<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 after graduation?</p>
<p>lol, you pay the same amount of tuition as everybody else ... now, obviously if it takes you longer to complete both majors (which, if you plan well, doesn't necessarily have to happen), you will pay for the extra quarter/year/etc.</p>
<p>i assume that double majoring exposes you to more fields of knowledge and probably does look good on your resume, as do minors. it's probably not as beneficial as some would think, but if it's not going to keep you in school for a longer period of time, why not?</p>
<p>Double majors don't cost any extra, that is so silly! Haha, you just might have to take more classes. You won't even necessarily take more, if the majors are similar enough that some classes can double-count for both. Or while other people are taking extraneous electives, you are taking more classes for your major. You shouldn't have to stay more than 5 years as a double major but really 4 is plenty, especially if you have a good advisor or just the common sense to plan well and not slack off (maybe take less quarters of 3 classes, or some quarters with 5). </p>
<p>The best advantage is just taking classes in multiple subjects that interest you, or in order to flesh out a major (such as Econ + Business Institutions minor, which gives a bigger perspective on business than just economics, or Pre-Med + Spanish, which gives you the ability to work with non-English speaking patients and makes you more qualified/desirable, I guess). Really it should be about what you WANT, now how it will "look." Lots of people minor and lots don't.</p>
<p>I'm doing the double-degree for WCAS and Music and have found that I have plenty of time to finish both in four years. I've even considered adding pre-med and possibly a minor to level out my fifth year and make the most of my education. It's really a very generous deal.</p>