Question about schools within universities

Transfer Students
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<p>For instance, in the case of Georgetown, where I am applying to the McDonough School of Business, my primary major is Finance. However, if possible, I would be interested in pursuing a second major in Mathematics, Economics, or Philosophy. Since these are, I believe, taught in the College and not MSB, is it possible to do so if admitted to McDonough as a transfer? </p>

<p>If a proposed second major falls within another college but the student is admitted into a different college, is it possible to choose that major? I was thinking someone definitely couldn't do a second major in SFS, but what about the college?</p>

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However, if possible, I would be interested in pursuing a second major in Mathematics, Economics, or Philosophy. Since these are, I believe, taught in the College and not MSB, is it possible to do so if admitted to McDonough as a transfer?

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<p>No, I don't think so.</p>

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I was thinking someone definitely couldn't do a second major in SFS, but what about the college?

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<p>You can double major so long as both majors are in the college.</p>

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<p>i think its possible to double major in different colleges, but they have different colleges because theres different core requirements for each college...i would try to talk to some at g'Town, because it might be that they wont let you, but they dont let you because it would take 6 years of 18 credit semesters</p>

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.i would try to talk to some at g'Town, because it might be that they wont let you, but they dont let you because it would take 6 years of 18 credit semesters

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<p>I'm not sure that is the sole reason behind it.</p>

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<p>maybe not, but if you're trying to double major in something like religion and biology, obviously those dont require ANY of the same classes, so you're going to be taking almost double the amount of classes (intro religion and into biology classes)...now if you were doing accounting and business, thats the difference of a few classes
thats all i was trying to point out</p>

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<p>yeah i was kinda considering finance and math or finance and philosophy the most. though some classes might cross over, i think it would require quite a few more for either major. i may just stick to a major and a minor instead of double majoring so i can take some random courses that interest me and actually have a social life.</p>

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You can double major so long as both majors are in the college.

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<p>But for minors, you can pick basically anything from any college, right?</p>

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<p>generally, yes...some majors they dont offer minors in, but most minors only require 15-18-21 or so credits (it varies school to school, minor to minor...this info should be easy to find online) so they're pretty easy to work into electives</p>

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maybe not, but if you're trying to double major in something like religion and biology, obviously those dont require ANY of the same classes, so you're going to be taking almost double the amount of classes (intro religion and into biology classes)...now if you were doing accounting and business, thats the difference of a few classes
thats all i was trying to point out

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<p>Yes, but religion and biology are both in the college, so you can major in both. You just defeated your own point.</p>

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But for minors, you can pick basically anything from any college, right?

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<p>I am unsure. I doubt it.</p>

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I doubt it.

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<p>Any particular reason for your doubts?</p>

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Any particular reason for your doubts?

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<p>I don't know anyone here who's doing it.</p>

<p>Also, the SFS curriculum is very structured. Many students transfer to the college so they can have more freedom in choosing courses.</p>

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<p>Ah...well I wasn't actually interested in SFS. I was wanting to second major or minor in either Mathematics or Philosophy, which would be taught in the College. I always thought the College was basically "fair game" for everyone -the general school, so the programs wouldn't be exclusive.</p>

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<p>Yes, majoring and minoring in whatever you want within the same school is possible. I'm just not sure about majoring in finance and minoring, say, in philosophy.</p>

<p>But even as a junior double-majoring/majoring and minoring should not be impossible. I mean, I declared my second major three weeks ago, and I only have a year and half to go! </p>

<p>The deans here are very helpful, so I'm sure you should have no trouble raising your concerns with them if you are admitted and decide to matriculate.</p>

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<p>Haha that's awesome. Ok...I guess I am just worrying about this too much right now. I just started to look at some of the course catalogues and was trying to determine what my schedule would look like at different schools and what my options would be...</p>

<p>I'll worry about gaining admission first.</p>