Is It Possible To Do This???

[c5212]

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Can you double major in:
Economics & Psychology (or I guess any other 2 non-science majors)
AND
Complete the pre-req's for med school -
or does this vary from school to school- I'm specifically interested in Furman or Wofford in S.C. if that helps at all

 

[Zona Pellucida]

Of course. Do what you love. Get those pre-reqs done. Get a good GPA while doing it. Get some ECs. Try for a research position. Do well on the MCAT.

= Application Ready

 

[Beta Cell]

You can even quadruple major in Sociology, Psychology, Economics, and Underwater Basket Weaving and still be as competitive as anyone else assuming you complete the prerequisite courses. Good luck!

 

[c5212]

I understand the concept that you can go into med school with ANY major, but I wanted to know if you can double major in Econ/Psych AND STILL have room to do the pre-requisites along with the general education requirements and graduate in the regular 4 years???

 

[J ROD]

You probably will have to take extra classes because I doubt all that will fit into a double major without one of them being a science.

Might can get it done with summer school. In the end, it is not worth it. I would focus more on getting a bachelors and a good GPA with the science classes worked in.

You would have to load up every semester to do it in 4 years including summers.

 

[schrizto]

I never saw the point of double or triple majoring. Why not make one of the subjects a minor instead?

 

[ILikeDrugs]

You will be entering yourself into a 6 year program. Two years for 60 semester units of general ed. One year for 30 units of psychology. One year for 30 units of economics. Finally, two years of pre-med. However, you can shave a year off if you have no life. 😉

 

[chman]

Lets test it with UW...

Econ major= 55 credits

phych major= BS = 84-86 credits, BA = 66-68 credits

pre-reqs for med school = 60-70 depending on if one does biochem and/or calc.

total credits = 192-209. Total credits for normal graduation = 180.

So you could get it done it you took 12 extra credits and settled for the BA option. But no, you could not do it in the normal amount of credits, at least not at UW.

EDIT: This also does not take into account general education credits either, but you could probably fit a lot of those in to this plan. If you did summer school every year it would probably be possible, but maybe not the best idea.

 

[MedYEP]

I never saw the point of double or triple majoring. Why not make one of the subjects a minor instead?

Well, if you are really interested in more than one subject and have the time and energy to double or even triple major than why not?

 

[chman]

Well, if you are really interested in more than one subject and have the time and energy to double or even triple major than why not?

If I could I would have 5-6 majors because so many things strike my fancy, but that's not gonna happen.🙁

 

[schrizto]

Well, if you are really interested in more than one subject and have the time and energy to double or even triple major than why not?

The truth is is that multiple majors may extend someone's undergraduate years to more than four years, which is really unnecessary if someone plans to go to medical school. If I could have more than one major and have the security of finishing in four years and no longer I would likely consider it seriously.

And congratulations on getting into Pitt med. I <3 Pitt.

 

[MedYEP]

The truth is is that multiple majors may extend someone's undergraduate years to more than four years, which is really unnecessary if someone plans to go to medical school. If I could have more than one major and have the security of finishing in four years and no longer I would likely consider it seriously.

And congratulations on getting into Pitt med. I <3 Pitt.

It really depends on what your majors are and how well you can plan. I had a double major in Biology and Psychology, a concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience, and a minor in Chemistry and graduated just fine in 4 years. The Biology major and Chemistry minor obviously helped me complete the pre-med requirements, however, I could have easily fit another minor into my schedule if I didn't have the Cog Neuro concentration which required extra classes, if I didn't take extra classes that had nothing to do with my majors because I was interested in them, and if I didn't slack off during my freshman year and take less classes than I could have. So, I could have graduated with 2 majors and 2 minors or 3 majors without a problem.

And thank you for the congratulations. I 😍 Pitt.

 

[loveoforganic]

If I could I would have 5-6 majors because so many things strike my fancy, but that's not gonna happen.🙁

Truth

 

[wanderer]

Also check between both departments to see if any courses (such as Behavioral Economics)can be used for both majors, or if any pre-med courses (possibly bio) can fulfill psych pre-reqs. Same goes if you have any general education pre-reqs.

 

[schrizto]

It really depends on what your majors are and how well you can plan. I had a double major in Biology and Psychology, a concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience, and a minor in Chemistry and graduated just fine in 4 years. The Biology major and Chemistry minor obviously helped me complete the pre-med requirements, however, I could have easily fit another minor into my schedule if I didn't have the Cog Neuro concentration which required extra classes, if I didn't take extra classes that had nothing to do with my majors because I was interested in them, and if I didn't slack off during my freshman year and take less classes than I could have. So, I could have graduated with 2 majors and 2 minors or 3 majors without a problem.

And thank you for the congratulations. I 😍 Pitt.

Wow, that's a lot of concentrations! It is easier to have multiple majors if the fields overlap, however. I can see how some classes can count for both the Psychology major and the Cognitive Neuroscience minor, or the Biology and Chemistry, which would also fulfill the pre-med requirements.

 

[chman]

Also check between both departments to see if any courses (such as Behavioral Economics)can be used for both majors, or if any pre-med courses (possibly bio) can fulfill psych pre-reqs. Same goes if you have any general education pre-reqs.

Adding on. These don't mesh too well in terms of overlapping classes. You might want to consider two majors that do. Then again, I know that you don't choose what attracts you.