Effective fall 2017, the public and nonprofit administration undergraduate major will have curriculum and course distribution changes. Please review the website in March 2017 to peruse the changes: http://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/ba-curriculum.*
Public and Nonprofit Administration Major Requirements
The public and nonprofit administration major and minor are offered at the School of Public Affairs and Administration.
The undergraduate public and nonprofit administration program offers students a focused interdisciplinary exposure designed to bring them to a deeper understanding of their roles as public servants, in the context of civic engagement and administration. The program provides students with the substantive knowledge, analytical skills, and perspectives needed to respond effectively and fairly to major contemporary social problems.
Students majoring in public and nonprofit administration receive excellent preparation for further study in the graduate professional schools and careers in public service, policy, and management/administration.
The major requires 35 credits as follows:
1. Five 3-credit public service core courses:*
- 40:834:200 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
- 40:834:203 Introduction to Nonprofit Administration (3) (previously Government and Nonprofit Sector)
- 40:834:301 Ethical Public Service (WI)** (3)
- 40:834:406 Public Service Organizations (3)
- 40:834:408 Leadership for the Service Professions (3)
2. Two 4-credit Service Learning Internships:
- 40:834:430 Service-Learning Internship I (4)
- 40:834:431 Service-Learning Internship II (4)
3. Four 3-credit elective courses:*
- 40:834:201 Public Service as Responsible Citizenship (3)
- 40:834:302 United States and Global Urban Experience (3)
- 40:834:304 Technology and Public Service (3)
- 40:834:306 Grant Writing for Organizations (WI)** (3)
- 40:834:402 The Arts and Culture of Public Service (3)
- 40:834:404 Philanthropy: Volunteerism, Fundraising, and Community Engagement (3) (previously Volunteerism and Philanthropy in Public Service)
(No more than 6 credits from the following):
- 40:834:330 Special Topics Course in Public Service (3)
- 40:834:331 Independent Study in Public Service (BA) (faculty approval required)
- 21:830:311,312 Health and Social Justice (3,3) (psychology elective)
4. Second Concentration:
Effective fall 2014, all first-year and transfer students must complete a second academic concentration. (See http://www.ncas.rutgers.edu/majorsecond-concentration.) The second concentration can be met through completion of any of the following:
- a second major
- a minor
- the Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP)
- the Honors College Program
- a bachelor's-master's dual-degree program
Students enrolled in SPAA must complete their second concentration in the Newark College of Arts and Sciences (NCAS) or the bachelor of science or bachelor of arts/master of public administration (B.S. or B.A./M.P.A.) dual-degree program offered by SPAA.
Public and Nonprofit Administration Minor Requirements*
The minor in public and nonprofit administration program requires the completion of 18 credits with a grade of C or better, which include the following courses.
- 40:834:200 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
- 40:834:203 Introduction to Nonprofit Administration (3) (previously Government and Nonprofit Sector)
- 40:834 301 Ethical Public Service (WI)**(3)
- 40:834:408 Leadership for the Service Professionals (3)
- Six (6) additional credits in public and nonprofit course offerings
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