double major

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<p>so i was recently accepted into wcas. i know its easy for other schools to double major in wcas, but what about the other way around? as an econ or math major in wcas, can i double major in, say, IEMS?</p>

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<p>No. However, it’s usually pretty easy to transfer into McCormick, especially before the you matriculate or after 1 quarter, so you could do it the other way.</p>

<p>Students may not double major from Weinberg to another school.</p>

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<p>oh that’s weird… why is that so?</p>

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<p>No idea, but that’s simply policy. Likely it’s because Weinberg’s a liberal arts college so you’re getting a BA, and they don’t want to award a BA in IEMS or Theater, whereas you can major in a Liberal Arts major and still be receiving a BS. Also, WCAS has stricted distribution requirements than most of the rest of the schools, making it more difficult to fulfill cross school major requirements.</p>

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<p>what about a minor? are wcas students only allowed to minor in something within wcas as well?</p>

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<p>No, you can minor elsewhere, but I don’t think there are as many minors outside of Weinberg. I know there’s Film & Media Studies in Comm… I don’t think there are any Engineering minors and there are no SESP or Medill minors. There are a lot of certificates available though.</p>

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<p>Sorry to hijack your thread… but I figure it’s better than starting a new one… On the double major topic, (I asked this question on the Facebook group and didn’t get a clear answer) does anyone know what the school rules are on declared engineering majors double majoring in something like Anthropology? Some people on the FB group said engineers weren’t allowed to double major, while others said it was possible, so I was just looking for a clarification. Thanks…</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.iems.northwestern.edu/programs/undergraduate/career.html[/url]”>http://www.iems.northwestern.edu/programs/undergraduate/career.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>If you are in the sciences, engineering school, and perhaps econ don’t even think about double majoring. Unless you have around 12 credits moving into freshman year, there is literally, NO way you can graduate in 4 years if you want to double major, specifically with engineering because the courses plans call for 48 credits each, which is exactly 4 years.</p>

<p>To be honest, coming from a very literal mind when you’re looking for a job with a business firm or whatever, and you have a high powered economics degree from northwestern, and then they see that you also double majored in dance studies…like honestly who cares? Yeah you did something that you like, but congratulations, you just majored in a hobby. This is coming from my own perspective, but if you really like to dance, speak publically, sing, and all that other jazz then there are hundreds of clubs at northwestern for you. </p>

<p>Plus, not double majoring will open up so many other opportunities for you to really excel in your other major. For example, I really don’t imagine you’d have much time to do research, study for an extra couple hours for that big midterm, and more importantly, hand out with friends. </p>

<p>I think you should know that in no way am I trying to discourage you from double majoring (although it probably sounds like I am) in no way should you let someone stop you from doing what YOU really trully want to do, as long is makes logical sense to you, and you think you can perform academically to make it happen. </p>

<p>Get ready for orientation! woo! (actually it sucks, bring a magazine/book or something)</p>

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<p>Majman,</p>

<p>I thought each engineer could use 10 electives for one area (5 for Plan B theme and 5 unrestricted electives). Most hum/SS majors require about 12 courses. So it seems to me you only need to place out 2 credits. Perhaps I am missing something?</p>

<p>Also, McCormick permits double-counting between IEMS and econ. One can double major in 4 years without any AP/IB/A-level credits.</p>

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<p>^^Just for the record, I think it’s actually pretty easy to double major if you’re in Econ. WCAS only requires 45 credits and you can count your AP credits towards that too, so you have plenty of room (there aren’t tooo many classes required for econ). I know I will definitely be pursuing an additional major =]</p>

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<p>I hate hijacking threads (and this has probably been asked before) but can anybody give any perspective on double majoring in Medill and WCAS like Political Science, History, etc.? Any fresh input would be appreciated</p>

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<p>Very common, very easy.</p>