<p>Am I the only one on here with that...just wondering???</p>
<p>BM Piano Performance & BA History (will be a freshman in a few weeks)</p>
<p>No. BS in bio and BA in classics here. I am sure a lot of kids on this forum double major.</p>
<p>My degree is American and English Literature, does that count?
Two thirds of my classes are in the School of American Studies, and the other third is in the School of Literature and Creative Writing.</p>
<p>I wasn’t talking double major ^ like that, just double degree like ^^. I know a lot double major.</p>
<p>Well it is a little confusing; my degree is called a “joint degree” here.</p>
<p>Double major = two majors that give the name degree, like BA English and BA History.
Double degree = two different degrees, like BA Classics and BS Biology.</p>
<p>There’s a difference.</p>
<p>^That’s what I was talking about. I should have said that- thanks for informing people!</p>
<p>BS anthro, BA arts and humanities.</p>
<p>Me! Well… maybe… But probably a BS in Biology and a BA in Anthropology.</p>
<p>I might do a BS in Psych and a BA in Consumer Science. Idk. Doesn’t matter too much.</p>
<p>Riku et al, there might technically be a difference but no one really cares about double major vs double degree</p>
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Yeah there can be a BIG difference! Especially when 1 of the 2 degrees or majors is a performing or fine arts major.</p>
<p>For example, at my school, if you wanted to major in both music & (insert liberal arts major here), you can do a double major or double degree. In a double major, you’d do them under the BA program. (I’m just going to say how many courses constitute each major, and of course, you’d have to add gen ed requirements onto them in both the double major or double degree, but they’re about the same amount. The BIG DIFFERENCE is in how many requirements there are for the major) Any liberal arts major is around 10 courses, and a music major (general music major) under the BA program is only 12. If you do a double degree (BA in liberal arts subject + BM or BME in a music major, whether it’s performance, education, composition, etc.), the liberal arts subject major is still about 10 courses for the major requirement, but the BM or BME would be 26 (BM degree) or 27 (BME degree) courses for the major. Having 12 courses for the general music major under the BA program vs 26-27 for the double degree/more specific music major is a HUGE difference!!! (of course, then you have to add on general education courses required for either of these cases). The double degree in that case also doesn’t leave any room for electives, without adding on more courses that you wouldn’t need in order to graduate. The double major BA program in that case might leave a couple electives, but adding those in still doesn’t come anywhere close to the number of courses required for a double degree. </p>
<p>So, there’s a big difference! (I hope that explanation made sense…)</p>
<p>I might. I’m in the position where I could double major (BA in French and Theatre) or get a double degree (BA in French [with a minor in Foreign Language Education] and BA in Theatre).</p>
<p>At my school, I think you only have to do 12 hours extra to get a double degree… but I really don’t see the use.</p>
<p>^For the double degree option, don’t you mean a BFA in Theatre?</p>
<p>It depends on the major whether the double degree is useful or not. I don’t know if it is for theatre, no clue.</p>
<p>For me, I want the BM in Piano vs a BA in a general music major, because that’s just a “general music major” and I want to major in performance, which means the BM degree. Plus, the BM degree in music looks like a much stronger program than the BA when applying to grad schools, which is what I plan to do after undergrad. So for me, I see it as being useful to do the extra credits. Probably not useful in all cases, depends on what you want to do.</p>
<p>@i_wanna- Actually, there can be a huge difference, especially when applying to grad school. I want to study bioethics and you can get either a ms or ma in that field. A lot of programs specifically want either a BA or a BS depending on which program it is. I had been pursuing a double major before choosing a path (bioethics) and when I found that I realized I wanted to do something more related to science. Since I already had all of my BA credits, there was no point in dropping the degree. Rather, I just decided to add the 15 or so extra credits to get the full BS so that when I do apply to grad school I won’t be limited by only having one or the other.</p>
<p>@iluvpiano My university doesn’t offer a BFA in Theatre.</p>
<p>You can get a double degree even if it’s the same name. They just notate on each degree like Bachelors (French) Bachelors (Theatre) instead of just Bachelors.</p>
<p>At least that’s what I’ve been told/read. I haven’t really done much research in it to be completely honest so I could be completely wrong. And in thinking about it, it really sounds like I am wrong.</p>
<p>So looks like the double degree only really matters if you’re a music/performance major, which relatively few people are. </p>
<p>I don’t think it matters very much at all.</p>
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<p>I know multiple people in real life (one is a member of this site as well, but is unlikely to come post in this thread) who are doing a dual BBA and BSE. It’s a fairly popular combo also.</p>
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As AUGirl said: no. Many schools do not even offer BFA (e.g. the one I attend).</p>
<p>Dual degrees are extremely rare at the college I attend due to the rigorous thesis process that each student must complete.</p>
<p>You’re missing my point. You all are making it sound like doing a bs in bio and a ba in classics is like way better/more impressive than a ba in classics and a ba in international relations. It isn’t. I was not commenting on ba in one field vs bfa or bs in the same field. There there is an appreciable difference. But as someone who is now in a dual degree graduate program (md/phd) I can assure you that my bs in biology and major in classics (that’s right, I actually don’t even have a bachelor’s in classics even though I did all the required work because at brown they mandate 5 years for a bs/ba) did just as well as kids with one or two majors or degrees how ever you want to slice it, and I know I am not an exception to the rule. People care about your experiences, not what the papers on your wall say.</p>