<p>I would like to double major in computer science and math. I'll be going into CoE not LSA, so would I have to fulfill the requirements of both in order to get a major in math? How hard would this be, and what would I have to do in order to do this? Also, is it possible to add a management minor?</p>
<p>If you want to major in math, you won’t be going to CoE, since math is an LSA major. You will certainly be in LSA and do all the LSA requirements.</p>
<p>CS exists in both LSA and CoE. The reasonable thing to do is to switch to LSA entirely, since you won’t have to meet the CoE requirements that way. If you prefer to do a LSA-CoE double major, you should be looking at 5 years on average.</p>
<p>I can’t switch to LSA as my largest scholarship is contingent upon going into CoE.</p>
<p>I also will have a decent amount of AP credit, so would that make if feasible in 4 years?</p>
<p>I got 5s on the Computer Science A, Chemistry, Physics B, Statistics, and US History tests. I got a 4 on English Language and Comp. I am also taking the tests for Calculus AB, Biology, Macroeconomics, Psychology, and US Government this year.</p>
<p>How is double majoring going to help you goal-wise? Why do you want both degrees? What do you plan to do with them?</p>
<p>I mean, if you have a well thought out reason that’s awesome, and I’m not saying one doesn’t exist (and it will mostly like involve the words ‘grad school and very specific sort of PhD topic’ because there’s no reason to do this at all if your goal is just to get a job directly after undergrad), but it sounds more like you’re a new student and just not sure what you want to do so hey just pick both. I have friends who’ve double majored before, but it’s usually in nearly unrelated fields (such as chemical engineering and german) which gives them quite an edge. Double majoring in chemical engineering and chemistry on the other hand would be ‘eh.’ Sure it’s easier to do, but not really that interesting to employers or even graduate programs.</p>
<p>Think really hard about trying to do this. You’re not even in college yet. It’s way different from high school and super easy to burn out, especially as an engineering student.</p>
<p>I’m not trying to be mean or anything either. I just remember a friend I had claiming he was going to major in five (five!) topics when he started school. He ended up getting two of them, but it took six years.</p>
<p>Most of your AP credits from the past will be useless, but hard work at the present will be useful. CS has the largest workload at UM besides maybe ChemE or EE. It’s as real as it gets and can be very rewarding, but only if you like it. Advanced math requires a high level of abstraction and imagination.</p>
<p>It’s not as hard as people here are making seem. You need to fulfill all the requirements for both majors, all the engineering prerequisites, the distribution credits for LSA (doesn’t include things like foreign language and raceðnicity) and 90 credits in LSA (most CS classes count in this as well). It leaves you a lot less flexibility than you’d have otherwise, you might need to take classes one summer, but you could probably do it. Plan a schedule out.</p>