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Ryan Weingarden

Congratulations to the Political Science Class of 2025! We are so proud of you each of you.

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Click here to read more about some of our graduating seniors!

CLASS OF 2025

Yes PLS

MSU PLS is excited to welcome our newest students and faculty to our Spartan family. Here's to a fabulous  semester and a great year ahead for all! Please consider following us on social media for more up-to-date information on our program, our community and our events: #YesPLS

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Summer PLS Courses

Enrollment is open for summer Political Science Courses. Now is a great time to take these online only courses and get ahead of the next academic year. For scheduling information, please contact Dr. Ryan Black, director of the PLS online teaching program, at rcblack@msu.edu.

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Legal Internship Program

The Legal Internship Program is offered during the Summer semester. This program focuses on providing students thinking about a career in law with an opportunity to work in the legal environment, under the supervision of licensed lawyers, on actual cases before applying for law school.
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Master of Public Policy

The goal of the MPP is to provide high-quality graduate-level instruction in quantitative analysis, program development, policy implementation, public finance, and policy evaluation. Applications are now being accepted for Fall 2025.
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Hire an MSU PhD

Graduates of our PhD program have gone on to excellent careers in academia, public service, survey research, and data analytics. We have outstanding candidates on the job market this year.
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