<p>I will be transferring after 2 years at my CC. Depending on the number of credits taken, I presume I will either have sophomore or junior status (i.e. 30-60 credits towards my degree). </p>
<p>Would it be out of the question for me to double major after transferring? I have taken a liking to several subjects that I would really like to dive into. I am not too familiar with the transfer credit process and double majoring as compared to one major and a minor. On average, what is the difference between minoring in a field and majoring in a field? 5 classes? 10? </p>
<p>Does it seem plausible for someone transferring from a CC to be considering a double major, or should I just be happy that I get to transfer at all and stick with a major and minor?</p>
<p>I don't know about the quarter system at Chicago, but at most schools the difference is 15 units vs. 30 units or 5 vs. 10 classes. </p>
<p>If you earned junior status at one of your schools, I'd think you'd have to do a summer session to earn a double major. But that might eat into your opportunities for a summer internship/research preparing you for graduate work.</p>
<p>I think nspeds said it (not sure), but apparently graduate programs don't favor applicants who spend more time than necessary at their undergraduate schools?</p>
<p>Brand, if you went to WashU, the process would be way easier though, wouldn't you think?</p>
<p>This shouldn't qualify as more time than necessary since he needs the extra time to double major. Graduate schools will disfavor you if you take light courseloads, unnecessary have gaps in education, etc.</p>
<p>Also, nspeds' comment was more reflective of graduate programs. He was unsure about how business schools would view it. If I did decide to go to law school, they would likely need an explanation, but it seems like their reception of your choice to study longer is based on why you studied longer than 4 years. In this case, I would have a pretty compelling reason.</p>
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<p>That may be the most plausible option. Regardless, thanks for the replies. The fact that the difference between a major and minor is only a/b 5 classes makes it very appealing to double major. I will definitely keep considering it.</p>
<p>I've researched a bit into this myself, and have found that it's entirely dependent on where you end up going to and what fields you want to major in. Look at the transfer credit policies for the universities you want to transfer in, and compare thethe courses you took vs. the ones you need to take in the programs you want to enter. </p>
<p>For example, I found that, if I were to go to UChicago, a lot of credit that I have accumulated will not transfer (it's not really a concern to me anyway, since I'm taking 21-22 unit quarters), because of their policies. I had to tailor the classes I chose to the lowest common denominator, which turned out to be Haas, at least as far as my research has gone. My 4 on AP Calc AB doesn't give me any credit for Haas, but passes me out of a quarter of calc at UChicago. In transferring credits, UChicago doesn't grant any credit to classes that a student has taken if they have already passed out according to their policies, so my first quarter of calculus will not transfer.</p>
<p>Back to the topic of double majoring, it seems like it would not be too hard if you went to Stern, for example, which already encourages students to minor in a field from CAS, though you'd probably have to do summer classes. </p>
<p>If I don't get in anywhere this year, I'll likely enter my sophomore year with around 75 quarter units, and all my prereqs done, so I will look into doing the prereqs for a science major. However, it would require me to take chem, bio, and physics (all with labs), with either o-chem or calc, all at the same time!</p>