Political Science & Pre-Law Resources

Job Postings
Careers and Placements - http://www.wmich.edu/politics/undergrad/careers.html
The American Political Science Association has identified the following list of options available to students with a political science degree.

Chronicle of Higher Education - http://chronicle.com/jobs/
Opportunity to view many higher education positions in the field of political science. Prior week’s issues and articles may also be viewed for free.

Fed World - http://www.fedworld.gov
Conduct a federal government career search according to jobs by state, Atlantic jobs, Pacific jobs, or browse the best jobs of the 21st century.

Missouri Office of Administration - http://www.oa.mo.gov/pers/newjoas.htm
State of Missouri Job Vacancies and Categories with Frequent Hiring’s that are up to date.

Public Affairs and Government Relations Jobs - http://www.publicaffairsjobs.com
Limited positions posted for the United States and abroad. Newsletter and news articles also featured.


Careers Search
Academic Careers - http://web.grinnell.edu/careerdevelopment/makingchoices/polisci.html
Grinnell provides information on political science majors, careers in college and out of college, and many aspects of this field.

Wilfrid Laurier University - http://info.wlu.ca/~wwwarts/careers/programs/polsci.shtml
Potential Careers, specific knowledge skills, valuable transferable skills, and much more has been provided for you by this university.

The Basics about Law - http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/majorBasics.asp?majorID=225
The Princeton Review brings froth the basics about Law and common areas that may interest you if you are heading in this path.

Careers in Government - http://www.careersingovernment.com
A clearinghouse of information, resources and job vacancies in public sector organizations in the US and abroad.

Opportunities with the U.S. Federal Government - http://www.rileyguide.com/gov.html#fed
A listing of internet sites with job postings and job leads in the government and military.

Ultimate Political Science Links - http://www.rvc.cc.il.us/faclink/pruckman/PSLinks.htm
Information about career options in government, teaching, non-profits, and corporations.

Law.com - http://www.law.com
Career information, grad school resources, and job vacancies located at lawjobs.com.

The Legal Employment Search Site - http://www.legalemploy.com
A very comprehensive site with links to all the major legal job sites, career centers at various law schools, general employment listings, and other resources for legal job seekers.


Graduate Schools
Political Sciences Graduate Schools (Big 12 Schools)
Baylor University - http://www.baylor.edu/political_science/splash.php
Colorado University - http://polsci.colorado.edu/
Iowa State University - http://www.pols.iastate.edu/outreach.shtml
University of Kansas - http://www.ku.edu/~kups/
Kansas State University - http://www.k-state.edu/polsci/
University of Missouri - http://www.missouri.edu/~polswww/
University of Nebraska - http://www.unl.edu/polisci/home.html
Oklahoma City University - http://www.okcu.edu/petree/political
Oklahoma State University - http://polsci.okstate.edu/graduate.htm
University of Texas at Arlington - http://www.uta.edu/pols/index.htm
Texas A&M University - http://www-polisci.tamu.edu/
Texas Tech University - http://www.depts.ttu.edu/politicalscience/
 

 

Political Sciences Graduate Schools in Missouri
University of Missouri Saint Louis - http://www.umsl.edu/~polisci
Washington University - http://polisci.wustl.edu
St. Louis University - http://www.slu.edu
University of Missouri Kansas City - http://cas.umkc.edu/polisci/
 

 

Law Graduate Schools
Baylor University - http://law.baylor.edu
Colorado University - http://www.colorado.edu/law
Iowa State University - http://www.iastate.edu/~ouc
University of Kansas - http://www.law.ku.edu
Kansas State University - http://consider.k-state.edu/majorslist/PreLaw.pdf
University of Missouri - http://www.law.missouri.edu
University of Nebraska - http://law.unl.edu/index.html
Oklahoma City University - http://www.tgimatocu.com/law
Texas A&M University - http://bush.tamu.edu
Texas Tech University - http://www.ttu.edu/colleges/law.php

Law Schools
St. Louis University - http://law.slu.edu
Washington University of St. Louis - http://law.wustl.edu
University of Missouri Kansas City - http://www.law.umkc.edu
Drake University - http://www.law.drake.edu
Creighton University - http://culaw.creighton.edu
Washburn University - http://washburnlaw.edu
Thomas Cooley - http://www.cooley.edu/branchcampuses/ou
University of Arkansas, Little Rock - http://www.law.ualr.edu/clinic.html
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville - http://law.uark.edu
 

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