<p>so I know USC encourages students to double-major and I would assume many do so. So is it common at USC to graduate in 5 years or can many "make it" in 4 years? Also does double-majoring automatically force you to spend more years in college?</p>
<p>Double-majoring definitely does not automatically force you to stay longer. Depending on the majors, though, it could. The business program, for example, is extremely structured, and makes it pretty much impossible to add anything else in there. If you were to add a minor, and especially a major, you would most likely have to stay longer. Some majors are easy to add another major on, like mine, English.</p>
<p>Can i double in engineering and business? I wouldn't mind going 5 years</p>
<p>Well, I don't know about engineering, but business is an incredibly structured major. It definitely would be more than 4 years, and it seems like it would be more than 5 years to do both, but I'm just guessing. You definitely are allowed to do them both, though.</p>
<p>My son's double major, film (critical studies) and history will be done it four years. It better be.</p>
<p>well i want to do business major, but take all the premed classes.. u think im okay??</p>
<p>To adjlad: Most engineering students stay 5 years anyways, without a minor. If you want to double major in business and engineering, two of the three hardest programs at SC, you might be looking at around 6 years.</p>
<p>To kingroger317: I don't mean to sound discouraging, but everyone that I've ever heard say something similar to that decided to drop any notions of pre-med after taking USC's O-Chem. I would choose one or the other, because you will probably just end up killing your GPA trying to do both. And as USChicka already said, the business program is WAAAAY structured, so it is hard to fit a lot of extras in. </p>
<p>To tsdad: I don't think your son shoudl have a problem with getting it done in 4 years. History is in the college, and therefore doesn't require quite as many units as other majors to finish up, and the film school is pretty apt to let people double major as well.</p>
<p>how many years is business by itself?</p>
<p>Here's a question:
Which majors, in general, would allow you double major in 4 years (nonrelated majors, that is)</p>
<p>My son dropped his major in history. He is going to switch to a minor in peace and conflict studies. Changing from a major to a minor plus entering with 22 general education credits should have him out in 4-years.</p>
<p>business by itself can be completed in 3 years, but most people aren't accepted as business majors but as pre-business, and take a year to become full-fledged business majors. </p>
<p>You can double major in most liberal arts programs and graduate in 4 years or other programs like fine arts, any type of performance major, and most things in the annenberg school if you start early. </p>
<p>Here's a list of things you can almost definately not add a double major to and still graduate in 4 years:
Architechture
Engineering
Business</p>
<p>Here's my advice: Come in as any major that you really really want to be. Then take a semester or even a year to adjust, figure out your study habits and social life, and then decide if you want to add another major/minor. Freshman come in all the time with these impossible, out of this world aspirations and then have an overload/break down/burn-out their junior year. College is supposed to be a fun time to, ya know. People join fraternities/sororities, join clubs like the Surfing Club or Ballroom Dancing Club, and make friends in their dorms and classes. Don't overload yourself with unrealistic expectations your freshman year. If you do, you are just setting yourself up for failure.</p>