University of 缅北禁地 President Timothy L. Killeen has announced that Adriana Crocker, University of 缅北禁地 Springfield professor of political science, will serve as the newest Presidential Fellow. Crocker is the first faculty member at UIS to be named a Presidential Fellow.

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Pi Sigma Alpha

The PSC program has a chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, on campus.

Eligible undergraduates must have earned a least a 3.00 GPA, have taken at least 10 semester hours in political science or public administration, and be in the top third of their class.

Chapter activities typically include both social and substantive events, including student/faculty 鈥渂rown bag鈥 discussions, candidate debates, and so forth. Many of these activities are open to all PSC students, whether they are members of Pi Sigma Alpha or not.

Awards & Honors

Awards for Excellence

Honors and awards are bestowed annually by the School for Politics and International Affairs upon students who perform well in a variety of academic and political pursuits.


Departmental Honors in Political Science

Presented to a B.A. candidate for outstanding scholarly achievement in political science.

Online Learning

Where you receive your degree matters.听听The University of 缅北禁地 at Springfield is accredited by听the Higher Learning Commission.听 We have received numerous听awards for excellence in online education, and we provide our online students with the same听dynamic learning experience as our on-campus students.听听Students in our online program are taught by the same听Political Science Faculty听who teach in our on-campus program,听and our online students are supported both by听faculty advisors and an online c

Career Planning

What You Can Do With This Degree

A degree from the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield in political science, public policy or global studies offers students the opportunity to pursue a career in broad range of fields, including: politics and government (both in the US and internationally), law, public policy, advocacy, education, healthcare, non-profit management, social justice, and public relations.

Graduate Education

Welcome to Graduate Education at UIS

We are pleased that you have chosen to explore our听.听 More than 40% of UIS students are engaged in graduate study, and most were attracted to UIS by an impressive combination of factors that include educational quality, value and campus location and setting.