USC Double Majoring in Music and something else???

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So I’m in the process of adding colleges to the “colleges I’m thinking about” list and USC has been on there for a while. However, my parents have said time and time again that they will not pay for my college if I’m going to waste it on something that doesn’t guarantee lots of money – like music. I don’t really have a problem with that, if only I knew what I wanted to be other than a musician. I was thinking of minoring in music but the music minors are USC restrict lots of music classes I would like to be in had I chosen to major in it. I recently discovered “double-majoring” so I was wondering if USC does that for music and an academic field. On their website they say they can, but they only really talk about double-majoring in 2 academic fields, I just want to be sure that this is also an option.

Also if I can, music majors such as the Popular Music major as an example, require an audition to be accepted. If I get into USC for an academic major and choose to double major with music, do I still have to audition to get into a major such as that one? Would I have to wait a year for them to accept my audition to do that then?

Here’s the most important question for me: Does double-majoring mean paying twice the tuition?

Thanks!

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Why do people think there is no money in music? It’s a multi billion dollar business. The money is not all going to just the artists who are famous. And if you get into USC’s program, I think you make a lot of connections.

Insofar as the double major - no you won’t have to pay more tuition except any extra semesters you will have to stay in order to finish both degrees. And yes, you have to audition to get in regardless.

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It wouldn’t be double majoring but doing a dual degree, but you can certainly do it, although you may need to stay an extra semester or two (which you will need to pay for).
If you’re set on USC and getting two degrees, I’d recommend applying for your other major, because Thornton is incredibly competitive and Popular Music, for example, only takes 25 people I believe, and that includes singers, songwriters etc. I know a bunch of people who want to transfer into that major, but it’s really difficult because they consider you with all the other (incoming) applicants. And yes, you definitely need to audition.