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Pi Sigma Alpha is the National Political Science Honor Society. As part of the required curriculum, all Biola PPE majors meet Pi Sigma Alpha’s course requirements and will be eligible to join if they also meet their academic excellence standards. In addition to wearing honor regalia at graduation, members are also eligible to compete for exclusive graduate school scholarships and best paper contests, attend their national undergraduate conference, and apply for chapter grants for special activities.

Our faculty work to place interested students in a wide variety of national fellowship opportunities including the John Jay Institute, Hertog Foundation, The Fund for American Studies, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute, and many more.

Whether you are looking to intern with a local congressional representative or government office, apply for internships with one of our partner organizations, or receive personalized mentoring to improve your applications and interviews, the PPE faculty are here to help you launch your professional career now and not simply after graduation!

Studying abroad in any of Biola’s programs is a great option for PPE majors. Your faculty will help you create a meaningful course plan to help you advance your academic and professional goals while abroad.

There are a few distinctive differences between these three B.A. degree programs. While you will take political science and philosophy courses alongside students from those majors, the integrated PPE courses such as the PrepSem and Capstone will be exclusively available to PPE majors. The PPE degree also includes a set of required economics courses that are not required by the other two majors. We highly recommend that students interested in any of these three majors talk with department faculty members and decide which are best for you.

Yes! Students who are interested in double majoring can work with their academic advisor and the director on a plan. Political science, philosophy or business are excellent options, and many students may want to branch out further into other areas such as history or Bible or even the sciences. For example, PPE graduates interested in medical school or governmental relations jobs with tech companies might consider pairing this with a major from the School of Science, Technology and Health.

No. As the PPE program is highly integrated and requires a broad coursework set, it is not available as a minor. You can, however, add one or more minors to your PPE major. Minors in pre-law, political science, philosophy, history, public administration, international relations and business are great options to consider.

No. The PPE major is open to both Torrey Honors College students and students in the regular Biola core curriculum. Because Torrey Honors pairs so well with the PPE major, however, students interested in PPE are highly encouraged to reach out to torrey.admissions@biola.edu to learn more and make a well-informed decision about which path best meets their goal.

The Career Outlook and Preparation section of this page provides some initial ideas. Employers from across the job spectrum are looking for the virtues and skills that you will acquire in the PPE degree. You’ll also have the chance to apply for a variety of internships while you are in the program to help you explore your career interests. We encourage prospective students to speak with their admissions counselor or academic advisor to schedule a meeting with the director to talk through your professional goals and how PPE and other majors can help you meet them.