<p>I'm a senior in high school who went through the over working yourself through AP classes and such and really do not want to have to go through with being constantly feeling like I'm behind again. Now that I'm older, I am tending to plan out what my decisions are more and realize that I will probably need to work full time or at least 40 hours a week at a part time job to get by. Anyway, I figure the amount of classes most people take a semester in college is about 4 that only meet 2 or 3 times a week (giving me entire days to sit around doing homework without the stress of it being due the next day) and I want to check what that would be for my decided course work I intend to take in college. My main area of interest is in Physics but I also have a lot of programming experience so I want to get that second major in case I can't find any well paying jobs with just an undergrad degree in Physics. I have 3 career paths I've considered, including engineering (I'm most interested in aeronautics), computer development (like making the hard ware which would take experience out of both degrees) and software development. Anyway, what I'm asking is how many classes per semester would I have to take in order to get a double major in Physics and Computer Science? I have a lot of my prerequisites and introductory classes in physics, computer science and calculus taken care of with AP classes, but don't factor that in, I will myself after hearing what it would be if I was starting without any AP credits. </p>
<p>The answer is a lot more than 4 per semester. 5 is average for graduating in 4 years with a single major unless you have a lot of AP classes. If you want a double major, then you need more credits and that will mean 6 courses a lot of semesters and possibly some summer school too.</p>
<p>My suggestion is to just go for a single major but take your elective courses in the other area. I have known a lot of physics majors at my university who have taken extra computing courses (there are already 3 required for our physics degree) and this has helped them in finding a job or going to graduate school.</p>
<p>If you want two degrees, a better choice might be a B.S./M.S. combination that many university have available in 5 years total.</p>