mrchipmunk90

is it possible to Double Major and also have a minor? For example, I would like to double major in Finance and International Studies, and then minor in a language, perhaps Japanese. Is this possible/feasible? If so, what would be a good school to do this at?

mj93

http://www.virtuallyadvising.com/qa/...0001218mf.html

This might help a little.

mrchipmunk90

thanks that did help somewhat

kyledavid80

Depends on the coursework required for the two majors and the minor. If the former is too heavy (as in, too many required courses and such), you might not be able to fit in a minor. If you really wanted to go for it, though, you could do summer courses and/or stay an semester or two.

thethoughtprocess

I'm doing that, its not hard at my school (Econ, PubPol, Soc minor). Its more difficult at a school such as Columbia or Chicago with strict core requirements. Schools with an open and flexible curriculum should be of interest to you - Brown comes to mind since its courses are entirely open. Most top privates have a fair amount of flexibility, other than Columbia and Chicago.

Lejeune

Where do you go to school, thethoughtprocess?

thethoughtprocess

Duke. The only bad part about the curriculum is that you have to become proficient in a foreign language in my opinion, because that takes away a course you could have taken for fun. Dartmouth was another place I considered where it was rather easy to pursue multiple courses of study, as its curriculum is equally flexible.

dis-grace

I know somebody who did, but in fields that weren't too far apart.

Majors: History and Philosophy
Minors: French and German

He took summer classes as well though.

ridewitbd24

northwestern is also known for relative flexibility in double majoring due to its quarter system. At NU, there are 3 "quarters" during the regular school year and a summer quarter. during the regular school year, students take 4 classes a quarter, which means 12 a year. at many semester schools, I've been told students take 5 a semester, meaning 10 a year. 2 more classes a year= 8 more over four year span. i think some minors are like 8 classes alone, right?. im hoping to double in econ and learning and organizational change (consulting-like, group dynamics, etc.) , and if i work at math to the nth degree, the kellogg certificate in financial economics (sequence of 4 classes). this probably holds true at most quarter system schools. what thoughtprocess said is right, foreign language proficiency is invaluable. (so glad i placed out of spanish).