<p>But suppose I wanted to do Economics-IEOR joint major + a Polisci Concentration. Can someone give me an indicator as to in general how difficult it is to do a joint major + concentration? The reason I ask is that I'm not sure if it's 100% what I want at this point, but would it be too late to start later than the first semester freshman year?</p>
<p>Also regarding Add/Drop, if you drop a class by the add/drop date, does it still show up as dropped on your transcript? Thanks.</p>
<p>Edit:</p>
<p>Just to make it clearer, here are the required courses:</p>
<p>Econ: 5 Econ classes + 2 electives (7 classes)
IEOR: 3 IEOR classes + 1 elective in OR/Stats (4 classes)
Math: Calc (im taking anyway) + Linear algebra (2 classes)
Compsci: 1 class required
PoliSci Concentration: 21 credits necessary (+12 in economics but it overlaps so no worries there)</p>
<p>So assuming all this goes together it's close to 7 +4 + 2 + 1 + ~6 (21 credits) = 20 classes + Core Curriculum (~9 courses) = 29 courses. </p>
<p>Double majors are difficult, but what you're proposing instead certainly is doable. S is an econ-math major and a physics concentrator. I think he's also taken several ieor classes, more math than required, and some cs. The question of whether a poli sci concentration (as opposed to some poli sci classes and room to explore other fields) is worthwhile or not is another issue.</p>
<p>Since econ has a required core which you have to take before the electives count, my advice would be to start on that early, as well as the math. The rest is less sequential, and you may take one or two classes and decide that's not what you want.</p>
<p>I don't believe classes dropped by the drop date show up anywhere. In any case, it's absolutely standard practice to change your schedule around in the first few weeks.</p>
<p>Sac-- is there any reason a Poli-Sci isn't worth it, or were you just saying in general there's really not much difference between a concentration and just taking classes? My rationale for doing it is because i took a Politics & Government course at JSA Yale last summer and was absolutely fascinated by it. Also it seems like a good balance to my quantitative heavy econ/ieor major.</p>
<p>Tru -- I wasn't disparaging Poli-Sci (my own major back in the day). In fact, if that is what fascinates you, go for it. I was merely commenting that a concentration doesn't really gain you anything and that you may very well find fields that are equally fascinating that you haven't even thought of yet. The core curriculum alone is a good balance to a quantitative major, which is one of the best things about Columbia. Even quantitative types can't be only quantitative there. </p>
<p>Anyway, you have plenty of time to figure it out.</p>