Special Options for the Major

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Departmental honors programs provide students with the opportunity to take advanced courses, to work closely with faculty members on research projects, and to have a distinction on the diploma.

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The individualized major offers an opportunity for exceptional, creative, self-motivated students to explore innovative and multi-disciplinary fields of knowledge. The individualized major is intended to foster a closer relationship between the student and the faculty advisors. The student will develop an academic research project from its inception, through a coherent set of courses, the different stages of research, and the writing and rewriting of a high quality thesis under a scholar's mentorship.

A student pursuing a double major satisfies the requirements for two separate major programs within the College but earns a single degree, the B.A.

• Students who wish to double major may do so by applying for, and completing the requirements for, each major.
• Students interested in double majoring should consult with their pre-major advisor.
• Students who are double majoring must complete 18 unique course units between the two majors. Students who are triple majoring must complete 24 unique course units among the three majors. Major departments may have additional rules limiting such double counting.
• The minimum graduation requirement for a student who is double majoring is calculated by adding 20 to the number of c.u. required for the larger major (maximum of 36 c.u.).
• Students who are double majoring may double count two courses, one from each major, toward the Sector Requirement.
• See specific information for College students wishing to declare a second major in one of several Engineering departments.

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The School of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science have agreed to make their majors available to undergraduate students in each other’s school. College students are now able to complete a major in one of several Engineering departments. Engineering students are able to complete any of the majors offered in the School of Arts and Sciences.