Students gain direct and practical experience through numerous internship programs at all levels of government, or through Illinois Wesleyan's community service-oriented Action Research Center.

Also, several travel courses offer the direct study of politics in different parts of the United States and in countries abroad.

We prepare students to excel, whether they are interested in law school, graduate school, or a future in public or nonprofit service.

Our graduates regularly win full scholarships to their chosen graduate programs, including a Sterling Fellow at Yale.

Two recent alumni were ranked No. 1 in their law school classes at University of Illinois Law School.