The APSA Committee for Applied Career Pathways supports graduate students and PhDs interested in pursuing careers outside of the academy.

This committee does so by advising and supporting APSA in the development of resources and programming to support political science careers in industry, government, and non-profits.

Since the committee’s launch in 2021, the has engaged in the following professional development efforts to address the increased demand for alternative career options and pathways:

• In 2026, the committee collaborated with the APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession to publish, “Rethinking What is Possible for Our Careers,” in Political Science Today.
• In 2025, the committee published “A Report of the Careers Diversity Committee: An Urgent Call to Long-Overdue Action” in Political Science Today.
• Hosted seven virtual workshops, recordings of five are available below.
• Offered well-attended Annual Meeting roundtable for attendees where panelist share perspectives of non-academic career pathways.
• Helped facilitate non-academic participation in the APSA Career Open House.
• Added survey questions to APSAs Member Survey to better understand member interests and needs.