<p>Hey so I have a pretty good GPA at a private school in Souther California. I applied for the biz econ major for Fall 2009. However, over interterm I took a polysci class and pretty much fell in love with the subject. I have all my biz econ prereqs done and am taking a couple poly sci courses this semester. Even if I get into ucla or ucsb biz econ I'm thinking about taking a year at a community college to finish my poly-sci prereqs with the goal of being admitted to either ucla or ucsb as a poly-sci and biz econ double major for fall of 2010. Is this a bad idea? Any input would be greatly appreciated. I would also really like to pick up a Portugese minor. Would this be to hard to do? Thanks!!!</p>
<p>you can’t apply as a double major as far as I know</p>
<p>How is PoliSci and Business/Econ a unique double major?</p>
<p>It’s not really a “unique” double major. I know a lot of people who WANT to double major polisci and biz/econ. . . and I want to do that, as well.</p>
<p>However, as Samtheclever mentioned, I don’t think you can double major when you first apply. As far as I can remember, I don’t even think they give you that option on the UC application. From what I’ve heard, you can get in to the school as ONE major and then petition to double major. Or minor, for that matter. </p>
<p>And I don’t think it’s a bad idea AT ALL if you decide to stay another year at a cc. As you know, biz econ at UCLA is very competitive. what was the acceptance rate? 16%? Polisci on the other hand, was like 40%+. What I would do if I were you is apply as a polisci major and then petition to double major in bizecon as well. Since you’ve already completed the pre-reqs for both major, you wouldn’t have to take any additional lower division classes except for the ones your cc didn’t offer. </p>
<p>But honestly, if you get in this year, would you really stay another year just for … 3 polisci classes? cuhs what if you don’t get in the following year? so yeah, you might want to consider that once you get your acceptance.</p>
<p>you won’t be able to get into biz-econ by declaring it as a second major. You’ll have to do it the other way and get in as biz-econ and declare poli sci as a 2nd major.</p>
<p>i don’t know if i believe that. if you can show me something that indicates that to be true, i will accept defeat though.</p>
<p>take for instances math and pure econ. if you apply as math major and get in, it seems silly for them to say “hey you can’t apply for double major in econ because you didn’t apply for econ. you should have known it was harder to get into.”</p>
<p>my speculation could be wrong, but i feel that it isn’t. </p>
<p>unless of course, ucla specifically states you can only get into bizecon by straight up applying to it.</p>
<p>Ha sorry I guess its less unique than I thought. Thanks for all the responses though! Any info on the Portuguese minor?</p>
<p>*instance</p>
<p>i have no idea why i said instances. it was rather early in the morning.</p>
<p>cr_brook</p>
<p>It is true, for transfers they want you to APPLY TO ECON department directly. If you do not get into econ department directly they can tell you that you can not major or double major within their department and another major.
However, it is not set in stone. They just have the right to reject you double major desires basically.</p>
<p>Overall, you NEVER apply as a double major.</p>
<p>The step by step for UCLA is as follows.</p>
<p>You get accepted under major A.
While at ucla you have to finish all Preqs for Major A and Major B
You have to take 2 upper division courses for Major A and Major B
You file a petition for double major- meet with a counselor. Obtain a DPR from both majors by meeting with major departments and make some sort of class plan that says how you will finish both under the unit max , etc. THen counselor signs it, DPR is updated , viola double major. </p>
<p>For econ, you should apply to ECON then request to double major with POLI SCI for UCLA. You can do it the other way as well, but it is harder and ECON department has more qualifications than just " preqs and 2 upper div" they can tell you that they want your gpa and preq gpa to be xyz, and that the upper div course gpa should be such and such too… basically they can make you jump through hoops.</p>