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Doesn't this seem ridiculous to anyone?

DesolateDesolate
edited April 2010 in General
If I want to get a joint honors degree in Business/Economics, with two concentrations in Business, and a minor in Criminology, I'll have to do over 100 credits of Upper Division courses. Does that seem ridiculous to anyone else?

I don't want to be here for like six years to get my degree. Maybe I'll just skip the Econ and just do business.

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  • Ether
    edited April 2010
    Well.. Joint degree + honors + 2 concentrations + 1 minor = lots of credits.

    Still, I think you might find a lot of credits can be counted for more than one program. Maybe you could try a minor in something that uses courses you've already taken.
  • polarbear
    edited April 2010
    As Ether has stated, "Joint degree + honors + 2 concentrations + 1 minor = lots of credits". Besides, imo, Criminology is a relatively demanding discipline among arts programs. Originally planning to switch to minor in Legal Studies, I decided to stick to Poli-sci. I'm glad about my decision; otherwise, I won't be graduating this semester. As for skipping ECON, one thing you must've realized is that you won't get the chance to choose between BBA and BA, if that matters.
  • DesolateDesolate
    edited April 2010
    Fair enough, that is a lot of stuff I wanted to do. >_>

    And criminology is hardly demanding. A minor in Crim is only 9 classes total (101, 131, 135 and 18 units of upper division) and the legal studies is only 8 classes total iirc. It isn't like a Business minor where you have to do like 40+ credits of stuff. I dunno, I find Crim stuff easy :shrug:

    And about the whole choosing degrees... that isn't even a choice lol. Anyone in their right mind, if they had the choice, would choose a BBA over a BA.


    I'm actually thinking of just going through with it. I mean, it'll cost quite a bit and take quite a while, but I'm not really in a rush to enter the workforce, I'd rather concentrate on my education and not rush things just to get out faster.
  • NukeChem
    edited April 2010
    The main problem with Criminology has been chronic underavailabilty of seats available for absolutely mandatory courses without which you cannot continue further in the program. Crim students have bitched about this for something like four years now since many of them are now taking six years simply because the courses they must take in a particular order delay them from completing.
  • siuying
    edited April 2010
    ^nukechem is correct..

    i'm had intended to do a minor in legal studies but because classes are ALWAYS full or that the one course you need isn't offered for like the longest time.. i decided to screw the minor and graduate.. right now a lot of crim classes are being offered via DE only which really takes the fun out of them..
  • xxk1nky
    edited April 2010
    What year are you in again? First/second? I'm sure your mind will change as you complete more semesters + credits in your post-secondary career. I remember when I was in first year, I was so focused on a getting a joint Crim/Psyc major. That's definitely changed. I also had my mind set on law school. That, too, is changing.

    I'm not saying you can't do it -- it's just all about prioritizing. You change your mind a lot when you're in university...

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