<p>Can you get into any graduate program with any major or do the two have to relate somehow. </p>
<p>Can you major in like Chemistry in UG and go onto a Graduate in say Finance or Engineering? Or should the subjects relate? Thanks.</p>
<p>Certainly OK for Chemistry to Finance or Engineering.
But unrelated majors are hard to transfer to.</p>
<p>You certainly don't have to complete a graduate degree in the same area in which you majored as an undergrad, but it will be your responsibility to convince graduate school admissions committees that you are prepared for and are interested in the graduate program in a different field.</p>
<p>One way to go about this might be to have a research job in the other area, or to take several classes in the other area, even without majoring or minoring in it.</p>
<p>I was wondering the same thing. What if you have a liberal arts degree like english and then decide to study a specific industry? Is it harder to get in over those who have already studied the subject as undergrads?</p>
<p>If you did English, you will in most cases be precluded from graduate programs which require significant mathematical/technical knowledge, such as economics, engineering, chemistry, physics, mathematics, etc. unless you can show that you have the same mathematical ability as the other applicants who did engineering or pure math at undergrad.</p>
<p>For something like finance or business, admissions are pretty flexible. You need to do well on the GMAT or GRE (depending on which is required for your specific program) and that includes high school math. Some finance programs are actually highly technical, and for these you will definitely need to show that you are very capable in math.</p>
<p>It depends on the program that you are applying to, most of them explicitly say which majors are applicable.</p>
<p>Beyond that, you CAN major in anything and go to graduate school in another subject but you will most likley have to take so many other courses to make up any deficiencies, it would add a lot more time to your program.</p>
<p>For example, a Chemist that I know had to take all the core engineering classes (pretty much a UG degree) when he wanted to switch into engineering.</p>
<p>well i'm thinking about getting an MBA in sports management - do you think my English background will hurt me when applying against business or communication majors?</p>
<p>MBA admissions are much more interested in your work experience AFTER college than your major in college.</p>
<p>Your major is not important for an MBA, and I would advise you to ask further questions on the Business School-MBA board, where there are persons more qualified to answer your questions. This board is for persons interested in academic (not business or law) graduate work.</p>
<p>I'm also planning on pursuing a masters program in a area of study that is not specifically my undergrad degree. My undergrad being environmental studies and geography and I'm interested in pursuing a masters in biology. I do have quite a bit of work experience relating to the biology field. My question is would it help my chances of getting into graduate school to take some biology, botany, ecology ect. classes at a community college as I didn't take any of these classes as an undergrad? How are community college courses looked upon in regards to making up classes not taken as an undergrad? or Would it be better to make up these classes if I got into graduate school?</p>