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QUALIFIED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS TUITION WAIVER

Fall Students

Rutgers University Newark is a participating institution of the New Jersey Unemployed Workers Tuition Waiver Program.

The tuition waiver program enables eligible unemployed persons to enroll (tuition free) in courses of instruction at public colleges and universities in New Jersey. These courses can only be attended if seats are available; books, labs, and other appropriate fees are the student's responsibility.

For more information visit the Department of Labor and Workforce Development website.

  Certification Period Registration
Winter Session 2025 November 25 - December 16, 2024 December 23, 2024

 

FAQ's

  • Yes, all students must complete the RUHere process for Winter Session. To see the RUHere Winter Session deadlines, visit Session Deadlines.  Students not completing the RUHere process within the designated dates will be dropped from their Winter Session course(s).  For more information regarding the RUHere process, visit myrun.newark.rutgers.edu/ruhere to learn more.

  • Qualified Unemployed Workers Tuition Waiver students may not use a special permission number (SPN) to register for a closed course. However, students may obtain a special permission number from the instructor or the department to register for a course that has a restriction code. 

  • All documents are required and must be presented at the time of certification. All documents must be original and contain the appropriate authorization from the One-Stop Career Center. 

  • Participants are responsible for any non-mandatory student user fees or course-specific/program-specific charges (lab fees, textbooks, etc.). Students should visit the Student Accounting Services, Blumenthal Hall - 3rd Floor, at the time of registration for a full list of fees. 

  • Once registered, students may not add courses without approval from the Registrar's Office. Any participating student who adds a course without this approval will be deregistered from the unapproved course. Students may withdraw from a course after the session has started, with a "W" grade. Participants may not register as a tuition-paying student in any course during the same semester or session in which they are utilizing the waiver benefit for another course. 

  • Students must certify for a course prior to registration. To make an appointment to be certified during the dates listed above, please contact the Office of Lifelong Learning, wintersession@newark.rutgers.edu or 973-353-5112. Students who have missed the certification dates for Winter Session are still eligible to certify and register for courses in the following semester or session.