Defining Non-Traditional...
OTNTS is an advocating unit for adult and non-traditional students. The term "non-traditional" is used to identify students who have personal and professional demands on their lives that make it challenging to meet their academic goals.
At Rutgers-New Brunswick, a nontraditional student is defined as an undergraduate student enrolled in a degree-granting school and meets at least one of the following criteria:
- has been out of HS for 4+ years at the time of first undergraduate registration;
- has had at least a 2-year interruption in their undergraduate education;
- is a veteran or active duty military service member;
- is enrolled in a RUNB off-campus or on-line bachelor’s degree completion program;
- is pursuing post-baccalaureate studies, primarily in undergraduate courses;
- is a parent/caregiver and/or
- must take less than 12 credits due to significant non-academic commitments.*
*Significant non-academic commitments may include: being self-supporting, having to work full-time (34 hours a week or more based on need), having financial dependents.