<p>So I was originally Pre-Business/Econ, but dropped Business after hating UGBA 10. I took OChem/Bio 1A and liked them so decided to do MCB and am currently an MCB/Econ double major.</p>
<p>But I just found out that I can minor in Chem really easily if I drop Econ, it’s just 2 extra classes that I would be interested in taking… Should I just do the switch? I’m pretty sure I want to go to grad school for Biochem so MCB (Biochemistry Molecular Biology Track) and Chemistry Minor sounds better than a random additional Econ major right?</p>
<p>And if anyone knows, is it still a Bachelor of Science Degree for the College of Chem minor?</p>
<p>the chem minor is probably better in focus. the econ minor could vaguely help if in the future you were interested in industry work though.</p>
<p>And no, there is no degree for minors. a minor is…a minor. looking at the requirements for the chem minor though and comparing it to the major program, the minor is kinda wimpy. nowhere near bachelor of science OR the bachelor of arts option.</p>
<p>Don’t think you can minor in chem if you’re biochem: “L&S students undertaking minors offered by other schools or colleges must complete at least four courses (lower or upper division) not used to satisfy requirements in an L&S major or minor.”</p>
<p>So you can’t use the chem 3 series or chem 135/130b/mcbc100a. Of course, you could still pursue it if you really wanted to, but you’d have to take a non trivial amount of additional, non-overlapping chem courses.</p>
<p>I was considering something similar earlier: MCB/physics minor or MCB/Econ double. I decided to do the Econ because, like people have mentioned, it provides a more well-rounded, holistically enriching experience. Even though I doubt that it will explicitly help me in my career, I enjoy looking at things through the Econ perspective. I think you ought to do whatever makes you happy. If you truly enjoy Econ, go for it - I don’t know how much a minor in Chem would help you anyway.</p>
<p>^ too late i’m a sophomore already and would have to take physics 7a/7b and math 54… lol</p>
<p>And yeah thanks guys, i’m going to stick with MCB/Econ… I didn’t realize they wouldn’t let me overlap courses and it’s not worth it for a minor. And I do like Econ as well :).</p>
<p>If you actually like chemistry, it’s not too late to do Chem Bio. Chem Bio majors can take the Physics 8 series (not that I think there’s a huge difference in difficulty; it largely depends on the professors teaching). The switching-in process is incredibly easy, and I actually know many in Chem Bio who switched in second semester of their second year. But again, only consider switching in if you like chemistry and you like the classes for the major! This seems like it could be an option for you because you mentioned that you were interested in taking the upper-div chem courses anyway.</p>
<p>^ just looked that up and seriously considered it for a bit, but it doesn’t seem to be very feasible keeping the econ major. I would have to take at least Chem 105, Math 54, Chem 103, Chem 120A,Chem 120B, Chem 135, MCB 110, MCB 100L… and I still have 2 L&S breadths to go -___-.</p>
<p>That’s true, the Chem Bio major requires more classes than MCB, which makes it harder to add a double major onto that. On the other hand, since Econ is in L&S, it doesn’t have as many course requirements to fulfill. If you switch in now, you won’t be behind as most Chem Bio’s at this point have not taken any of those classes except Math 54, and classes like Math 54 and breadth requirements are good to take over the summer. So if you’re really interested… It’s still doable!</p>