What can you do with a degree in political science or international relations? (This page has links to many different types of resources and data about post-college opportunities as well as some suggestions about professional development steps you should take while you still are in college)
Criteria used to assess your
"Engagement and Professionalism"
Grading criteria for lower-division papers, take-home essays, and reports
Grading criteria for upper-division papers and take-home essays
Paper
grading rubric.
Use this rubric and the paper grading criteria above
to see what grade you are likely to earn before you
submit a paper. If you need assistance improving
aspects of you writing, see the resources below and
consider using AI assistance in ways that are
consistent with course policies (see the link
above).
HPU Dept. of Political Science (faculty contact information, courses, program requirements)
A sampling of places where you can find free, public-use survey datasets to use in research and thesis projects.
Smith Library . You can use the library's "Journal Finder" link to locate specific journals and articles; if you need an article or book that is not available through our library's resources, see the "interlibrary loan" page . Typically, the library is able to provide electronic copies of articles within a couple of days of submitting a request.
Use this handout to improve your research with Google Scholar (but keep in mind that for many of my assignments, you may not use outside sources). When you are off campus, you can access Google Scholar through HPU's proxy server address: https://libproxy.highpoint.edu/login?url=https://scholar.google.com/ . Connecting this way will allow you to access materials that otherwise would be unavailable for review download. Depending on your connection and computer settings, you may need to use HPU's AnyConnect VPN + Duo verification to access University resources of campus (See IT for specifics).