<p>I really want to major in Biology and Accounting (I know they're totally different fields), and minor in Psychology. Is this an insane plan, a somewhat reasonable plan, or somewhere in between? And is this even possible???</p>
<p>It depends what school you attend and how open the curriculum is. At academically-flexible schools, this would be highly possible. On a recent college visit, almost every student I met had two majors (in highly different areas) and a minor.</p>
<p>First it depends on the college and whether they have separate schools for business vs other. Then, it depends on whether you can actually fulfill the graduation requirements in each major- intro classes can have limited sections, upper level classes can conflict, labs in bio and psych can add to scheduling woes, you may want to do significant research and accounting sometimes requires an interniship or some sort of practicum. Plus, you may have GenEds to manage. You have to look closely at the structure and requirements at the schools that interest you. And, possibly be willing to add a year.</p>
<p>At some schools, you can even triple major. This is certainly doable in 4 years at some colleges but not at others.</p>
<p>Thank you all for all the information! I’m really ignorant of so many college things.
I now understand that there are many course/time overlaps to consider, but how would I know how my schedule will be structured and how things might overlap before applying? And are some GenEd courses “skip-able” with IB/AP credits? And what happens when one double majors - as in what happens to the course load? People usually choose a single major (right?) and so they have a set of courses they had to take, and they plan out their schedule for the year/semester but then people that double major will have more classes to take, so I don’t see how there’s any “time” to fit in classes for the 2nd major. Do each college classes meet so infrequently that there would be enough time to fit in course for the 2nd major? Would double majoring mean that you basically have no time to do anything but go to class after class after class and be an insane workload??
Accounting and Biology are in separate Schools, so am I not able to major from different pairs of schools?</p>
<p>Doubling doesn’t always mean extra classes each semester- it can mean an effort to precisely schedule and skipping some “electives” in order to get what you do need.</p>
<p>Reality: some classes have enrollment limits, some prioritize jrs and srs, don’t meet each semester or have only one section each and meet at the same time. Sometimes a class you want has a pre-requisite- so you can’t take Y until you have taken X. </p>
<p>One of mine is a double major with a minor- but all are humanities. Some requirements are the same for each. Her APUSH didn’t get credit because it is not a requirement of either major- and that’s how her school judges.</p>
<p>Pick a target college and go through it’s graduation reqs and the reqs for each major, policies abut AP and the course catalog. Yes, some U’s do have business in a separate “school” within the U- you have to check this.</p>
<p>You may need to decide which major is most important to you. You may want some flex in your overall commitment to allow for study abroad, a great internship, etc. And, some fun.</p>