Idaho State University Department of Political Science

Vision: Support excellence in research and teaching about politics & government. Degrees: BA/BS, MA, Master of Public Administration, and Doctor of Arts. Within the College of Arts & Letters the Department of Political Science has one of the largest undergraduate programs and one of the largest graduate programs, being one of only three departments having a doctoral program. We have eight full-tim

e faculty, three adjunct faculty, one active Professor Emeritus, a post-doctoral researcher, over 110 undergraduate majors, and over 45 graduate students. Our student organizations include the Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Society, the Pi Alpha Alpha honors society, the Law Club, and the ACLU Club. Our department and our programs are actively involved with the International Studies, American Studies, Women's Studies, and Secondary Education programs. Every semester over 1,200 students are enrolled in political science courses. Political Science majors at ISU benefit from a faculty dedicated to teaching excellence, research and scholarship, and public service. A diversity of courses in all the major subfields of political science is offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The faculty is student friendly and very accessible, and our classes are small enough to allow for serious discussions and intellectual interaction. Student advising is an important part of the student-faculty relationship and internship opportunities are available.