Ease of Cross-College Double Major?

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<p>I applied to Princeton Engineering, and if accepted, I intend to major in ChemE. I was wondering whether it would be possible for me to double major with economics as well. I wasn't sure how this would work, or how easy it would be, since the engineering college is separate from the rest of the school. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Here is the link to the Chem E undergraduate handbook. Check out the Entrepreneurship and Management concentration - you can take four Econ classes (actually two, but those two have two prerequisite intro Econ courses) to earn this certificate. That may satisfy you. I do not believe you can double major at Princeton, but someone correct this if it’s bad info. Chem E is one of the toughest majors and its requirements really make it difficult to find enough time to wonder too far from those requirements.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/cbe/undergrad/Undergrad_Handbook.pdf”>http://www.princeton.edu/cbe/undergrad/Undergrad_Handbook.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Stemit is correct - there is no double major option at Princeton. I believe this is because of the senior thesis required for all undergrads. However you can do a certificate as Stemit indicated. </p>

<p>I’m not certain what you mean by the engineering college being separate from the rest of the school. If you mean physical distance, it is on the east end of the campus (still on main campus) but by no means would all your classes be in the e-quad. There are distribution requirements for all BSE students that will require you to take classes in many other different buildings so there is lots of crossover. If you are referring to distinct academic colleges, quite a number of students do choose to transfer between AB and BSE (acceptance into one or the other isn’t binding) provided that they have all the courses required to do so. </p>

<p>If you are really interested in a combination of engineering and economics, you might consider ORFE (Operations Research and Financial Engineering). <a href=“http://orfe.princeton.edu/”>http://orfe.princeton.edu/&lt;/a&gt; It’s not Chem E by any means but it might be something to consider. </p>