“Georgia Tech does not offer double majors but does offer a second undergraduate degree. You must meet all of the requirements for both degrees and earn credit for a total of at least 36 additional hours in excess of the first degree.”
This is from their website verbatim. What exactly does it mean?
I’m thinking about applying to Tech, and I want to double major in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics. I know that you can’t double major at Tech, but a lot of the classes needed for the Applied Math major are included in the Mechanical Engineering course requirements. It doesn’t seem like it would be that hard to get enough credit for both degrees…but what does it mean by the “36 additional hours” part? I’m a little confused about that one.
What makes double majoring difficult at Tech, is that you usually can’t apply credit you receive from a course to both majors. If you want to get two majors, you’ll probably need an extra semester or take summer classes. Not that many people double major, but it’s definitely possible. If I were you, I’d probably just major in ME and get a minor in applied math.
so…a course needed for both majors is diff. equations… I wouldn’t have to take that twice, would I? How are you supposed to get credit for both if you cant apply credit to both even if you’ve already taken the course?
Diff Eq is a math course required for a most of majors at GT. That’s not the the kind of class they are talking about.
My understanding is you must take all the credits needed for mechanical, which is 100 something (look that exact number up for Mech E ) and then at LEAST 36 additional applied math credits or other credits you did not use for the mechanical engineering degree. But call the Mechanical Engineering Department and go over how to do this. It seems to me that you can do this, without knowing your work ethic, or credits coming into GT. But add up the credits and see if you can do this in four years, if that is your goal. You may need a heavy load a few semesters.