It also offers an approved subject matter preparation program for the Multiple Subject teaching credential. Students who complete such a program are exempt from subject matter examinations when applying for a teaching credential program. UCR's faculty has a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate instruction. Classes, even lower division classes, are generally taught by permanent faculty. As part of the UC system, faculty not only teach well but engage in research, too.
Faculty members are active in an extensive series of research projects, activities, and publication.
Political Science research receives support from such organizations as the National Science Foundation, the Haynes Foundation, and the Fullbright Foundation. One research cluster is formed around issues of mass participation in politics from voting behavior to mass protest and rebellion. Undergraduate research and special studies Students can apply their studies in the real world through the internship program. Previous interns have worked in Washington, D.C. for the federal government and the U.S. Congress, and even a foreign embassy. Some have worked for the state government in Sacramento or helped members of the California legislature in their home districts.