<p>My daughter is not at Michigan, but she has been working toward dual majors in applied math (physics minor/concentration) and Japanese. She plans to take a engineering class next semester to see what she thinks. Anyway, one of the big problems for her was not so much work load, but schedule. Every semester, she has had a conflict with Japanese and either math or physics. The language classes require a lot of class time. Her five-credit language classes met seven hours per week and that fills your schedule pretty quickly.</p>
<p>She did take her second year of language in her university’s summer program and did have just over 20 AP credits. She will graduate within four years, but she will have quite a few more credits than most bachelor’s degree students. You may find that you really don’t need the language major; you can just get to a certain proficiency. I think that my daughter will end up with an East Asian Studies certificate rather than a full major in Japanese.</p>