<p>Hi,
I have officially made my decision and am going to be a Bull in the fall :D. </p>
<p>But I was curious if anyone knows if it is possible to dual major Secondary (or Elementary) Education with a business degree (Information Technology Management is the one specifically). </p>
<p>I wasn't sure since both have an internship component...or is this question probably better suited for an advisor? </p>
<p>Thanks for any help :).</p>
<p>The advisors will tell you you can’t do it, but it can be done!</p>
<p>Thanks Lizard! :)</p>
<p>Hello!
It can be done, but since both are large degrees (+60 hours) it may extend your timeline a bit. Definitely meet with advisors for both programs.</p>
<p>Also, watch out for the credit hours limit. If you go above a certain number of credit hours, Bright Futures stops paying and the college also charges double your tuition.</p>
<p>I got 2 bachelor’s degrees from different USF colleges when I graduated last May after 4 years at USF. I had almost 200 credit hrs at graduation, but I still had about 6 or 8 Bright Futures eligibility hrs left over unused when I graduated. The Bright Futures rules are always changing now though so most current students probably can’t do what I did. I brought a bunch of dual enrollment credits from high school and took courses summer semesters at USF that didn’t come under Bright Futures. </p>
<p>What you really have to watch out for too doing 2 majors is the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) rules which can stop Federal Financial Aid if you don’t comply with SAP requirements. I had to petition USF for a variance from SAP rules to continue getting federal aid/loans after I accumulated 180 cr hrs. The dual enrollment credits completed while in high school did apply to SAP count but not Bright Futures count for me.
You can get 2 majors at USF, but you have to jump through some hoops and you need your academic advisors and the financial aid office working with you too. </p>
<p>[USF:</a> USFAS - Satisfactory Academic Progress](<a href=“http://usfweb2.usf.edu/finaid/other/satisfactory_progress.aspx]USF:”>http://usfweb2.usf.edu/finaid/other/satisfactory_progress.aspx)</p>
<p>As of this fall excess hours surcharge kicks in at 132 credits. After that you would be charged double tuition. There are some allowances (ap/ib/dual enrollment/double majors etc) but definately map a plan early to minimize any extra credits you can. As for the 2 majors, that is an interesting combo, what made you pick those? You know you don’t nessasarily need a bachelors in education to teach right?</p>
<p>^ Yeah, you need a sharp pencil to figure out what you can afford to do. I began college in summer 2008, so the excess surcharge law didn’t apply to me. I never paid any surcharges.</p>
<p>[Office</a> of the Registrar](<a href=“http://www.registrar.usf.edu/regurl/os/excess]Office”>http://www.registrar.usf.edu/regurl/os/excess)</p>