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Old 05-11-2007, 04:19 PM   #1
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Double Major/ Major, Minor

Does anyone know how difficult it would be to double major in theater and journalism? I was thinking during my junior year i would take on journalism, which is a minor at NYU anyway...I think. Anyone have any info., comments, ideas?
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Old 05-12-2007, 11:46 PM   #2
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Double majors are hard as a drama major in Tisch...because you need to use almost all of your elective credits towards them. I believe you are in ETW? Correct me if I'm wrong, but in ETW you have much more control over your electives than you do in CAP. In CAP (assuming you do all 3.5 years) you start with 20 elective credits.

Subtract the mandatory 2 credit elective for private voice for 6 semesters

down to 8.

Subtract the 4th year practicum (six elective credits)

Down to 2. Which is one elective class.

Basically, it is almost impossible to double major in CAP. Minors are possible, as they only require 16 credits to achieve, and you can do that effectively with your CAS classes. However, a double major requires about 32 or more credits...making it essentially impossible to do if you are in CAP. But, if you are able use your electives that you have (if you are in another studio...but do not hold this to me, as I do not know if the other studios have classes that are mandatory electives), it is possible to double major...but very hard.

But, don't worry so much about all of this until you get to NYU (which I think you are headed to), as you will have bunches of meetings on this and personal meetins with your advisors, both academic and studio.

Chris
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Old 05-13-2007, 11:10 AM   #3
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I am in ETW (yesss!!). Thanks for the info! I can't wait to bug my advisors with all of my questions. lol
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Old 05-14-2007, 08:12 PM   #4
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yes you can do it, I have a friend who did it.
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Old 05-14-2007, 09:19 PM   #5
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I want to double major with Journalism too, or Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (with a focus in Arabic). I called Tisch Drama and I spoke to a director guy (I can't remember his name) who told me that it was possible to double major in either field as a Tisch (Strasberg studio) student. He told me a substantial amount of drama majors do it. I'll have to talk to an academic advisor to work it out, I would think.
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Old 05-15-2007, 07:08 AM   #6
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Oooh. Getting more and more excited about going. Thanks.
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