Summer 2023 requests:
Please go to this site if you are applying for a special permission number for any undergraduate course in Summer 2023:
https://secure.sas.rutgers.edu/apps/special_permission/physics/
SPN's will be accepted in two rounds.
Round 1 will open March 20 at 8:00 am and close on May 22 at 5:00 pm.
Round 2 will open June 2 at 8:00 am and close July 7 at 5:00 pm.
For Special Permission Numbers (SPN) for the Summer Online Physics courses (203/204), go to:
https://egp.rutgers.edu/cgi/summerSPN.pl
If you need an SPN and pre-requisite override, please email directly to Professor Jolie Cizewski at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject as "PRE-REQ", exactly as that. In the body, please give your name, RUID (the 9 digit number), and details of your request, including the index numbers of your 3 preferred sections, if appropriate.
Fall 2023 Requests:
Please go to the following link if you are applying for a special permission number for any undergraduate course. System will be open to SPNs for juniors and seniors on May 15, and to sophomores on June 2. https://secure.sas.rutgers.edu/apps/special_permission/physics/
This site distributes Special Permission Numbers (SPN) to students seeking enrollment in the Fall (2023) semester offering of Online General Physics 203, Section 90: https://egp.rutgers.edu/cgi/PhysSPN.pl
SPN's will be accepted in three rounds.
Round 1 will open May 15 at 8:00 am. It will be open only to students in the classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025 with more than 90 credits, and close on June 2 at 5 pm.
Round 2 will open June 2 at 5pm and close August 11 at 5 pm. It will be open to all classes for students with more than 60 credits.
Round 3 will open August 11 at 5pm and close September 9 at 5 pm, and will be open to all students.
For SPN's for the on-line sections of General Physics, please request here: https://egp.rutgers.edu/cgi/PhysSPN.pl
Quantum and Atomic Physics (750:361), Classical Mechanics (750:381) and Electricity & Magnetism (750:385) are intended for students planning on following the professional physics or astrophysics majors, or other very well prepared students. Please send e-mail directly with your RUID to Professor Cizewski for an SPN if you want to take any of these courses.
If you need an SPN and pre-requisite override, please email directly to Professor Jolie Cizewski at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject as "PRE-REQ", exactly as that. In the body, please give your name, RUID (the 9 digit number), and details of your request, including the index numbers of your 3 preferred sections, if appropriate.
Contact Information
For questions about physics/astrophysics major programs, advice on course selections, and evaluations of courses taken at other universities, send email to the Undergraduate Program Director This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
