<p>Was talking to one of my teachers and she told me that it's much harder to dual-major(Computer Science+Economics) at a big univ than it is to do the same at an LAC.</p>
<p>Is there any truth to this?</p>
<p>It depends on the university. I know at USC that they encourage this. The school even awards people who complete two degree programs in widely different fields with the distinction of Renaissance Scholar.</p>
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<p>It depends. Most double majors (and indeed some triple majors) usually find two majors that have a LOT of overlapping classes. I know this is the case at Columbia, where my friend by senior year needed to just take 2 extra classes to get his second degree.</p>
<p>I think that is a very do-able double major at many universities because they both require a fair amount of math. It is a little tricky, though, because at many schools computer science is part of the engineering college, and some engr. schools put restrictions on your ability to double major. On the other hand, some large publics have two different kinds of computer science majors--one in the engineering school, and another version in the college of arts/sciences/liberal arts; in the latter case, it really should not be a big deal to double major. In yet another example, the University of Chicago offers a highly theoretical computer science major as part of the math department, and they require a second field as part of the major, and one of the recommended fields is economics.</p>
<p>I suspect your teacher was assuming that all large universities had cs within the engineering schools only, and that they would not allow you to double major.</p>
<p>My son attends a mid-size private university, where computer science is part of the school of engineering. His school is quite liberal about allowing engineering students to double major (or even triple major) outside of engineering, and some of the best students do it quite successfully.</p>
<p>So, I agree with the posters above who said "it depends". You will have to make specific inquiries at the schools that interest you.</p>