<p>Hey everyone! So I’m an upcoming senior applying to Pitt. I want to get a BSN (School of Nursing), but I also want to major in a language, particularly Spanish or Russian. I’ve seen the course outline for Nursing undergrad, and know that it’d take a lot of effort to double with all the work that goes into nursing alone, but I’d be willing to put the time in.</p>
<p>My question is this: Is it possible academically (as the two majors are in two different schools) and do you think it’s possible (in terms of time, stress, etc.)?</p>
<p>You might also think about whether you really need to major in a language or just get a working knowledge. My daughter just finished her second year pursuing dual majors in applied math/physics minor and Japanese. She has now decided that the dual major is not necessary. She has completed three years of language study (she did year two last summer) and will complete the East Asian Studies certificate requirements rather than the major.</p>
<p>If you have a foundation already in one of the languages you are interested in, you may be able to jump ahead to the level where the courses are not as time intensive (though I cannot speak for Russian or Spanish, Japanese requires seven hours of class a week during the first two years). </p>
<p>My daughter had scheduling conflicts with her language classes three of her four semesters. She attended 60 percent of her honors physics lectures two semesters and she skipped her language lecture last semester because of a math class conflict. She managed to do well, but I am sure that it added stress. She reminded me of Hermione: only she wasn’t really in two places at once–she tried.</p>
<p>Anyway, my point is that it probably is possible, but it won’t be fun. You will want to look at the language class/recitation requirements and your nursing (especially any lab science classes). You also might want to check what the summer program is for languages.</p>
<p>I think it would be impossible to do a BSN and Russian or Spanish major in eight semesters. </p>
<p>I did a quick web search; the Spanish major requires about 35 credit hours of Spanish classes. Then there are core requirements for Arts and Sciences that would not be fulfilled by the requirements in the Schoool of Nursing.</p>
<p>Even if you planned carefully to maximize the courses that might fulfill requirments for both schools, it looks like you would need 40+ credits beyond the BSN requirements to double major in Spanish. </p>
<p>If you are willing (and have the funds) to take a lot of classes during Summer Sessions and/or extend your time at Pitt by a couple of semesters, then anything can be done!</p>
<p>Adding to what mrsref said…After two years, my daughter has 96 credits. She will not graduate early, and it will take her the remaining four semesters to get her math major and certificate completed. She will have well over the number of credits needed to graduate, but not the requirements fulfilled.</p>