Hello,
How is the art history program at Bates? Is it easy to double major here in something completely unrelated? Psychology, economics, or computer science perhaps without much prior background.
Take a look at the academic requirements at Bates. As I recall from our visit/info session, students have a major plus 2 additional concentrations/clusters of cross-disciplinary work which involve 4 courses each. I believe a minor counts for one gen ed concentration and study abroad may count for another, but I could have that wrong. Remember, Bates also has the May term. At least as I recall from our info session, many of the tour guides and students leading the info session were double majors or with a major/minor.
If you are not able to visit and hear it addressed in an info session, it could be appropriate to email your admission rep to ask for resources about double majors, given the gen ed concentration requirements. Also, make sure to check the FAQs and general search function on Bates website to see what the school says about double majors.
Thank you!