- I took courses at another institution during my Junior Year or Term Abroad. Do my grades from this institution count toward distinction in my major?

Yes. In order for non-Yale courses to count toward your Political Science major requirements, you must first get approval from the DUS. More information about how to do this can be found in Question 11 under “General”. If the DUS approves these courses and you have submitted your grades for them to the Undergraduate Registrar (undergrad.polisci@yale.edu), then those grades will be used in your distinction calculations. If you do not provide these grades, they will be entered into your record for CR (credit), which are essentially non-A grades. This is also true for other non-Yale courses taken throughout your time at Yale.