated and non-matriculated students may take courses through Rutgers Arts Online. Non-matriculated students must complete the Rutgers University application before registering for a course.
Option 2 for NJ High School Students
Option 2 for NJ High School Students
Option 2 provides students with the opportunity to earn credits in a more personalized and independent manner, rather than the traditional “in-the-seat” course enrollment option. Option 2 offers alternative paths to high school credits that meet or exceed the New Jersey Student Learning Standards and are based on student interest or career goals.
How to Register
Students register for an online course just like a traditional course. A separate list of online courses is available on the schedule of classes. Students can take online courses on all three campuses at any time during the year. You can register for any course, so long as you have taken the necessary pre-requisites for that course.
How to Search for Our Courses
- Choose a term (i.e. Fall 2021)
- Choose a location: This must be New Brunswick – Online and Remote Instruction Courses
- Choose a level (i.e. Undergraduate)
- Click “Continue”
- Search by School/Unit and select 07 – Mason Gross School of the Arts
- Under Date & Time, select Asynchronous.
- The remaining list should show all available Rutgers Arts Online courses for the selected term.
Tuition & Fees
Students will be charged an additional $100 tech fee for each online course. This fee currently covers the cost of administrative support services of online education, 24×7 help desk services, and technology infrastructure, administrative hardware and software used to deliver online courses. This fee does not cover other course costs, such as any form of student authentication chosen by the instructor, additional instructional expenses such as textbooks, private tutoring services and supplemental technologies.
University Resources
Canvas: The designated online learning management system for Rutgers University
Rutgers University Application: All students must apply to and be accepted into Rutgers University before registering for a course.
Schedule of Classes: Search for available courses.