The Bachelor of Arts degree in Public and Nonprofit Administration at Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration is an interdisciplinary degree designed to bring students to a deeper understanding of their roles as public servants, broadly defined: employees of government and not-for-profit organizations, elected officials, members of boards and communities at the local level, volunteers, and philanthropists, etc., in the context of civic engagement. The program provides students with the substantive knowledge, analytical skills, and perspectives needed to respond effectively and fairly to major contemporary social problems with a particular focus on urban issues that affect the community within which we live, work, and educate students at Rutgers University?Newark. It is not an undergraduate degree solely in public administration or public management. Rather, the curriculum is rooted in the concepts of civic engagement and the common good, and will help foster an understanding of the spirit of service already evident among many students, and suggests a broad array of career and professional pathways to public service.