<p>I might be interested in double majoring in history and math. How hard is it to do the history part if I don't have any advanced standings because of AP? Also, does having two majors require so much time that I wouldn't have a social life? Thanks for any help!</p>
<p>Haha - honestly, I don't know anyone at Duke who only has 1 major. If ANYTHING, most people have at least a major and a minor. This usually happens because people tend to be interested in certain things, and a minor is only 5 classes, so some people will complete minors without even trying just by taking classes that interest them - I know someone who realized that she had completed a History minor without even trying. But yeah, I remember being surprised by how many double-majors I met when I visited - I seriously feel like it's something that everyone and his mom does. </p>
<p>It doesn't take up any more time, it really doesn't. In order to graduate, you need 34 credits -- 32 if you come in with 2 AP credits. Most majors are 10 credits. So, you could double major in two completely unrelated subjects and still have at least 12 classes free for electives. Also, I believe you can only use one History AP credit towards the major - so really it just means the difference between 9 classes and 10. Not difficult at all - I'd imagine that it's that way for most people in every major. It won't affect your social life in any way, it'll just mean that for 10 of your classes, you'll be taking Math instead of random electives.</p>
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<p>Hi there. You've just met one. ;)</p>
<p>What I wonder is what do you do once you complete the 10 or so classes of your major when you pursue one major? Granted, it's going to take all of the classes I have left at Duke (including a few overloading semesters) to graduate on time with my two majors. For those wondering, my majors are biology and public policy, so there's no overlap, and bio has about 25 pre-reqs that must be completed in addition to the requirements (give or take about 20).</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, what do you guys think of this schedule (I tried my hardest not to get up early :) To me is seems like there is a lot of class for a first semester freshman; guess that's just Pratt.
EGR 53L COMP METH IN ENGINEERING Credits: 1
002
M F 10:05 AM-11:20 AM CIEMAS A - 1464
Gustafson,Michael R 119 seats available. </p>
<p>MATH 103 INTERMEDIATE CALCULUS Credits: 1
08
Tu Th 10:05 AM-11:20 AM Physics 0047
Katz,Eric Edward 28 seats available. </p>
<p>CHEM 21L GENERAL CHEMISTRY Credits: 1
63R
Th 11:55 AM-12:45 PM Gross Chem 111
Staff,Departmental 16 seats available. </p>
<p>002
M W F 11:55 AM-12:45 PM Gross Chem 107
Warren,Warren SPalmer,Richard A 198 seats available. </p>
<p>WRITING 20 ACADEMIC WRITING Credits: 1
10
Tu Th 1:15 PM-2:30 PM Art Building 102
Petit,Michael E 12 seats available. </p>
<p>CHEM 21L9 GENERAL CHEM LAB Credits: 0
11L
M 1:15 PM-4:15 PM Gross Chem 201
Staff,Departmental 13 seats available. </p>
<p>EGR 10 INTRO TO ENGINEERING Credits: .5
01
Th 4:25 PM-5:40 PM TBA
205 seats available. </p>
<p>EGR 53L9 COMP METH IN ENGINEERING (LAB) Credits: 0
06
W 2:50 PM-5:40 PM Teer 106
Gustafson,Michael R 40 seats available. </p>
<p>EGR 53R COMP METH IN ENGINEERING Credits: 0
03
Tu 4:25 PM-5:40 PM TBA
Gustafson,Michael R 40 seats available</p>
<p>I double major in two entirely unrelated fields-- and still have time to have a social life, and take an elective.</p>
<p>One thing that makes it really easy to double major at Duke is the fact that we have such easy distribution requirements. I have a friend at Columbia who's pre-med -- that's a pretty frightening thing to be, because if you're a non-science pre-med at Columbia, you have to dedicate roughly 1/3 of your classes to the Core, 1/3 to your major, and 1/3 to pre-med classes. So I mean, if I'm understanding everything correctly, that pretty much means you can only have 1 major, no minors or anything, and you have to know what that major is as soon as you come up with your very first semester's schedule. SCARY. The distribution requirements are easy enough to fulfill that just by taking a variety of interesting classes, you'll probably fulfill them automatically - maybe you'll have to take 1 or 2 that you wouldn't normally, but that's about it. As a person who cannot remain decided on a major for more than 2 days, changed her mind between 13 (I'm totally not kidding) majors over the course of freshman year, took mostly useless classes during freshman year, and (as of now) is fully planning on double majoring (in 2 fields with no crossovers), minoring, studying abroad, AND still having electives to spare, I CANNOT imagine having constraints like that (although, admittedly, I am taking classes next summer - but that's not something I HAVE to do, it's just to free up time to study abroad). Oh, and to answer part of your original question, I'm definitely able to have a social life too. Thank god for Duke.</p>
<p>hey bluestar, what are the two fields? just curious</p>
<p>english and economics.</p>
<p>Ultimate, that sounds do-able, I did that same schedule except with Chem 23</p>
<p>What about double majoring in engineering and something else? I know that BME, which will be my major, will require 15 department specific classes, plus all the requirements for engineering (Physics, Chem, EGR, etc.), so do any engineering students here know how hard is it to major in engineering and something else? (another engineering major or humanities, econ, dunno)</p>