<p>So im a student in WA and i do a program called running start which means i basically go to community college for two years for free for my final two years of high school and graduate with both an AA and a high school diploma, which I have done this year.</p>
<p>Now Im enrolling (technically transferring) to WSU this fall and plan to major in Communication with focuses in broadcast production and advertising, and since I've earned my AA I should be able to graduate with my bachelors in 2 years. </p>
<p>I was wondering since all of my GER's will be done when I begin schooling there, will it be possible to double major in 2 years? possibly in Marketing/Comm?</p>
<p>EDIT: I can see how marketing and comm can overlap in classes, but im also thinking about majoring in computer science instead since i know that I am quite capable of getting the degree and it is very hirable these days. What if I wanted to major in Broadcast Production/ Computer Science?</p>
<p>It shouldn’t be a problem.</p>
<p>Go to the WSU website and get a list of the requirements for each major you’re interested in and a list of any classes you will need for graduation that you haven’t taken while you’re working toward your AA. Check to see whether any of the requirements have prerequisites. Then make a sample schedule for four semesters of whatever classes you still need. If you can make a schedule like that, you should be fine.</p>
<p>However, before you choose your classes for the fall (or – if you can’t do that – before classes start so you can take care of things during Add/Drop) go talk to an advisor in each of the departments you’re interested in to find out how often the courses you’ll need are offered (if a course is offered once every 2 years you’ll need to take it the next time it’s offered) and whether there are any other things to keep in mind (for example, some classes are always taught by the same professor, and if that professor has other responsibilities they may always be taught in the same time slot. If you need 2 classes, both of which are offered every Spring, MWF at 8 am – and I’m basing that example on a professor I knew who had a full-time appointment in the med school and had to be there at 9 every day, but who also taught one class once a year in liberal arts – you’ll need to make sure to take one of them this Spring so you can take the other in your senior year). Then revise your planned schedule, taking what you’ve learned into account. That’s the schedule you’ll actually use; the first one is just to make sure that it can be done.</p>
<p>There’s a small chance that you’ll be able to make a draft schedule that looks all right but will find out from the advisors that there is some obstacle you didn’t know about and that it won’t be possible to do those 2 majors after all. It’s a pretty small chance, though.</p>
<p>Also, if you can’t see an elective you really want in a given semester, see whether you can take a class that you had planned to take in a later semester: you may discover an interest down the road that you’ll want to pursue.</p>
<p>I doubt that double majoring in marketing and communications would give you a competitive edge when you apply for jobs. Instead focus on finding internship opportunities that will allow you build practical, employable skills. There is only so much a business professor can teach you in the classroom.</p>
<p>thanks non traditional, do you think i can apply that same strategy to 2 degrees that necessarily wont overlap, such as Broadcast Production and Computer Science?</p>
<p>And I plan to intern in the summers wherever i can get a foot in the door in the industry, thanks for the suggestion Anarchist</p>