Chance me, Trojans? :)

akalboy
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:51:08 +0000

Technically, you could double major in Business and Theater/Cinema/something along those lines. However, it DOES require a LOT of effort. Business is a BS and Theater and Cinema are BA (I believe, Theater might be a BFA). Thus, things will vary slightly (mainly BA’s need to take a language and BS’s do not). However, the thing with a dual degree (which would be required if you do business and “something theater-related”) requires 160 units (~5 years minimum with no incoming credits). So if you do not come in with a lot of AP/IB credits, you WILL need to take summer classes. Not to mention you will need to gain admissions to both programs, which is VERY difficult (being the 2 most difficult programs at USC).

With that said though, an option that may appeal to you is the Business Cinematic Arts (BCA) major through Marshall. You apply to Marshall for a business degree as in incoming freshmen. If accepted, you then apply to one of their speciality degrees if you want, in this case the one with the cinema school. Basically, your concentration becomes Cinematic Arts (instead of something like finance, marketing, etc). So you graduate with a business degree, but get to take a the cinema/television/etc classes as your concentration. However, note that only freshmen can apply to this program, so if you’re interested, it’s better to apply for it and drop out later if you don’t like it.