Hi guys, so I was wondering about triple majoring. I’m a freshman at UT and I came in with 51 hours of AP credit (not all of it counted towards anything I needed, but I’m too lazy to figure out how much credit I got that actually counted, but the majority of those hours did count), so I had most of the core done. I want to go to graduate school for Psychology, and the majors I want are Psychology (BA), Sociology, and Woman and Gender Studies. After adding in the classes I took this year, and accounting for overlap of course credit, if I get every single class I want, I need 70 more hours starting fall of my sophmore year to have full degrees in all of those majors, so having 23829083902 hours a semester shouldn’t be an issue.
I’m just wondering if triple majoring has any consequences other than the use of extra money and time. Honestly, I’d be happy with a double major in Psychology and Sociology, but my parents are demanding that I spend the full 4 years in college to have the “experience” (don’t ask, I have no idea why either), and the logical way seems to be a triple major… But would it affect me in any negative way?
Doubtful. I knew guys who did some crazy hard work in college, like double majors in the 3-2 programs while simultaneously on the pre-law track (they were science majors) ,and they came with < 24 credits. So if you think you can handle it by all means go for it. Perhaps explain it to your advisor as well
My Longhorn son knows a student in the Longhorn Band that is a triple major in Plan II, Pre-Med and Econ. So it is being done. I’m not sure Pre-Med is an actual declared major at UT, but it does come with some heavy science requirements. I do not see any downside. I don’t think it even costs you any more because you pay the same for 12 hours or more, I believe. Only possible downside is less time for extra curricular activities and leadership roles and of course the whole “college experience!”.
That sounds very doable. Double or triple majoring becomes more complicated when the majors of choice are in different colleges. If you are planning on graduate school in psychology, having a full 4-year experience and the chance to mature a bit before pursuing graduate school is quite helpful, as is taking a year or two after college to gain some work experience in your area of interest.
Check with your advisor to be sure. The only complication I can think of off the top of my head is the new drive to get students out in four years. If the triple major will slow you down, the institution may try to thwart you.
Some majors have synergies making it easy to combine them. There are plenty of math/physics majors. Aren’t there certificate programs that let you pull in more disparate majors?
I go to a liberal arts university and I am triple majoring in Mathematics (Statistics focus), Finance, and German. My roommate is considering a triple in Math, Physics, and Spanish, and I know of a quad major in Engineering, Math, Japanese, and Spanish. It’s going to be very easy to make it all fit if you plan all four years out beforehand. Advisers are more likely to take you seriously if you show you’ve put some thought into it. I know I’ve been met with minimal resistances because I’m getting fantastic marks and I’m showing that it is something I want to do for myself.
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