<p>Can I finish all both degrees within 5 semesters? I'm using next year to clear up all the prereq... but I'm worried 5 semesters might not be enough :(. Can someone tell me if that's doable? I dont want to hit the unit ceiling before I graduate!</p>
<p>Are you currently in your fourth semester, or an incoming junior transfer?</p>
<p>What courses have you already taken?</p>
<p>Psychology: 7 prerequisite courses + 8 upper division courses = 15 courses
Economics: 5-7 prerequisite courses + 7 more upper division courses = 12-14 courses
Statistics 20 or 21 overlap: -1 course
Reading and composition: 2 courses
L&S breadth: if you choose carefully, you can cover 5 of the 7 with your majors (BS, HS, IS, PV, SBS), leaving only 2 courses (AL, PS)
American cultures: if you choose carefully, should be covered by a course for one of your majors or the AL breadth</p>
<p>So this is a total of 30-32 courses. If a typical course load is 4 courses per semester, it should fit in 8 total semesters with careful schedule planning. However, if this is your fourth semester and you have taken a lot of courses not needed for either major or breadth, you may not have enough room to take the remaining courses without overloading.</p>
<p>Possible AP credit:</p>
<p>3 on AP calculus: -1 or -2 courses (Math 1A, or 1A-1B for 5 on BC)
4 on AP economics (both): -1 course (Economics 1)
4 on AP psychology: -1 course (Psychology 1)
5 on AP US or comparative government: -1 course (one of the social science prerequisite courses for psychology major)</p>
<p>Oh I’m currently a freshmen (sophomore next year). Sorry for the confusion ucb!</p>
<p>You want to finish in a total of 7, 8, or 9 semesters (including the 2 semesters for your freshman year)?</p>
<p>Whether it is doable depends on what courses you have already taken, and what AP credit you came in with.</p>
<p>So I’m clearing all the prereq for both majors by summer 2013 (next year). I’ll declare and start taking upper div courses for my remaining semesters (I don’t mind taking a 9th semester, but I’m just curious if I can finish in time for that).</p>
<p>Tell me if you’re confused! Sorry again. So basically I’ll be done with all the prereq by summer 2013 (and most likely declare then).</p>
<p>If you finish prerequisites, but no upper division major courses (other than one of Economics 100A/100B/101A/101B needed to declare the major), then you will have 15 upper division courses for the majors left. If you take 4 courses per semester, that will give you slots for 16 courses in 4 semesters (total of 8), so if you have no more than 1 breadth left, you can finish in 8 total semesters without overloading if you plan carefully. If you take 9 total semesters, then you have 5 extra slots for breadth or additional free electives without overloading.</p>
<p>Of course, if you are willing to take 5 courses per semester, you will have plenty of schedule space to finish in 8 semesters, and may even be able to finish in 7 semesters.</p>
<p>In any case, you need to choose courses carefully, so that every course fulfills some major prerequisite or requirement, and/or a breadth requirement.</p>
<p>Thank you very much ucbalmunus! Since both majors allow students to take up to 2 upper divs to fulfill both majors at the same time, I can do that if the course is approved correct?</p>
<p>Don’t see why not in theory, but the psychology major’s upper division requirements are all psychology courses, and the economics major’s [list</a> of non-economics courses allowed for upper division requirements](<a href=“http://econ.berkeley.edu/undergrad/current/major-requirements]list”>Major Requirements | Department of Economics) does not include any psychology courses.</p>
<p>Awesome! Thank you so much ucbalmunus! I’m less paranoid now!</p>
<p>Just saying, you can definitely do it - I know a number of business/psych double majors who do research with me and have found it extremely manageable, and business requirements are more strict than econ. (though this is just speculation)</p>