<p>Has anyone thought about what they want to major in at Mount Holyoke? I hope to major in either Classics or Italian in the future.</p>
<p>I'm going to major in psychology and minor in music ( i play the violin) I MAY drop the minor though depending on the work load... I'll see when i get there. I basically just want to take private lessons and play in an orch./ as many musical ensembles that I can</p>
<p>I was thinking a major in philosophy, and possibly a minor in religion or anthropology. By the way, Paris, I'm pretty sure you have to take a minor at Mount Holyoke, unless you double major or take a Five College Certificate Program.</p>
<p>Hey, this is becoming active! Not very active, but much more active than before... awesome.</p>
<p>As for me, I am most likely majoring in Psychology and completing the Five College Certificate program in International Relations.</p>
<p>haha well ok then, music minor it is !</p>
<p>What exactly is the 5 college certificate program? Do you just take classes through the 5 other schools?</p>
<p>The certificate program involves getting a certificate in subjects not usually overed as majors or minors, like Buddhism, Logic, or Native American Studies, by taking a certain number of classes in the 5 colleges on that subject...if you've gotten a course catalogue, it's all explained in there.</p>
<p>can i major in sth tht's not available at mhc but at one of the 5 colleges?</p>
<h2>well, i think i wanna do molecualr Biology...it's not available at MHC but at smith..is it possible?</h2>
<p>In that case, you would have to design the major yourself. You can't major at the other colleges; you can just take classes there...and do certificate programs.</p>
<p>and does teh planning for major start fro mthe very first year? how flexible will it be?
P.S. thanx for the reply..i's thinking about tht so mUch.</p>
<p>I'm sigining up for classes online now and I want to drop one. When I click drop a screen comes up and says : "wrong number of arguemts supplied to the subroutine." Does anyone know what this means?? I just want to drop it because its a gym class and it only gives me 12 credits total for the semester instead of the normal 16.</p>
<p>you don't have to declare your major your first year. I think you have till the end of sophomore year to declare what you want to do. Part of the reason of the distribution requirements at MHC is to give students a taste of different classes. It can help open your eyes to something that you didn't know interested you.</p>
<p>You can take the gym class on top of your normal class load...in fact, I think you're supposed to. You have to fill those PE req's somehow. I got that same message all last night. I think something's wrong with the system.</p>
<p>You aren't the only one getting the error message: "wrong number of arguemets supplied to the subroutine."</p>
<p>A call has been made to the registrar's office requesting assistance.</p>
<p>right now i'm taking 3 academic classes plus 1 gym class. Is that enough for first semester? Or do I need to add an extra academic class? Right now I have 13 credits. I will also be auditioning for the MHC orchestra which I think is also 1 credit. Do I need to add on another academic class to this? If I do, it will be I will be taking 6 classes ( including gym and orchestra) thanks!</p>
<p>Yes...you need 16 academic credits per semester. Drop the gym class if you think it will be too much for your first semester.</p>
<p>12 academic credits plus 1 gym credit is NOT enough.</p>
<p>I think the typical semester courseload is 16 credits in order to graduate on time. So with orchestra you would have 14 credits, leaving you 2 credits shy. Most students take 4 academic classes plus a gym or music. However, I go to a school that calculates credits very differently, so I could be wrong. To give you an idea, next semester I will be a junior (at Scripps College) and am taking 5.5 classes, or the equivalent of 22 credits (5 academic classes (20 credits) + orchestra (2 credits). I would not suggest this for first semester freshman year (or ever, if you can avoid it), but I changed my major late in the game, so I have to make up for lost ground.</p>
<p>From the Mt. Holyoke website :</p>
<p>First-year students are expected to select a total of four 4-credit courses (16 credits). You may wish to add a 1- or 2-credit course (e.g., dance, piano, concert choir)</p>
<p>thanks! I added on an academic class and dropped the gym. I'll audition for the orchestra in the fall.</p>
<p>Does anyone ( preferably current mhc students) know what we will actually do with the summer reading book when we get to MHC? I know there is some sort of "discussion" w/ the author. Is this a huge discussion aka the whole mhc freshmen class? will we be broken up in small groups? will we be tested?
thanks!</p>
<p>Hi there!
No you will not be tested on the summer reading book. There will be a panel discussion with some of the MHC faculty and there may also be a discussion with the author, as they're done during Orientation or shortly there-after, you will have time to go and should go to at least one of them but they are optional, or at least one of them is. As far as I remember, there was only the two discussions and then we were done with the book.
As for classes, four 4-credit classes are the standard, then there are all sorts of music ensables for credit, gym classes for PE credit and many other extra-curriculars for no credit but to round out your schedule if you're interested in them.
You have to have a major and a minor, but do not have to declare until your Sophomore year. If you think you're interested in a major, check the course catologue to see how much flexability you'll have in taking those classes at any given point. A double major eliminates having to complete a minor. Don't worry, there's always time and it's easy to change your mind!</p>