Is it over-achieving, or is it super-achieving? Or is it evidence that more and more students are finding multiple majors mandatory, in order to excel in a culture that is more competitive than ever before? Whatever the answer, it is a fact that more students than ever before are double and even triple majoring in college, and graduating with multiple degrees.
And that translates into an awful lot of work. Consider what it means to earn even one undergraduate degree: fulfilling the academic requirements in the department of the student’s declared major. Multiple majors means fulfilling the academic requirements in multiple college departments. Some academic advisors say multiple majors really aren’t worth it; that students are better off with more conventional majors and minors. But academic requirements vary from one school to the next, and at the end of the day, being able to complete a multiple major may depend on how hard a school is, and the determination of a particular student. Some are better equipped to handle a 22-hour workload, for example, where others can barely handle a 12-hour load.
Cameron Chung is an account executive and an aspiring entrepreneur who attended Florida State University. “I triple majored in Finance, Marketing and Professional Sales, and graduated with a 3.34 GPA in four years.” He says that he has always challenged himself intellectually, which is how he was able to complete all the course work for three majors within the traditional four-year timespan. He is also a sports enthusiast who contributes weekly posts to SportsAgentBlog.com.
And that translates into an awful lot of work. Consider what it means to earn even one undergraduate degree: fulfilling the academic requirements in the department of the student’s declared major. Multiple majors means fulfilling the academic requirements in multiple college departments. Some academic advisors say multiple majors really aren’t worth it; that students are better off with more conventional majors and minors. But academic requirements vary from one school to the next, and at the end of the day, being able to complete a multiple major may depend on how hard a school is, and the determination of a particular student. Some are better equipped to handle a 22-hour workload, for example, where others can barely handle a 12-hour load.
Cameron Chung is an account executive and an aspiring entrepreneur who attended Florida State University. “I triple majored in Finance, Marketing and Professional Sales, and graduated with a 3.34 GPA in four years.” He says that he has always challenged himself intellectually, which is how he was able to complete all the course work for three majors within the traditional four-year timespan. He is also a sports enthusiast who contributes weekly posts to SportsAgentBlog.com.