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<p>satn-</p>

<p>unfortunately, your first questions do not have a simple, single answer. for liberal arts ba students it is very, very easy to complete a double major in four years (i did it in three!). its still relatively easy for most bs candidates but would be quite difficult for an engineer without ap credits/summer coursework.</p>

<p>what i can say is that anyone who is considering a double major needs to sit down with his advisor and carefully go through the requirements for each program. if a course is going to be ‘double counted’ (used toward both majors) it is advisable to run the idea past both departments before proceeding. one of my friends (who triple majored) assumed everything would be okay… until he was told otherwise fall of senior year. fortunately, he got everything straightened out, but it was not a fun time.</p>

<p>also keep in mind that getting that extra major is not always terribly important. you can take accounting courses without being an accounting major, additional math courses without being a math major, et cetera… the only difference being how you will present your experience on your resume. in fact, i was told by both my advisor and a member of the career development staff that having several majors can often be detrimental in the job search process.</p>

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<p>to your question on the new joint degree management/engineering program, i know relatively little about it. it is a five year program that results in two degrees: a bachelors in the engineering discipline of the students choice and a bachelors in management for engineers. lehighs acclaimed ‘integrated business and engineering’ honors program also requires five years to earn both degrees (the four year version only yields the business degree).</p>

<p>the engineering & management webpage:
<a href=“http://www.bucknell.edu/Admissions_Aid/Department_Fact_Sheets/Engineering_Management.html[/url]”>http://www.bucknell.edu/Admissions_Aid/Department_Fact_Sheets/Engineering_Management.html&lt;/a&gt;
a nice article on the program:
<a href=“http://www.bucknell.edu/News_Events/Publications/Bucknell_World/April_2006/Bucknell_Express/Bucknell_Offers.html[/url]”>http://www.bucknell.edu/News_Events/Publications/Bucknell_World/April_2006/Bucknell_Express/Bucknell_Offers.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>hope that helps!</p>