<p>Is double majoring in these two something difficult to accomplish? I know some double majors are easier than others (Math/Physics vs. English/Physics). </p>
<p>So how is it for these two? Are they compatible? Would I have to spend another year to finish the Undergrad, or is it just a few summer courses? I just want an idea, but specifics are also welcome!</p>
<p>I don’t know about other schools, but at my school (GT) there is only one physics class required for CS, and only one CS class required for physics. So there isn’t much overlap, and it would likely take you 5-6 years to do that double major. Maybe CompE and Physics would be a better match?</p>
<p>Ah, yeah! Makes sense. The only way I would even consider this is if I ended up going to Virginia Tech. They have great engineering, but I like the broadness of Physics. CompE + Physics seems pretty awesome actually. I’ll look into that, thanks!</p>
<p>Overlap will mainly be in freshman and sophomore math courses. You may have to take slightly fewer breadth requirements if you double major, since the “other” major may cover a breadth requirement.</p>
<p>If you are careful arranging your schedule, you may be able to get it all into four years of normal (or slightly above normal) course loads. It may be easier if you enter with AP credit in math and English that is accepted by the university in question.</p>
<p>Even CompE and Physics do not have that much overlap. The math will be all that you really share in common.</p>
<p>little overlap.
in terms of math, single var calc is the most likely overlap. physics will require math in the direction of differ eq and vector calc while CS will need boolean/discrete math and likely more linear algebra. </p>
<p>in terms of science, almost none. although CS my require a physical science area, which could be physics or chem, etc. and the physics degree may require a programming class which would be intro to comp sci type stuff.</p>
<p>As far as those two areas (Physics & Computer Science), you probably would need to major in Engineering Physics since usually that program is interdisciplinary and would allow an “application area” like CS. That would be the only way to graduate in 4 years with a dual major in those areas. Any other way would be 5 years.</p>
<p>Math/Physics or Math/CS have more overlapping courses to allow a 4-year dual-major.</p>
<p>At my small liberal arts college you could do the double-major in four years, with a course overload in a single semester. It would get easier if you had some AP credit to get out of gen ed classes or the first-year math and physics courses.</p>
<p>It gets trickier at bigger universities because the double-major might require two different sets of gen ed requirements if physics and computer science are housed in two different colleges within the university (e.g. physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, computer science in the College of Engineering).</p>
<p>Yeah, I am a little worried about that at VT, but I know UVA has Computer Science majors in their Engineering & Applied Science as well as their Liberal Arts and Sciences college. UVA would be much easier to do CS/Math, which is probably what I will end up doing. As for Tech, I know that the Engineering website says that Computer Science is a defined minor, as well as mathematics. So I am assuming it isn’t too difficult to do CS/Math there as well, but only in terms of minoring in Math. Majoring might be a little different there, I’ll have to check up on that.</p>
<p>It’s definitely possible. If you look at the MIT programs, a double major of physics and computer science and electrical engineering (course 6-2 which has even more courses) can be done with 5 classes per semester, provided you have Ap calc and Ap physics credit.</p>