Can you double major between colleges?

shoebox10
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:01:21 +0000

In short, yes.
In long, it really depends on what majors, what schools, and you. I knew a few e-schoolers who got double majors in ChemE/BioE, Aero/MechE, SysE/Computer Science, and EE/CompE. I also knew one with a SysE and a McIntire degree, and another with a SysE and a biology major (he wanted to become a dentist…). The engineering double majors are relatively decent in work, just takes a bit of planning. The SEAS/other-school ones, both of them had a very limited social and were extremely smart and driven to begin with (they were brilliant, in fact).
As for the College/McIntire, I knew plenty of double majors within the College and knew a few with a College/McIntire double major. Again, takes planning, but very doable.

Overall, my best suggestion is to make it well known from Day 1 that you’re planning to double major, square down which majors you want, and go after them. You really don’t have two years to decide. You may also want to look into summer school or Jterm to help offset some semester loads