Joint Majors
A student may elect to work toward a joint major by combining the subjects of two departments as an area of concentration (e.g., geography and economics, philosophy and history, classics and political science, psychology and sociology, physics and mathematics). A joint major does not require completion of all of the requirements of each major; rather, but is composed of requirements from each major as determined by the student and the directors of undergraduate studies in each department. Joint majors must be between departments leading to the same degree. For example, a student may not have a joint major between engineering (BS) and psychology (BA).
Although a few academic departments, such as economics, geography, mathematics, and physics, have firmly established optional joint majors with other departments, students are normally free to choose their own joint majors. The Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Degree Program does not permit a joint major but uses a double major instead.
The director of undergraduate studies of each department concerned will assist in planning a joint major. In arranging the program, the student must obtain approval from the two departments involved. In special cases, a student may arrange a program cutting across several departments, so that the program involves more than one faculty or school.