<p>First of all, what's the prerequisite for getting into a graduate school? You usually have to take pre-[insert graduate school subject here] courses, right?</p>
<p>Secondly, if that's the case, could you theoretically apply to multiple graduate schools in different subjects? Let's say you major in computer science, but at the same time take lots of business courses. Could you apply to both business and computer science graduate schools and attend whichever school to which you're admitted with the most prestige in its field? Completely disregard interest when answering this one; let's say you're equally passionate about both fields, and prestige is the deciding factor.</p>
<p>You could do this, although most people don't -- graduate schools are very interested in your dedication to your subject (since it's one of the major predictors of your success in graduate school), and having a lot of subject matter on your transcript or a lot of activities on your resume from another subject area can be a liability when applying to graduate school in a certain field.</p>
<p>This is probably, however, more true of graduate schools (computer science) than of professional schools (business).</p>
<p>And for what it's worth, it's typical to take a lot of courses in a certain field when applying to graduate school in that field, but schools will accept students without coursework in the field, given a compelling enough application. Sometimes they will make the student take remedial courses in the graduate program, however.</p>
<p>I wouldn't ask for recommendations for two different majors from the same person. They might question your level of committment. Committment is important in grad school. You might be better off simply choosing one major or the other. Make up your mind. What is your goal? If you are not sure what you want to do, then maybe you are not ready for grad school. Postpone it a year and gain some practical experience.</p>
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Secondly, if that's the case, could you theoretically apply to multiple graduate schools in different subjects? Let's say you major in computer science, but at the same time take lots of business courses. Could you apply to both business and computer science graduate schools and attend whichever school to which you're admitted with the most prestige in its field? Completely disregard interest when answering this one; let's say you're equally passionate about both fields, and prestige is the deciding factor
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<p>Some graduate programs run dual-degree programs in which you basically have to apply to 2 different programs and then, assuming you got admitted to both, can then request by petition to be admitted to both. For example, JD/MBA programs are almost always run this way. </p>
<p>There are other dual programs that are completely integrated - meaning that the a single application suffices for both programs, although you generally have to justify, either through essay or through interview, why you want to want to pursue 2 degrees. The LFM program at MIT (the MBA + MS in engineering) program is integrated. </p>
<p>Then there are possibilities of getting a graduate degree in another subject while you are already pursuing another graduate degree, usually in the same school, or (in rare cases) at a nearby school. Again to use MIT as an example, some graduate students petition to pursue a master's degree in another subject (usually engineering) on the side. I was recently talking to an MIT physics PhD student who had just graduated with an MS in EECS (but he's still pursuing his physics PhD). Since his research had a lot to do with the electrical behavior of materials, he petitioned the EECS department to allow him to complete a master's.</p>