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| Placement and Graduate Study
A Political Science major is the most frequent choice of students who plan to
attend law school and pursue a legal career. Others choose graduate school;
business careers; employment by national, state, or local governments;
journalism; politics; college teaching; and teaching in secondary school
systems. A survey of Susquehanna's political science graduates indicates
success and high satisfaction with their preparation for a variety of careers.
 Graduate
Study
Graduates in Political Science have been admitted to graduate school
at among others, American University, NYU, Columbia, University
of Pennsylvania, the University of Rochester, the University of
Pittsburgh and Villanova University. Other graduates have attended
law school at, among others, Cornell University, Penn State's Dickinson
School of Law, Boston University Georgetown University, the University
of North Carolina, Ohio Northern University, the University of Pennsylvania,
the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Seton Hall, Valparaiso,
Western New England, Temple, and Widener School of Law.
Graduate
Placement
Some positions held by Political Science graduates include: a representative
and senator in the Pennsylvania General Assembly; assistant district
attorneys; practicing lawyers; staff assistants in the United States
Congress and in the Pennsylvania legislature; research analysts
with the Washington, D.C. court system and the U.S. Sentencing Commission;
staff positions with the United States Department of Energy and
the Office of the Secretary of Defense; a director of research with
a defense consulting company; and an analyst with the Center for
Security Strategies and Operations.
Other positions held by Political Science graduates have included
buyers with department stores; computer systems engineer; probation
officer; stock and securities analyst; campaign director for a college
fund raising company; college teaching positions; and college admissions
counselors.
Other graduates have served in the Peace Corps in Ecuador, the
Central African Republic, Gabon, and Lithuania.
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