<p>^ Kind of true, but not entirely. First off, the Core doesn’t necessarily take up 1/3 of your courses, especially if you have the AP credit to place out of Core gen ed requirements (math, foreign language competency, physical science, biological science). The irreducible core of the Core is about 1/4 of the required units for graduation (42), and less than that if you take 48 units, as many do. Second, some majors have more requirements than others. Depending on how much math and French you have before beginning, you could complete Economics and French majors with as few as 22 courses (although, realistically, it would probably take a few courses more). Even if you didn’t have the maximum possible credits towards requirements, if you had some you could probably complete the Core, Economics, and French majors in 38 courses, leaving you with up to 10 electives (or time to write BA papers in one or both majors). So . . . not impossible, just a little tight.</p>