<p>Does anyone know the deal with double majoring and minoring at Carleton?
I know instead of minors they have concentrations, could I say, major in Asian studies, and a concentration in biochemistry? Or maybe something that is kind of but not directly related to your major? Like History major and concentration in Asian studies? And I know you have to petition to double major, but how hard is it to double major? </p>
<p>Also, how do a major and distribution requirements pan out in the overall class schedule? Is a major about 1/3 of your time, distribution requirements another 1/3, and then another 1/3 of classes just classes that you are interested in or a concentration? </p>
<p>Does Carleton accept AP credits? Also, for the distribution requirements, can you make two requirements with one class?</p>
<p>You can definitely concentrate in something totally unrelated, I think if anything, you are discouraged from concentrating in something related to both of your majors (if you do a double and a concentration) – for example, a friend of mine tried to do bio & chem with a biochem concentration, and they encountered some resistance (though if you insist, they will probably let you). Major takes about 1/3 of your classes, distros are probably less (don’t remember how many classes exactly, but you can look that up once the site is back up), and you can definitely take a class that takes care of 2, 3, or even 4 distribution requirements. AP credits can be used to place out of certain distribution requirements, I think (like writing one), but I don’t think they place you out of anything else. You could use them to place out of pre-required classes for more advanced classes, though. </p>
<p>Toughness of double majoring very much depends on what you decide to double in (how much overlap there is, and just overall rigor and what you are good at). You will also have to do two COMPS projects (required of all majors as a senior year [usually] project aimed at demonstrating your competency within a certain field). Doubling is definitely doable, but it does depend a lot on your willingness to put time into it.</p>