<p>A friend of mine is working with one of her current students in finalizing his college list and he happens to also be a student who is interested in a possible dual degree, or a likely dual major. She has corresponded with Kathy Unlu at Michigan and the information that she has received has been that although a dual major is possible, it is definitely more rigorous. To quote her “We have several MT majors pursuing dual degrees with LSA at the moment, but as far as I know, no engineering duals.” All dual degrees take approximately 5 years (which can also mean >5). </p>
<p>When asked how many students have been able to accomplish this, the reply was “There are usually 2-3 students of each entering class of about 18-20 students per year who embark on a dual degree. It’s quite common for other MTs to either add a dual degree or dual major through the course of their studies, and I’m sure other MTs may wish to drop a dual degree or dual major through their stay at the UM.” Not exactly a definitive answer as to how often this path is successful, and this is not even the engineering dual.</p>
<p>A request was made to possibly be put in touch with a current student who is doing this and the request was refused. They will not put current students in touch with prospective students. My advice, again, would be for interested students to make their own attempts to make contact with Michigan students via Facebook, livejournal, youtube and communicate directly.</p>