- Does one semester of Directed Studies (Historical and Political Thought) automatically count towards the Political Science major?

One semester of Directed Studies (Historical and Political Thought) will be automatically approved to count toward your major with a Political Philosophy field distribution. However, please know that you must petition for this course to apply to your major. (For more information, see Question 6). Once you submit the “Approved Exceptions” form to the DUS Assistant (Rosenkranz Hall, Room 130), it will be approved. Also, this course will count as one of your DUS Approved Exceptions.