<p>For anyone out there that knows: I am a junior (I'll be a senior this Fall) majoring in Political Science. However, recantly my interests have been more and more focused towards economics. Not to say I still don't have a profound interest in Political science (especially in regards to political theory). It has gotten to the point where my academic interests in economics are beginning to eclipse my interest in political science. I am now minoring in Economics and the only reason why I haven't droped my major in Political science and declared economics as my major is because my college does not offer economics as a major. Part of my problem is that I am too far into my major to want to drop it. Plus transferring to another school is highly unlikely at this point, even if I wanted to (in the hopes of transferring to another school that offers Econ as a major). My question is, how would colleges feel about me, who already has a bachelor's degree, going to their school and getting the undergrad major at their school in the subject I minored in, at the school I got my degree at? If I were to do this, and they my credits for my minor then it would take 2 semesters at most (maybe just one) to be done. Would colleges make exceptions in their policies because my school did not offer an economics major?</p>
<p>Why don't you get an economics graduate degree? You pretty much need one to do much with econ.</p>
<p>Go for the masters in economy. DON'T waste your time with another undergrad degree, when you would get a more specialized and through eduction with the masters (with half the time and probably cheaper too).</p>
<p>The truth of the matter is, that I'm not specifically looking for a career that mandates a MBA, Economics, or Finance degree. I'm primarily seeking intellectual growth and a deeper understanding of economics. My ultimate plan is to go to law school. My reasoning is, to hold off on law school just one year and get my degree in Economics so as to get that notch under my belt, while also learning more about the subject I like. I would like to do this without taking 2 or more years getting a Masters, and then going to law school. I'm thinking that if I have a minor in economics from the school I'm graduating from, I would only need 18 more hours of economics to have a Bachelors. I realize this goal is not necessary, and may not even be practicle, but It's something I would like to do if I could. Sinse my main goal is law school I will not inconvenience my self too much trying to get a Bachelors in economics, yet it is something I would like to accomplish if I could.
I don't think I will be able to do it anyway, because most colleges have a quota on how many credits that have to be earned from their school, in order to get a degree from them.</p>
<p>I'm curious, what school do you go to? I've not heard of any schools that offer a poli sci major but not an econ major.</p>
<p>I have bachelor's degrees from 2 different colleges. Generally you need to do one or two years "in residence" (i.e. taking classes at the new school--not to be confused with the "residency" that refers to your state of residence that is key to determining your status at public colleges), complete the requirements for the the new major, and complete any general education (distribution or "core") classes that are required at the new school that you didn't already take at the previous school. Usually the better colleges require 2 fulltime years worth of courses as a "residency" while usually less exclusive schools require only one year of residency. </p>
<p>Some of the more elite colleges may balk at giving you a spot for a year or two because you'd be taking the place of an applicant whose first allegiance would be to that school (as opposed to a previous alma mater). Therefore, you might consider enrolling in a program that is generally not for fulltime day students right out of high school--these are often called something like "night school," "evening college," or "extension" classes.</p>
<p>doublemajo r</p>
<p>I am not planning on enrolling in a top school for another undergrad major. I go to a pretty small regional state school (lower tier). However I do plan to apply to some top law schools. I'm not trying this because I want another bachelor's in order to make me more attractive to law school admissions. It's simply for my own satisfaction. I understand the universities wanting the residence. What does not make sense to me is that they would take my minor economics credits if i were to go for a masters degree in economics. I would still have to take some undergard courses in economics from that school. It would be kind of like remedial courses, but with credit. If anyone knows about any lower tiered schools that would accomidate me in Oklahoma, Arkansas, or Texas, pleas let me know.</p>
<p>If you want to pursue it for intellectual reasons then why don't you just do a joint degree when you go to law school? The education you can get from one of these schools, especially if you want to learn under a certain professor, will be more rigorous then another degree with under grads who may not share the same desire to learn as you do. Almost all the top law schools give you the option to do both of those degrees at the same time. This way you can take a more interdisciplinary approach that will only cost you an extra year (most MA-JD programs are four years). Also, a lot of schools will take your LSAT score when you apply to their economics program, if that is the score you are using for law school. </p>
<p>Oh, another thing. You might want to check out the LSAC and their policy on doing another undergrad degree. This might complicate your GPA that is sent to all the law schools you apply to, since they will calculate all the GPA for all the work you done as an undergrad. However, they may not count your GPA for that school, and they may put it separately under graduate work anyway (which i think they do for people who take some community college courses after they graduate). Or they can include the GPA from that university with the gpa from your old university together. This can make it confusing for admissions officers, especially since they get a detailed report of your grades in comparison to the other people form your university that are also applying to that law school. If you have two GPAs that might make it harder to rank you in comparison to your peers, which is important in the index formula most law schools use.</p>
<p>If you really want to get both degrees then I don't know what to tell you. The university I go to does not let you get a second undergrad degree if you had one from another university. I just always assumed that this was the norm.</p>