Does anyone know how much freedom is given to BC students who want to transfer between the school of arts and science and business school (or vice versa?). Also are there many options for majoring in one college and minoring in another?
I’m pretty sure that it’s pretty difficult (if not impossible) to transfer from Arts and Sciences to one of the other schools, but you can switch from one of the other schools to Arts and Sciences. I’m also pretty sure that if you are majoring in one of the other schools you can minor Arts and Sciences, but not the other was around.
It’s VERY difficult to transfer from MCAS to CSOM. However, MCAS students can take up to 8 CSOM classes if they wish. It’s pretty easy to go from CSOM to MCAS, as @kgcollege17 notes.
CSOM is very impacted and almost impossible to transfer into. The other schools have more leeway.
Yeah I personally know people who have transferred into MCAS, CSON, and LSOE, but no one in CSOM. I also know people who have transferred from CSOM to other schools, so kids definitely do drop out of it, which theoretically does mean that there should be spots open in CSOM, but obviously there are logistics about transferring into CSOM I don’t really know about.
It is also possible for MCAS and LSOE to do a minor in CSOM. But as others have said, it’s very tough to transfer into CSOM. The advice that I’ve heard a lot of tour guides give is that if you’re even a little interested in CSOM, apply to that and then you could transfer out if you end up not liking it.
^ I was told the exact same thing on my tour. My tour guide said it was tough to transfer because there’s a lot of CSOM requirements that make it hard to stay on track if you don’t start freshman year.
If you are interested in business, you should apply to CSOM instead of planning on transferring from MCAS to CSOM. It is extremely difficult to transfer internally and what is the point of attending a school if you aren’t studying what you want? Also you will have the chance to transfer out of CSOM to MCAS or LSOE, but not the other way around