<p>I’m planning on a 18/21W double major. Is this insane y/n?</p>
<p>molliebatmit:</p>
<p>Is this true for students who is Freshman this year ? My son wants to do 7 and 8 flexible option (focus on Biophysics). There is quite an overlap. If he does not have to do 180+90, then it is quite doable. How can you find out information about double major in MIT site ? or you need to talk to undergrauate office about it.</p>
<p>ham, with your 5 on AP English, you will also get 9 general credits that go toward the graduation requirement (not a huge boost in itself, though).</p>
<p>rxhu123, [Transition</a> to Double Majors](<a href=“Systems Help & User Guides | MIT Registrar”>Systems Help & User Guides | MIT Registrar) provides a lot of helpful info (and links to other helpful pages) relating to double majors at MIT.</p>
<p>kryptonsa36:</p>
<p>This is very helpful. Thank you. My son can use 48 unrestricted selective from course 7 to take the course 8 requirement class like 8.03, 18.03, 8.04 and 8.044.</p>
<p>trouble w/ 8B requirements is exactly that: those are arguably the 4 worst classes in physics (exception of 8.044 personally, but a lot of people really hate that class).</p>
<p>Pebbles:</p>
<p>I thought the selection is necessary. You can not take Quantum without knowing Wave and differential equation. There must be a reason for the prerequisite of classes.<br>
My son is talking abut taking 8.395 (Group Theory with Applications to Physics) and 14.12 Economic Applications of Game Theory which has tons of prerequisite. I really don’t underestand how well he can learn this stuff without basic class of Math and Physics.</p>
<p>Well of course. Calculus is also essential for higher level physics/engineering. But having taken 3 calculus classes really doesn’t make you much of either a physicist or an engineer.</p>
<p>And I think your son should probably be fine. Sometimes you can pick up the material taught in the more “foundation building” classes by taking an advanced class that uses the material, thus, saving you some valuable time.</p>
<p>Umm… I didnt memorize course numbers yet but would a double major in Environmental and Materials Engineering be feasible? I’m really interested in both.</p>
<p>What about credit for college courses? I have taken a few classes at local colleges, will these count toward graduation requirements? (classes like history and econ). I am trying to decide whether to take a couple more classes before I graduate.</p>
<p>You’ll have to get approval from the transfer credit examiners in the particular department, who will usually do something like look at your syllabus and determine whether the course you took is equivalent to an MIT course. It’s often possible to get general HASS credit, but it’s harder to get approval for the more specialized requirements like CI or HASS-D.</p>
<p>More information on transfer credit is [url=<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/uinfo/academics/grading/credits/outside_credit.html]here[/url”>http://web.mit.edu/uinfo/academics/grading/credits/outside_credit.html]here[/url</a>].</p>
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<p>Courses 1E (Environmental) and 3 (Materials Science and Engineering).</p>
<p>Anything is feasible - there are just varying degrees of difficulty. 
Looking at these degree charts may help:</p>
<p>[MIT</a> Course Catalogue: Course 1-E](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/catalogue/degre.engin.ch1e.shtml]MIT”>http://web.mit.edu/catalogue/degre.engin.ch1e.shtml)</p>
<p>[MIT</a> Course Catalogue: Course 3](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/catalogue/degre.engin.ch3.shtml]MIT”>http://web.mit.edu/catalogue/degre.engin.ch3.shtml)</p>
<p>Note that Course 1 and Course 3 both have “flexible” options (Courses 1A and/or 3A) that may help you.</p>
<p>Would it be advantageous for me to take some humanities AP exams (I’m in the AP equivalent classes) at the end of this year? I’m talking about french (could do language and lit -with a lot of extra work- if there’s any reason to) and economics (could do micro and macro if there’s any reason to). (Plus my 5 in english). Would this lighten my HAAS requirement, meaning that I wouldn’t have to take a HAAS every semester? </p>
<p>I’m also wondering if I should even bother taking physics B (my class doesn’t prep me for C), because I already know MIT wouldn’t place me out of 8.01 for this. </p>
<p>Of course, I will definitely take calc BC. </p>
<p>I don’t think I will really need more units towards the general graduation requirements but it might be nice to have. Hey, theoretically, could you spend a semester or two with only 36 units (3 classes) because of AP credit? lol I wouldn’t do it anyways but just wondering. </p>
<p>oneeee more thing- would there be an issue, if I decide that it’s a waste of time and money to take any certain AP exam, that I listed said exam on my application as an AP I planned to take in may of 2009? </p>
<p>THANKS to anyone who knows this stuff and feels like answering! :)</p>
<p>@ham,</p>
<p>After I was admitted last year, I decided not to take any of the APs that wouldn’t get me credit (aka chem, bio and comp sci) in order to save money. So in your case, that would mean not taking physics B (the alternative would be to self-study and take the physics C exam if you feel up to it, as a 5 on both sections would place you out of 8.01). When I made the decision not to take some of the exams listed on my application I emailed MIT and they said it wasn’t a problem, so don’t worry about that.</p>
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No, humanities APs only count for 9 units of general elective credit. They don’t count as HASS credit.</p>
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Yes. And it’s not as crazy an option as it sounds – if you’re taking four classes and need to drop one, for example. I only took 36 units my last semester at MIT because I was flying all over the country interviewing for grad school, and that was facilitated by my 27 units of general elective credit from AP tests.</p>
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Not only that, but you could spend a semester or two with 0 units (graduating early) because of AP credit. :p</p>
<p>not bad!!!</p>
<p>Or if you get another 12 credits somewhere (credit for 18.01 via Calc Bc?), you can declare sophomore standing after your first semester assuming you take mostly GIRs and a CI-H class in your first semester. =p</p>
<p>(soph standing is not terribly useful, although you are allowed to take 60 creds instead of 57 in the spring. as you may surmise, 60 creds (5 full classes) sometimes work out better than 4 full classes and an awkward 9 creds hanging.)</p>
<p>I’m just curious: would it be easier to double major in course 6 and course 14 or course 6 and course 15?</p>
<p>Also, how many general elective credits are required to graduate?</p>
<p>180 general elective credits are required for graduation (which is, incidentally, the number of general elective credits you get when you take all 17 GIRs at MIT and take four 12-unit classes per semester). Currently 270 general elective credits are required for a dual degree, but the new double major option will only require 180.</p>
<p>And for your first question, I don’t know about easier in the academic sense, but a course 14 degree looks pretty flexible, which is always good for a second major. Course 15 also has a bidding system for classes, so if you double in something and 15, it’s usually prudent to declare 15 as your first major so you get priority in the bid system. The bid system isn’t necessarily problematic, but it’s more logistically difficult than any other course selection system at MIT.</p>
<p>I thought MIT didn’t offer dual degrees anymore, only double majors?</p>