futuresuccess23

I want to do Chemistry/Molecular Biology and Economics for a double major. is that impossible? and what about doing a certificate with that (like finance or neuroscience)? Am I in way over my head? lol

skysongx

You can't double major at Princeton, because that would require you to write two senior thesis. You can certainly choose one of those majors and combine them with a certificate (or two, or however many you want). In that case, your thesis would integrate those concepts with your major concentration.

Lord Asquith

So two possible combinations would be

Chemistry major + Finance certificate
Economics major + Neuroscience certificate

In fact, quite a large number of Princeton students go for certificates to supplement their majors. I'm thinking about doing History or Economics combined with Applications of Computing certificate, for example. So what you are thinking of doing is totally possible.

scissor-shaped

I have friends who graduated and took up to three Certificate Programs, so this shouldn't be a problem. Certificate programs are essentially "minors". Most require you to take 4-5 courses, so half the required courses for a major. But I hear Junior year is tough with more than one program, due to junior papers...

p.s. I myself am thinking of doing a Politics major and EPS program + Neuroscience program. But it's all up to you. No special application for programs.

ec1234

Depending on the program, they may want you to incorporate the program into your senior thesis, which may or may not be possible. You might need to write an additional junior paper, at the very least, which is more overwhelming than it might sound. Many certificates also have a large number of required classes, which can make fitting everything in and leavign room for other fun classes difficult. The easiest certificates are for ORFE majors, where you can get a finance certificate, and applied computing, and an applied math certificate with little to no extra work.