<p>Is it possible to have a major, a minor, and receive a certificate in 4 years as an undergrad?</p>
<p>Anyone?
Major -Economics
Minor-French
Certificate-International Business</p>
<p>It is possible in general. However, it really depends on your particular college and how your Gen Ed and other requirements match up/duplicate. Others do it with extra summer courses which could be an option although its problematic in terms of part time earnings or just letting things sink in.</p>
<p>What are you thinking of doing? How does that fit into your actual interests and career interests? It may be the right thing for you. However, collecting the bits of paper to pad out your resume might not give you that much of an advantage in the job market. Work experience is most important unless you want to work in academia. </p>
<p>If I were you, I’d pick 3 colleges you’re thinking of applying to. Say a reach, a reasonable and a safety. And work out a possible 4 year plan based on those needs/ interests above for each school, ignoring the whole minor and certificate issue. Then go back and plan with the same major but now focused on fitting the minor and cert in . Then compare and contrast. </p>
<p>You might be perfectly happy with the stricter plan. But some people would prefer to do more advanced or sideways courses in an interest or have the room to develop new interests along the way. There’s no right or wrong in general. Just what’s best for you.</p>
<p>How about an Economics major with a year abroad in France perhaps with an internship with an American firm over there or a French/European firm in the US?</p>
<p>That could be a possibility. I know it varies among colleges, but are internships (study abroad) fairly easy to come by in general?</p>
<p>Most liberal arts colleges have 50% or more of their students spend a semester abroad. It is essentially built into their programs – and you can also, with your school’s approval, attend a program abroad from a completely different college.</p>
<p>^ Most LACs do NOT have 50% or more of their students spend a semester abroad. There are fewer than 50 schools which have most students study abroad. [Most</a> Students Studying Abroad | Rankings | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/most-study-abroad/spp+50]Most”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/most-study-abroad/spp+50)<br>
You would have to work through the school to see if an internship abroad could be done.</p>
<p>cb975: aren’t you a HS sophomore? You should address these questions to a career guidance counselor of the college where you enroll. Your questions (multiple languages, choose Econ for major, triple minors, internships at the UN, etc.) all seem to just roll off your head. Finish HS, apply to and enroll at the best and most affordable school with some sort of IR focus. Then worry.</p>
<p>In general, your line of questions seem to be very premature IMHO.</p>
<p>Any random major, minor, and certificate wouldn’t necessarily be doable, but your specific combination is feasible.
Allegheny College would actually actively encourage this. At Dickinson College, if you studied in their French program and the International management program, you could spend a year in France and take Economics courses at the university (counting toward to your econ major) AND have an internship second semester. At many ACM colleges (Beloit, Carleton, Coe, Grinnell, Lawrence, St Olaf, etc…) you can easily spend your sophomore or junior Spring in Chicago, taking entrepeneurship classes and doing internships, and another semester (at any point after freshman year) in France, taking classes in a variety of subjects including business. At University of South Carolina, if you’re admitted to the College of Business, their International Business program is excellent and you can study abroad; if you’re also admitted to the Honors College, you’ll be able to do it all too.
So, lots of different schools, lots of possibilities.
Go to each college website and fill out the “request information” form, then start thinking, flipping through the Princeton review’s best colleges, Insider Guide to the colleges, Fiske, etc.</p>
<p>It is possible. My D has quite a few friends that are doing that and one that is even double majoring and will still get out in four years. My D was going to graduate a year early but has decided to add a minor at the eleventh hour. The common thread among these kids were numerous APs and or duel enrollment classes during high school.</p>
<p>The AP/dual enrollment credit does give you a lot more flexibility. Without it, it would probably be tight to try and pull something like this off.</p>
<p>It is possible but depends on the school and the student. For instance, the number of credit taken per semester or quarter, the number of AP credits, and the curriculum of the school. For a school with quarter system, it may be more feasible.</p>
<p>The answer is going to vary from college to college. I would suggest the OP check with each college on their list to see what is possible. At some liberal arts colleges, it just may not be possible without taking 5 or 6 courses per semester or going to summer school.</p>