<p>It is the fact that the coursework is hard AND there is a lot of it. Also, many engineering majors at UI have between 90-100 hours of technical credits required. Considering 4 years is about 130 credits, that doesn’t leave you much time to acquire a 60-credit major in an unrelated field.</p>
<p>However, a minor isn’t so bad. For example, I have plenty of AP credit, so I can be a German minor (35hrs required) and still graduate in four years.</p>