Boston University Freshman

lalaz1000
Mon, 24 May 2010 18:39:43 +0000

Honestly, it would be better if you switched into ENG, and did your major in Electrical Engineering and THEN BUCOP into CAS and then picked up your second major. It would be ton’s easier and the ENG advisors are used to students doing this. If you wish to double major preferably enter the college of the major you would rather stick with if the double major does not work out.

I say to do Engineering first because basically, if you fall behind on one course, it basically will screw up your whole entire schedule. This is because engineering courses have so many pre-req’s and some of them being very obscure classes. The courses you will need for CAS, have very few requirements (maybe one course) and it’s easier to catch up on it.

Also if you wish to double major I suggest, you take a Language SAT, as it will reduce the amount of classes you have to take drastically. (Or at least place into a lvl 2/3 language course, or hell even level 4 if you can) Also if you have AP credits use them, because if you wish to do Electrical Engineering and a CAS major (not sure of what you want as you didn’t specify) you will not only have to fulfill the Divisional Requirements of CAS but AS WELL as the requirements of ENG as well… (I just found that out and I was bummed…).

The normal amount of credits for a regular degree is approx around 128 credits. But then you have the extra humanities and languages from CAS which adds on another 32 credits, including the pre-reqs for classes and future classes you want to take? (This is why when you double major you pick a major that overlaps) So by time you graduate you will have around a total of 192 credits which is around 6 years of school work? (But you can do this in 4 years! with lots of hardwork, summer school and money to pay for overloading LOL… or if you have a GPA of a 3.3 overloading is free.)