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First Choice Graduate Programs

The Department of Political Science has earned the honorable designation as a "First Choice" program at Eastern Illinois University.

Graduate programs achieving the distinction of "First Choice" have applied for and been subjected to rigorous review from EIU's Council on Graduate Studies — with oversight from The Graduate School — to ensure they meet the highest standards of scholarly excellence as evidenced through sustained achievement of criteria developed and adopted by the council in 2006.

Criteria for designation as a First Choice program can be accessed by clicking here. You can also click here to see a listing of all graduate programs currently carrying the First Choice distinction.