<p>Can someone elaborate if Columbia College's "Joint Majors" (Econ-Polisci, Econ-Math, Econ-Stats, Econ-IEOR) culminate with ONE single degree or TWO seperate degrees (essentially a double major)? </p>
<p>ON the website I get the impression it's one single degree-- but after speaking to one of the Operations Research administrators there, she said one is awarded a B.A in Economics AND a B.Sc in Operations Research. Anyone know the bottom line?</p>
<p>One degree.</p>
<p>There's no such thing as a "B.Sc." SEAS gives a B.S.</p>
<p>Only way to get a dual degree is to do the joint program, i.e., all of the CC and SEAS cores.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure that "B. Sc" means B.S. . The writer just added the other letter for the word Science. Not the typical way to write out the abbreviation for "Bachelor of Science", I agree, but that is what was meant, I am sure.</p>
<p>Yea, it's a minor technical point that I wanted to make so OP doesn't put B.Sc. on this resume and stand out because nobody else from Columbia does so. </p>
<p>I've seen B.Sc. before, though. Maybe some schools use B.Sc. by tradition sort of in the way that schools like MIT use S.B. I'm not quite sure.</p>
<p>BSc is a common abbreviation for Bachelor of Science (it's the british abbrev).</p>
<p>Anyway, that was also a question I had. Now if (say) Econ-poli sci is one degree, can you double major in Economics and Political Science and get two?</p>
<p>Yes.
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<p>To clarify... yes, you can double major in CC. But you only get one BA degree.</p>
<p>Aha!! You learn something new every day...even an old gal like me. I did not know that "B.Sc." was used in some cases instead of "B.S.".</p>
<p>Thankee!</p>
<p>so if the joint degrees only count as a single major, would it be a little too...ambitious to combine an econ-polsci with something in the field of international relations?</p>
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so if the joint degrees only count as a single major, would it be a little too...ambitious to combine an econ-polsci with something in the field of international relations?
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<p>Yes, it would, because there isn't any IR major.</p>
<p>hmmm i think i might do a Econ-IEOR single majors + a Poli-Sci double major/concentration =)</p>
<p>truazn....there's not that much overlap between those. Econ-IEOR requires much more than a normal major by itself, so I think the best thing for you to do would just take a minor in Poli-Sci.</p>
<p>Although, I don't think the Econ-IEOR major is as crazy as the IEOR: Financial Engineering major...supposedly you can barely even take any electives with that, let alone minor or double major.</p>
<p>oh.......... ... that sucks.</p>
<p>One of the problems would be that, when you add core requirements, requirements from two departments for a hypenated major, plus requirements for a second major, the odds of the scheduling working out are low. It would require not just extraordinary planning, but luck, so that all the required classes are given in time slots that don't overlap in the order you need to take them. My S is doing one of those hyphenated majors plus a concentration in a science, however. One of the reasons he will be able to complete the concentration is that the undergrad advisor for that particular department is being extremely flexible about what he will accept. Some departments are more flexible than others, but in general concentrations are more flexible than majors. He still does have some room for electives.</p>
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It would require not just extraordinary planning, but luck, so that all the required classes are given in time slots that don't overlap in the order you need to take them.
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<p>Undervalued point. This is true for double majors, graduating early, etc. Most upper-division classes are offered once a year. And especially if you're doing a science where things need to be taken in sequence (rather than "pick 5 history courses that sound interesting to you"), you'll run into complications.</p>