<p>I have always wanted to become a secondary English teacher, and have chosen English as my college major. However, after doing some research on the realistic number of jobs that will most likely be available when I graduate and obtain my teaching credentials, it seems that English teachers are too abundant, while sciences teachers are in an undersupply. This year, I have developed an avid interest in biology, and now, even teaching biology. I have thought of majoring in one of these field, and minoring in the other. But after talking to my AP Bio teacher today, I found out that part of the No Child Left Behind act requires all secondary teachers to have obtained a degree (I think he meant B.A.; I doubt Masters' are required for secondary education.) in the specific field. This means I will not qualify to teach in whichever field I choose to declare as my minor.</p>
<p>Now, my question is, is it possible (or, at least, heard of) for someone to double-major in two fields which are seemingly opposites of each other such as English and biological sciences? If so, how much more time (just an estimated range would be nice) would it take to complete the courses required for diplomas in both majors? I don't mind staying in college for 5 or 6 years, in addition to the time needed to complete the teacher credentialing program. I know there are a lot of college students who double-major in similar fields, but I'm not quite sure about two fields on the opposite of the spectrum such as a humanities major and a sciences major. I just want to know if it's been done. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>depends on the college. much easier to do without a core. also much easier to do with looser requirements for a B.A.... im pretty sure that at nearly all schools such a double major is possible. i plan on majoring in philosophy and physics and have not come across a school that would keep me from both degrees in 4 years</p>
<p>I've been checking requirements for teaching lately for my state (CA) and I have run across no requirement that your degree must be in the field you choose to teach. What is a requirement, is for you to prove subject matter competence. In CA you do this by 1)completing a preparation program as part of the college major or 2)through a test to prove subject matter competence, the CSET. Seriously, the idea of requiring a degree in the field is ridiculous as it means one must know when they go to college that they want to teach and exactly which subject and that few, if any, would be allowed to teach more than one subject. Of course, they are heading toward obtaining some ridiculous requirements already, but I hope you're mistaken and that this degree requirement isn't one of them.</p>
<p>B.S. in Business Computer Information Systems
B.A. in Philosophy and Religion studies.</p>
<p>i went in as a Philosophy major, but my parents were very angry about this, so to make them happy, i got a technical degree also.... its a significant amount more work, but it will pay off in the end.</p>
<p>could be the different of several thousands of dollars when you first start as a teacher...</p>
<p>double-majoring in opposites is usually doable, but at some schools, they have so many requirements, it makes it almost impossible (off the top of my head UCLA comes to mind)</p>
<p>there are tons of colleges where u can double major because there may not be any core classes (amherst, brown) or u can use the core classes to doble major (washington university of st. louis), there are tons tho which allow u to use the system to ur advantage, look around and do some of ur own research ...... good luck (btw, my brother goes to west point and has almost completed all his credits to double major in computer science and poly sci, but he wont have time....instead he is just going to law school with the comp sci major.....u can major in one thing (english, and use the concentration u have in it to find a masters in a biological field)</p>
<p>Double majoring opposite majors... that sounds a lot like me. I've always had a desire to combine my majors in a left-brain plus right-brain fashion--the fear of abandoning either side has always been too strong. Winter, I share your English teaching desires, but don't want to make that decision for several years; so I keep my options open. </p>
<p>Econ + English will take four years. If I add physics to the mix I'll be here for six.</p>
<p>I've been wondering about the same thing...I have no doubt about my intrest in political science, but I also realize how much I am interested in anthropology. I figure a double major is just a good excuse for all of my electives to be something else I'm interested in. And it may even give me to totally different careers to choose from in the end.</p>
<p>I'm double-majoring in premed biology, philosophy and religion, and minoring in music with a vocal concentration...and still trying to cope with the fact that I'll obviously be in college for a long period of time.</p>