Our Politics program develops not only critical thinking and analytical capabilities, but also enhanced communication skills, both oral and written. You’ll be prepared to pursue a variety of careers that include, but are not limited to, law, policy development, public service, national and international business, communications, and education.
Examples include:
- Executive Director, Salisbury-Rowan Economic Development Commission
- Management Analyst, Office of Asset Enterprise Management, U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Assistant to the Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business
- Press Aide for Member, U.S. House of Representatives (formerly a staff member to the Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Management, Finance, and Accountability, U.S. House of Representatives)
- Business Manager, Duke Energy (and Mayor of Charlotte, NC)
- Senior Government Relations Manager, Womble Carlyle, Raleigh NC
- VISTA-AmeriCorps
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Republican National Committee staffer
- Democratic National Committee staffer
- Deputy Clerk to County Commission
- Attorney
- Township manager
- Planner, City of Concord
- Rowan County Department of Social Services
- Physician/Pediatric Resident
- Naval Intelligence Officer, U.S. Department of Defense
- Teacher
- Lieutenant, Sheriff's Office
- Curator, Wake County (NC) Public Libraries
- Investment Banker, Wachovia Corporate Services
- Sports Producer, Cable News Network (CNN)
- Manager of State Government Affairs, Microsoft Inc.
- Computer Programmer, Creative Systems Corporation
- Self-employed writer and researcher
- Senior Residing Judge, North Carolina Superior Courts
- Assistant US Attorney, US Attorney's Office
- Assistant Public Defender, York County (SC) Public Defender's Office
- Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
- Director of Business Development, American Technology Services, Inc.
Graduate Schools
Our students have also gone on to attend graduate school at institutions such as:
- Harvard University Law School
- Wake Forest University School of Law
- Penn State University Dickinson School of Law
- American University
- Bowling Green
- Vanderbilt University
- Stetson University School of Law
- The University of Georgia
- Franklin Pierce School of Law
- Georgetown University
