So I want to be a double major in music education and musical theatre that is the goal no matter what but ive been thinking about minors now i told my self that if it was possible my max would be 2 minors but im wondering if minoring in psychology and science would be way too much work along with the majors ive chosen im willing to take classes in the summer as well im just wondering if im not stretching to much.
Impossible? No. Extra time needed? Almost for sure. Worth it? Hell no.
A double major takes a lot. AP / IB credit is almost a must. Even with that, a single minor could be very tough to fit in.
When it comes to minors, I am a huge advocate for doing unofficial minors: that is, rather than than doing an official minor, just take a few classes that interest you in the subject, but not up to a full minor.
So, if you must do the double major, it is much more feasible to fit in a couple psych classes and a couple science classes (though as I’m sure you know, that is not a minor in itself, there’s many sciences).
You can still mention you took classes in the area in interviews if ever needed, you still satisfy the personal interest, but you aren’t held to university whims. Unless you are really planning to use your minor a lot, an official minor isn’t needed. And if you do plan on using your minor a lot, it would be more beneficial to go even beyond minor requirements, which would certainly not be an option with a double major unless you had a ton of credit or extra time.
Another option is to do one major and 3 minors, some official some unofficial. With enough credit, that will be a feasible way to truly have knowledge in all 4 areas and possibly graduate in 4 years.
The fact that your thinking about majoring in “science” suggests to me that you might not have thought this all the way through, or at least, aren’t very far into college (if you are in college at all). “Science” is typically not a minor or major at most colleges.
Are you in college yet? If you are not, then I’d recommend you focus on getting into college and/or see how it goes with classes first to get an idea of what you can handle. If you are in college, then make a four year plan with all of the courses that is required by this double major and see if you have room to add in two minors. Make sure you consider general education and university graduation requirements as well. Also remember that you may want to do things outside of class like working, tutoring, or participating in your school’s theater productions. Music programs in college may be very labor intensive, so adding on two minors may not be worth it.
Also, consider why you want to get a minor. It likely won’t help with your future career, and you are always welcome to take additional courses in whatever field you like without getting a minor. Usually with minors, I recommend taking courses you like, and if you end up getting enough courses to pick up a minor, then go for it. If you don’t, then there’s no harm.
And remember that while you may be willing to take summer classes, taking courses over the summer does cost extra money. You have to consider where that money is going to come from if you are going to try to squeeze in a lot of summer classes in order to graduate on time. Also remember that summer classes often run twice as fast as courses during the year. It’s a lot more work than classes taken during the school year and can take away time from other things you want to pursue.
Hard
Nearly impossible to graduate in 4 years.
To answer the question on a technical basis, if you were to attend a college with an open curriculum, and take a normal 32 courses, you could do this without a course to spare with an 11, 11, 5 and 5 concentration of classes. However, as an opinion, your overall education would be compromised in the process because you would have forgone a liberal distribution of courses. Using the above curricular structure as a template, I would suggest that at least eight courses, primarily chosen from areas outside of your majors or minors, be devoted to your core education. In that case, you would be able to complete either two majors or a major and two minors without extreme difficulty.
How hard is it 2 have 2 majors and 2 minors?
If you’re that set on the double major of music education/theater, don’t bother with the minors. Minors are relatively useless designations anyway. If you take a clustering of elective classes in a given area that’s basically a minor anyway and now you don’t have to worry about required classes in the topic you don’t want (or even more likely: don’t have time) to take.