Particular courses, such as constitutional law, civil liberties, and international law are especially useful, less for their specific content than for their training in the study of law in general. The LSAT is a half-day test given five times a year, and designed to measure certain mental capabilities considered important for the study of law. It is a prerequisite for admission to nearly all U.S. law schools. The federal government is so large and varied that it is impossible to catalog briefly the types of job opportunities available. The political science major aspiring to federal government employment should be aware that substantial skills in statistics and data analysis will provide a noteworthy boost in his or her employability.
Undergraduate education is more than preparation for obtaining a job, however.
It is also background preparation for performing the job in a way that is satisfying both to the employer and employee, and enhancement of qualifications for advancement to higher decision making levels. State and Local Government One American worker in six is on the public payroll. State and local government is a promising employment area which political science majors might wish to consider in their search for potential careers. State and local governments are hiring more persons because they are being asked to deal with a wider range of problems. The states are taking increased responsibility in such areas as equal opportunity, consumer protection, highway safety, water pollution, soil conservation, strip mining, the rehabilitation of addicts, industrial development, and manpower training.