The Political Science major creates leaders in politics and public policy internationally and domestically. Also, a path for law school in combination with a pre-law minor, most American elected officials either majored or minored in political science or concentrated in similar courses. The pre-law minor is an excellent companion with Jurisprudence or other majors. Political Science teaches us how and why people join together in communities and make the choices they do. It helps us understand how to understand and address many challenges in our society and throughout the world. Political Science also helps us to understand how our choices as individuals affect the world around us. Students who major or minor in Political Science will learn about the institutions, groups, leaders, policies and ideas that shape the American political system and the governments of foreign countries.