<p>I am currently a senior Classics major and Theatre minor. Recently I was told that I am only a few credits away form completing the Theatre major requirements. However, accruing those additional credits would require me to graduate a semester later than my intended date (this spring). So... do you think it's worth it to stay an additional semester and get the Theatre degree as well? Are there any additional benefits or job prospects that will become available if I obtain both degrees?</p>
<p>Having the major will keep doors open. If you want to work in some theatrical or media field it’s going to sit along side your classics and make you stand out. </p>
<p>If you want to teach high school at some point then it’d mean you could teach either subject (subject to state credentials) which would make you more attractive to school districts. Your combination would be of particular interest to many private schools who don’t necessarily need certification for you to start. </p>
<p>If you ever want to go to grad school in some theatre related sphere it’d look much better. </p>
<p>Otherwise, I’d do it to show myself I could do it and because I’d regret it 10 years later. You tend to regret things you don’t do, rather than things you do. No one will ever care about that extra semester. Indeed, many will be envious of your opportunity to stay one more semester as an undergrad as you’ll never get to experience that again :)</p>
<p>It depends on what you want to do. I would imagine that if you want to work in theater, then experience would be weighed much more heavily than the degree on your diploma. I highly doubt you would be excluded from jobs because your degree technically isn’t in theater, especially if you have relevant coursework in the area.</p>
<p>If you wanted to go to graduate school in theater, I wouldn’t imagine that not having the degree would penalize you very much. They would still be able to look at your transcripts to see the classes that you have taken and the grades you got, regardless of what your degree says.</p>
<p>Try to look at potential jobs or career paths that you’d like to go into, and see if a degree in theater is absolutely necessary or if any bachelor’s (with the relevant coursework and experience) would suffice. Perhaps, you could ask professors in your field what they would recommend.</p>
<p>If money’s no object and you don’t have any particular plans for after graduation yet, then it wouldn’t hurt to stay the extra time. You could probably walk with your class, if you still wanted to, and then just take the extra classes next semester. If the money would be a burden or prolonging graduation would interfere with a job or something, then I’d just graduate and be done with it.</p>