除BS Ed。外，学生还可以选择完成其学科的文学学士学位，然后再进入研究生院获得硕士水平的教学证书。教育学院有一个为期一年的研究生证书加速课程，称为“ Teach in 12”，或者学生可以选择传统的认证途径。研究生的认证课程可以申请其他中等课程，以申请中学教育的硕士学位。政治学学位课程为学生提供技能和知识，以了解美国和国外的政治和政府理论和实践。UMSL的政治学系广泛涵盖美国政治，城市政治，公共法，比较政治，国际关系，公共行政以及政策和研究方法论领域的政治研究。UMSL政治学专业的学生研究总统，立法和司
In addition to the B.S. Ed., students may opt to complete a B.A. degree in their discipline as an undergraduate, followed by admission to the Graduate School for Master's level teaching certification. The College of Education has a one-year accelerated program for post-graduate certification called Teach in 12, or students can choose a traditional path to certification. Graduate coursework for certification can apply towards a Master's Degree in Secondary Education, with additional coursework. Students interested in Master's Level teacher certification should contact the advising office (OASIS) 314-516-5937 in the College of Education. Note: To obtain teaching certification, DESE requires a 3.0 GPA in the discipline and professional education coursework, as well as a 2.75 GPA overall.<br>A degree in Political Science is the perfect choice for students who want to change the world. Our students gain knowledge about politics and policy, and develop sought-after skills--such as information-gathering and processing, analysis, research, decision making, and oral and written communication--that are transferable to many career paths after graduation. Areas of concentration include American politics, international and comparative politics, urban politics, public law, public policy and administration, and gender and politics. In addition to formal course work, internships are available in which the student can apply classroom learning and gain practical field experience.<br>Career Outlook<br>Our graduates work in a variety of settings, as lawyers in the legal system, staff for government agencies, legislatures, and political campaigns, managers of public, private and nonprofit organizations, and advocates for a wide variety of social, environmental, and economic organizations. The variety of skills students develop, coupled with internship experience, make our graduates strong candidates on the job market. Early and mid-career Political Science graduates enjoy higher average salaries than those in Business Management and other fields. Political Science is also a path to graduate school and the top major of law school applicants