How do the articulation programs work?
Typically, students study at Ramapo College for the first three years. At that time they fulfill all their pre-professional requirements. Then, instead of their fourth year at the college, they enter the professional school of their chosen program. At the completion of that year, they will receive their Ramapo diploma and graduate with their class. If students are in a bachelor’s program, they receive the joint degree from UMDNJ as well. If they are in master’s or doctoral level programs, they continue to complete their programs and graduate those programs with their class. For example, a student in the Clinical Lab Science Program will spend three years at Ramapo and one year at UMDNJ-SHRP. At the end of that year, the student will get two diplomas: a Ramapo College diploma and a diploma from UMDNJ-SHRP in Clinical Lab Science, in a total of four years. A student who is in the Physical Therapy program will also spend the first three years at Ramapo. Then, instead of completing the sen
