Hi Aska,
I am currently enrolled in a double major in? immunology and human biology: health and disease, and a minor in psychology. Does the 12 distinct credit rule still apply to a combination of a 2 majors and 1 minor? If so, is it calculated in the same way (make sure only 8 credits are able to count for?more than subject post)? Would a course be able to overlap for all 3 of the subject post? For example, BIO130 satisfies a requirement in both?majors and the minor. Would BIO130 count as 0.5 out of the 8 possible?overlapping courses?
Thanks for the help.
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hey there,
since you’re doing a kind of FUNKY combination of subject POSts that is out of the three standard ones required by the university (i.e. 1 specialist, 2 majors, or 1 major and 2 minors), the 12.0 distinct credits rule only kind of applies to you. and by that i mean: it applies to your two majors, but not to your minor.
as to how it’s calculated – that’s kinda confusing and tends to make students feel very panicky and worried, so i’ll try to break it down for you nice and simple.
if you’ve got two majors, what you need to do is make sure that you take 12.0 FCEs throughout your entire degree that only count for ONE MAJOR. all the rest can overlap. again: 12.0 of the credits you take have to count towards the requirements for one of your majors, but NOT?the other.
for example, if BIO130 counts towards BOTH your majors, then it is not a distinct credit, but an overlapping credit.
this is something that degree explorer tracks, by the way, so if you’re still feeling BEFUDDLED over all of this, feel free to log onto there and see how you’re doing. also, you can make an appointment with your registrar’s office to discuss this VERY THING, as part of an appointment called a ‘grad check.’
cheers,
aska