<p>I just heard that at some schools, certain majors cost more than others (philosophy vs. finance), and it costs more to double major. Is this true for the following schools: UT Dallas, Wellesley College, Dartmouth College, Cornell University</p>
<p>So my questions are:
1) At these schools, does it cost the same to major in ANYTHING (biology major vs. philosophy major)?
2) Does having more than one major cost more? (Because I would be taking a lot more credit hours.)</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>I would suggest you check those college websites. Look for “cost of attendance” in their search function. Any additional fees for what you are mentioning will be contained there. </p>
<p>Or you can always CALL and ask</p>
<p>At Wellesley, there is no cost differential among majors. All students pay the same flat tuition rate whether they are majoring in chem or English,taking 4 courses or 5. Summer courses are extra. Students must finish in 8 regular semesters. You will not be allowed to take more than 5 courses max. per semester (and you need special permission even to do this; the standard course load is 4 classes), so you’re not actually going to take more credit hours than anyone else. You have to decide where you are going to put your time. You can major and minor, or double major, but you’re not allowed to double major and add a minor (you can take the coursework in theory but it won’t be acknowledged on your transcript).</p>
<p>Wellesley counts units, not credits. 1 unit=3 credits; 1.25 units= 4 credits (courses with lab component).</p>
<p>@NJSue
If Wellesley students aren’t allowed to take more than 5 courses per semester, how are students able to get a double major? (Or an additional minor in coursework?)</p>
<p>Usually you get a double major by taking the required courses for each major and fewer electives. Most people take 15-17 credits a semester to be full time.</p>
<p>Many universities have different fees for different colleges and the colleges that cost more are often engineering, business, or music because of the extra labs or equipment or, well, because they CAN and people are willing to pay for it. There is not usually a difference between majoring in French or history, because those would both be in Arts and Sciences.</p>
<p>Some colleges charge the same tuition, but then have fees for labs or practice rooms or scientific field study. My daughter will pay $2000 more in tuition as an engineering major than a communications or social science major at her school.</p>
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<p>You use your total course/credit allotment toward fulfilling course requirements in your major program, not in free electives. Wellesley doesn’t have a core curriculum like Columbia, but it has distribution requirements in certain areas. You use your courses in the two majors to fulfill as many of the distribution requirements as you can.</p>
<p>Schools which allow students to take 6 courses per semester usually aren’t that rigorous. 4 courses per semester is the norm at academically demanding colleges. </p>
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<p>However, a strong student may be able to handle a larger than normal course load, especially if the courses that term are not higher than normal workload courses (e.g. courses with labs, art studio, music performance, large term projects, etc.). Some of the academically demanding colleges do have some very strong students attending.</p>
<p>There can also be lab fees for many of the science courses, which would mean that, even though tuition is the same, a chemistry degree can cost more than an English or history degree.</p>
<p>So if I’m a chemistry major, my actual “tuition” is going to be higher than the “tuition” listed in my current finaid package?</p>
<p>Absen…it depends on the college. One of my kids was a science major. She actually double majored. Her school had no additional fees for labs, and the like, and they also allowed her to take more than 18 credits a term without additional cost. Most schools do this. In addition, she was able to take private instrument lessons at no charge…most schools don’t do this for students who don’t major in music.</p>
<p>My other kid was a music major, but his school did not charge for practice room use, or any other extra fees for being a music major. Again, YMMV depending on the college.</p>
<p>You have lasted FOUR different universities. It is highly likely that the fee policies vary amongst those schools.</p>