<p>Hello,</p>
<p>If a student who is a double-major is on track to graduate in 4 years with 150 plus credits earning them two degrees, would they be able to take a fifth year and earn a third degree by completing the requirements of another Major of great interest? The third major would require an additional 29 credits. This would be manageable due to previous courses taken and overlap of courses. Thank you.</p>
<p>Everything is doable but 3 majors won’t necessarily get you a better job. I would save that extra year money for graduate school in the future. Employers look at life experience, internships, etc, not just books/academics.</p>
<p>I know the rules are very specific and you are correct in saying that actually they’d graduate with a double degree (as opposed to double major). I don’t remember seeing anything about a triple (D1 had a minor) in any of the info I’ve perused online (both D’s did/will graduate with 2 degrees), and you’d need to check with the university…they may not consider the student as an undergrad anymore after 150 credits and earning 2 degrees, but I don’t know this.</p>
<p>I do agree with colormaker, though, in that having 3 majors probably wouldn’t mean a better job unless the student really wants to focus on getting a job in the field of the proposed 3rd major. Graduate school would be better in the long run.</p>
<p>Yea I agree, companies just want to see you’re good at a specific thing, adding more majors prob won’t help. You would prob be better off saving that money for grad school if your goal is to find a better job. There’s tons to do in college, the best thing to do is try to enjoy all parts of it while you are there instead of studying the entire time.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for the great information and advice!</p>