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Originally Posted by N.Cheng
Definitely ask your academic advisor first. But in theory I guess you could as long as you just take all the requirements. However, doing a double major does not leave you with many electives left to complete two minors. You'd probably have to do lots of summer school and I'm not sure about Mac but I know other schools 'force' you to graduate once you complete a certain amount of units so you might not even get a chance to take all the courses you'll need.
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I don't think they can force you to leave if you don't have all the requirements for a degree? I could be wrong, they might have a max on the number of units too...but say you're doing a double major in bio and english, which don't have overlapping courses, and you leave one outstanding requirement from each major until you're ready to finish it...wouldn't they not force you to graduate until you meet the requirements for a degree?
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Originally Posted by Lois
Unless you're intending to do graduate studies in both fields or you absolutely adore both things, this seems like a waste of time. Minors don't show up on your diploma and pretty much my degree said Bachelors of Science (Honours) with distinction ... no reference to my major at all.
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Just because it doesn't show up directly on your diploma, that doesn't make it useless. There's a difference in the jobs you're qualified for and things you're capable of with a degree in chem vs physics vs bio, but they all say "honours BSc" on the diploma. You put your major on your resume (and your minor if you choose) and they're on your transcript (although your minor won't be until you graduate).
Also, if you do a double-major in two different things (such as BA and BSc), you either get two diplomas (one for each) or both are noted on one diploma - I can't remember which. There will be a distinction, though.