How difficult is it to double major ..

midmo
Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:20:44 +0000

I think that is a very do-able double major at many universities because they both require a fair amount of math. It is a little tricky, though, because at many schools computer science is part of the engineering college, and some engr. schools put restrictions on your ability to double major. On the other hand, some large publics have two different kinds of computer science majors–one in the engineering school, and another version in the college of arts/sciences/liberal arts; in the latter case, it really should not be a big deal to double major. In yet another example, the University of Chicago offers a highly theoretical computer science major as part of the math department, and they require a second field as part of the major, and one of the recommended fields is economics.

I suspect your teacher was assuming that all large universities had cs within the engineering schools only, and that they would not allow you to double major.

My son attends a mid-size private university, where computer science is part of the school of engineering. His school is quite liberal about allowing engineering students to double major (or even triple major) outside of engineering, and some of the best students do it quite successfully.

So, I agree with the posters above who said “it depends”. You will have to make specific inquiries at the schools that interest you.