<p>How do double majors work in college? If you do a double major, do you pay for double the amount of courses? So if a person with one major has to pay say, 31,000 to go to Northwestern, would a double major have to pay 62,000 in tuition? How does it work? Is double majoring free in a way, where you pay the same amount as a full time student, but you take more courses? </p>
<p>Is it normal to take longer than four years to complete double majors? What is double majoring good for? What kind of opportunities do they bring? What are the benefits of one major vs. double majors? How important/good are minors and what can they do for you?</p>
<p>From what I know you don't need to pay extra, but you may need to plan very meticuously to get in all your requirements for both majors. It is attainable in four years, but it depends what you are double majoring in (ie: math and business go well together and economics and political science).</p>
<p>How many of the requirements for both majors overlap
The number of requirements for each major
The number of credits you are allowed to take each semester without being charged extra
How many credits you come in with
How flexible the programs are (are the courses prescribed and in a set order?)</p>
<p>If you're thinking about a specific school, get a copy of the school's bulletin (by calling) or poke around on-line and actually read the requirements.</p>
<p>I've read the requirements for Northwestern's film major and the english major before. The majors are offered in two separate schools, but I believe the School of Communication has fewer university requirements. Therefore film majors begin courses for the major by their second year. I just can't find anywhere the info on double majors and how it works. There isn't much written on websites for the public. I want at least a minor in english so that I can become a teacher at the least if I need a job straight out of college and can't find one in the film industry.</p>
<p>If you're a double major at Northwestern, you only get your major in one school. (For example, if you're Film Studies and English, you're gonna get your degree under Communication).</p>