If I major in Math from LSA and CS from COE, can I choose to complete the college requirements of COE rather than LSA?
No. Math is LSA only and you need to fulfill the LSA requirement. For Math and CS double major, you can stay in LSA completely.
@billcsho I ask because I would prefer to do the COE requirements over the LSA requirements.
Most people do prefer CoE over LSA for the course requirements, but you don’t have a choice unless you choose CS alone.
Ah, thanks!
Just curious, why the double major? You can always take more math in engineering going forward. Just curious to what you are trying to accomplish?
@Knowsstuff my main interest is math, the interest in cs being relatively secondary. Given a choice I would drop cs and major only in math.
@erdoswiles thanks for answering. Makes more sense now but why not just stay in lsa as suggested then? I know many don’t want to take the language and some other requirements though. I would evaluate your end goal if you know currently what you want to go into, and go from there. But many students end up changing their interest and tweak them through out their college experience.
@Knowsstuff I agree that is the best way forward!
In UIUC, they actually have a program for CS and Math. You probably want to look deeper at the CS or math major at UMich that if there is a focus like that. Also, you may also consider a minor in one of the two as it has much less requirement. To me, it is not worth to double major if you will need more than 4 years to graduate.
@billcsho Is it not possible to double major in 4 years, even if you have some AP credit to start with?
It depends. My D has 33 AP credits and put her in higher placement in math and chem and started basically as a sophomore. She even took the Physics in summer that fulfilled all her non major pre reqs very early, and there are still limited second major she could finish within 4 years. You need to look at the curriculum of each major. Very often, the course sequence with be holding you back. Not to mention to have multiple classes for your majors in the same semester would be challenging.