They often have multiple majors and minors in areas from foreign languages and political science to business and economics. They often are hired immediately upon graduation. Some are accepted into the graduate programs of the nation's top schools. Grieb considers IS graduates as more adaptive to changing situations than those trained narrowly. The program offers flexibility and choice within either government or business.
Students work in teams to make decisions, to stay in a budget.
They acquire planning skills and learn to coordinate their efforts. In business they will be able to adapt as the needs of a company change. Others are drawn from majors across campus. Prospective participants are told they will work harder than in all their classes combined. And they will learn more.