I’ve already completed 2 semesters as a transfer student at the SoE. I’m part time because I also work on top of school and don’t want to be overloaded with difficult engineering courses. I was thinking of taking an additional language class for enjoyment, though it is not a requirement. If you’re wondering why I would take a language class and not just take an additional required engineering class, junior-senior level engineering classes are extremely demanding and I don’t want to experience overload/burnout (I did one semester and it wasn’t pretty); whereas language is something I enjoy and feel I’d be able to juggle between my other engineering classes and work.
The problem is, that would put me at full-time status (12 credit) with the university as a whole while I’d still be part-time (technically) within the SoE and I’m not quite sure how they’d look at that. The other thing is that it appears that Rutgers treats part-time tuition on a $/credit basis, whereas full-time seems to be a flat amount (am I right about this?).
I do plan to call the school with this concern, but I wanted to see if any of you have any experience/insight with something like this. Thanks!