Welcome to Undergraduate Advising & Support

We’ve built this webpage to serve as a dynamic hub for semester updates, event information, and useful advising links. The colorful buttons above offer quick links to the Political Science department website where a wealth of detailed program information is housed. Other buttons can connect you to academic, experiential, and career supports. If you have time, it’s worth exploring all of pages of this SBS Pathways website as your interests develop and change. We hope it will play an active role in your student success.

SBS Award for Spring Study Abroad – Now Open

Are you interested in studying abroad during the Spring semester? Are you concerned about the cost? The Norment Shiels Study Abroad scholarship is for students with financial need who are interested in exploring another part of the world through a …

By Koni Denham
Koni Denham Director of Student Success - SBS
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SBS Award for Winter and Spring Internships – Now Open

Are you exploring or have you been hired for unpaid or underpaid internship for the Winter or Spring 2025l semester? Don’t let that stop you from engaging in that important and exciting professional development opportunity. SBS is offering scholarship awards …

By Koni Denham
Koni Denham Director of Student Success - SBS
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Political Science Intro Classes Study Session

Are you taking political science intro classes?

The Political Science Undergraduate Board is hosting a Political Science Intro Class Study Group!

Come hang out with your classmates and political science majors on the third floor of Thompson every Wednesday 4-6 …

By Isabel Tobey
Isabel Tobey
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Explore Outcomes

The SBS Office of Career & Professional Development annually surveys graduating seniors in order to provide a snapshot of their post-graduation plans.  The survey begins just prior to graduation, and continues until six months after graduation.  Our data collection process is guided by the industry standard put forth by the National Association of Colleges & Employers, and includes information collected by the SBS Office of Career & Professional Development, the Office of Institutional Research at UMass Amherst, and by various academic departments, as well as from information that is made publicly available by students.  The SBS undergraduate outcomes knowledge rate for 2022 was 70%, though knowledge rate varies among departments.

The SBS Office of Career & Professional Development annually surveys graduating seniors in order to provide a snapshot of their post-graduation plans.  The survey begins just prior to graduation, and continues until six months after graduation.  Our data collection process is guided by the industry standard put forth by the National Association of Colleges & Employers, and includes information collected by the SBS Office of Career & Professional Development, the Office of Institutional Research at UMass Amherst, and by various academic departments, as well as from information that is made publicly available by students.  The SBS undergraduate outcomes knowledge rate for 2023 was 80%, though knowledge rate varies among departments.

  • First Destination
  • Top Employers
  • Starting Salary
  • Job Titles
  • Employment Locations
  • Top Universities
  • Degree Types
  • Fields of Study

First Destination

SBS graduates pursue a range of plans after graduation, including employment, continuing education, and volunteering/service, among others.  This graph depicts what recent SBS graduates tell us they are doing within six months after graduation.