CS + Econ Double Major?

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<p>I was just admitted into Berkeley for Computer Science (College of L&S). I am very interested in pursuing a second major in Economics.</p>

<p>How hard is it to do a double major like CS / Econ at Cal? Could I overlap classes? Is it overkill? Any personal experiences? Does Regents help a whole lot for double majoring at all? Thanks!</p>

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<p>If you will be an L&S freshman, you enter as undeclared.</p>

<p>Double majoring should not be that hard. If you count requirements:</p>

<p>L&S CS = 14 courses
Economics (assuming high math version) = 14 courses
Overlap (Math 1A, 1B, 54, possibly Economics 101A if used as a technical elective in L&S CS) = -3 or -4 courses
AP calculus = 0 to -2 courses (possibly Math 1A, 1B; see <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1305840-freshman-math-faq.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1305840-freshman-math-faq.html&lt;/a&gt; )
AP economics = 0 to -1 courses (if you have 4 on both AP economics tests)
L&S R&C = 0 to 2 courses (depends on AP English score)
L&S 7-course breadth = 4 or 5 courses (major courses do count)</p>

<p>This means 25 to 32 courses. The normal course load is about 4 courses per semester, or 32 courses over 8 semesters. If you have no useful AP credit, you do need to plan very carefully to make sure that every course you take fulfills either a major or breadth requirement.</p>

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<p>It should be perfectly doable, although you likely won’t have any space for non-major classes other than breadths. Just be sure to plan things out and start on the pre-reqs right away.</p>

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<p>For what kind of jobs does a CS-Econ double major help?</p>

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<p>If you are writing software in the finance industry, some economics and finance courses are likely helpful as supplements to a CS major. Some CS knowledge may be helpful in some types of economic research if you have to write a program to analyze your data.</p>

<p>But that does not necessarily require an entire second major.</p>

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<p>What is the average GPA of the students who get into the Economics major?</p>

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<p>The economics major’s criterion for admission is a 3.0 GPA in the prerequisite courses.</p>

<p><a href=“Applying to the Economics Major | Department of Economics”>Applying to the Economics Major | Department of Economics;

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<p>Does that mean that anyone with a GPA of 3.0 or more is admitted to the major?</p>

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<p>The linked page above has this:</p>

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