<p>Ms. Ladybug - </p>
<p>As an incoming student, I’m probably not as qualified to answer your questions as quaere, but as somebody who is most likely going to double major and has looked extensively into major requirements, I will tell you that major requirements for Oberlin seem significant, but not overwhelming. As a double major in the science division, I will be able to complete all my course requirements for both majors, plus some extra science classes, and still have room to take lots of humanities and social science classes, without staying any longer than 4 years. A normal credit load at Oberlin is 14 credits, but you can take between 12 and 16 in any given semester. I haven’t looked into what double-majoring in, say, English and biology would be like, but I think that if you planned everything out, it wouldn’t be difficult. And lots and lots of students at Oberlin double- or even triple-major, and I’m sure most of those students graduate in 4 years (if they’re not double-degree).</p>
<p>The problem with graduating on time comes when you don’t plan out your course requirements and sequence well enough, or change your major late in the game, or decide in junior year to add a second and unrelated major. This is true at all colleges and universities, not just Oberlin. Actually, Oberlin’s major requirements are significantly less, credit-wise, than the major requirements at my state school. There, it would be very difficult to double-major, especially in unrelated disciplines, and graduate in four years.</p>