<p>How hard is the courseload for philosophy classes? I'm thinking of picking philosophy as a second major or a minor along with a Bio major..... should I even consider it?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I think you should at least consider it as an option until you know you don't want to. I don't know anything about philo major/minor, but if you're worried about the courseload, maybe you could wait a little to see how your science classes are and then you can gauge yourself whether or not you want to major/minor. Are you coming in with a lot of hours? If you're like me, I came in with a heck of a lot of my core already finished so by the time I got done with my first year, my core was already done. Because of that, I have to pick up a minor to keep me a full time student. I'm a cell bio major and thinking about minoring in genetics (we'll see after this semester if I like my genetics class). The courseload probably sucks, but hey...if you like what you're doing, it probably won't seem so bad.</p>
<p>I'm with jenmarie--it definitely can't hurt to consider it and take a couple of classes. It might be wise to take a Philosophy class or two for enjoyment or to "test the waters" in order to see how difficult the classes typically are. I know there's some that count for gen ed credits in Franklin, so you could start with those if you haven't finished that part of your core.</p>
<p>Whoops, double post. Nothing to see here.</p>
<p>I'm actually doing the philosophy/bio route, but I'm a freshman still working on my core classes. I'm fairly sure that I will have to resort to taking more than 15 hours and/or summer classes to get both, but I don't mind. Lots of people I know are double majoring in the humanities and sciences. Keeps us sane.</p>
<p>There's nothing wrong with declaring it and then changing your mind later.</p>