<p>The more AP/dual enrollment credit, the better the chance one has for that double major with engineering. One of my son’s suite mates is a chemE major, but will probably add a political science major, too. Another of his friends had big AP numbers and should have enough to double major in history. So it is doable.</p>
<p>He’s looking at either physics or business. If his ap/ib tests go well (and other than spanish he feels good about them, but it’s still a wait and see) he’ll have:</p>
<p>English 6 units
Hist. 6 (has)
Econ 3
Physics 8
Math 4 (has) poss. 8
Span. 4</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>I can tell you’re from Calif (without looking at your screen name. 
). I was saying “units” for a long time after I moved here. :)</p>
<p>Since your son has Physics credits, that might help - I think he still has to take 8 credits of Physics with Calc for his eng major. </p>
<p>And, of course, if he ends up with 8 Calc credits that will help.</p>
<p>Many kids start out with a double major because they come in with a lot of lower division credits. However, fitting in those required upper division credits (usually at least 30) can be a problem. So, many end up changing their minds later and just getting the minor which only usually requires 6 - 9 upper division credits and the rest can be lower division.</p>
<p>History is often an easy minor to do because kids often come in with 12-18 history AP credits. Take 3 upper division classes and you’ve got a minor. </p>
<p>Courses Hours
HY 101 or HY 105 (or HY 110*) 3
HY 102 or HY 106 3
HY electives 300 or 400 level 9
HY electives 6
Total 21</p>
<p>Socal bama…</p>
<p>If your son doesn’t pass Spanish, then have him take the CLEP exam. Some swear that it’s much easier.</p>
<p>LOL - I guess I didn’t realize my use of “units” would point me out as a “foreigner”. Now that you mentioned it, I notice everyone else’s use of the term “credits”. I wonder if it’s strictly us CAnians. </p>
<p>I recall reading a comment about the CLEP before and we’ll have to put that as a possible, although we wish the spanish conversation class counted towards FL designation, since that’s what he needs most practice with. </p>
<p>You do have a good point about too heavy of a load later on with upper division courses in two majors. I wonder if he’d be interested in history minor, he’s always liked that subject and it does get him into classes and topics not strictly science/math related, a little variety could be good to have.</p>