Congratulations on your admission to the Rutgers School of Nursing Traditional 4-year Program!
Please contact firstyear_nb@sn.rutgers.edu for onboarding information.
Let’s Get Started
Prior to beginning the Fall 2025 semester, follow the steps below:
- Sign up for New Student Orientation (NSO): The School of Nursing New Student Orientation Priority Sessions are listed below. You must sign up for ONE of these sessions.
• Thursday, June 27th – Friday, June 28th
• Monday, June 30th – Tuesday, July 1st
• Monday, July 14th – Tuesday, July 15th
Sign up through your My Rutgers Portal. You MUST sign up for one of these specific sessions. If you cannot attend one of these sessions due to significant circumstances you must contact us at firstyear_nb@sn.rutgers.edu.
Sign-ups open on April 12th - Sign up for New Student Group Advising: new students will meet with their advisors to discuss registration and program expectations. These virtual group sessions will take place on the following dates: June 11th, 25th, and July 9th from 6p – 7:30p. Sign-up links will be available on the advising webpage
- Peer Mentor Group Sessions: Each incoming nursing student is provided with a peer group which is led by a Peer Mentor. An upper-level nursing student who can share their experiences at the School of Nursing and Rutgers University. Required virtual meetings with Peer Mentors will take place August 11th – 15th it is mandatory that you fill out your matching form and participate in a Peer Mentor Virtual Group session.
Fill out your matching form here: Peer Mentor Matching Form. You will hear from your Peer Mentor 48 hours prior to your selected orientation date.
Set up your accounts and email
IMPORTANT: The following items are necessary in order to complete the steps in the next section. If you have trouble accessing or using any of these, please see the Student Computing page.
View the IT Orientation Presentation
- Net ID – Follow steps in your MyRutgers Portal
- School Email – Important: sn.rutgers.edu is the official e-mail account
for the School of Nursing, not Scarletmail. Please make sure that
sn.rutgers.edu is your default email. Go to Manage email addresses .
Select your “@sn.rutgers.edu” as the default email. Access your
sn.rutgers.edu email at connect.rutgers.edu.
You will not be able to complete this step until after you have registered for classes
How to access School of Nursing email: Go to connect.rutgers.edu
Enter your School of Nursing Email YourNetID@sn.rutgers.edu
Enter the password associated with your NetID - MyRutgers Student Portal – Students manage their student accounts
and access many of the school services through their student portal.
We call it “myRutgers”, located at my.rutgers.edu.
Access campus services
- Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – Each student is required to have their own personal computer or mobile device. Bring a wireless device (phone, iPad, laptop, etc.) to make sure you can connect to the Rutgers Systems (don’t forget your charger).
- Rutgers University ID (if you have not already completed this in your MyRutgers Portal)
It is required that all students have an ID badge prior to the start of classes.
** Please make sure to submit your photo prior to Orientation**
Printed ID cards will be provided at orientation. - Academic Support and Tutoring – View the OAS orientation presentation
- Parking – For information on campus parking please view the parking website
Students cannot complete the parking process/request a permit, until they are registered for fall 2025 classes - Financial Services – learn about financial aid, student accounting and other financial resources. You can find all information on this webpage
- Social Media – Make sure to follow us!
Instagram: @ru_engagedson
Helpful Links
Questions?
For additional information, please contact firstyear_nb@sn.rutgers.edu.