{"id":490,"date":"2006-07-27T09:36:26","date_gmt":"2006-07-27T13:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=490"},"modified":"2008-07-30T15:09:21","modified_gmt":"2008-07-30T20:09:21","slug":"a-very-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=490","title":{"rendered":"a very special&#8230;.ist."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>hello lovely Askastudent folk.<br \/>\ni have been wondering if it is possible to complete a major in criminology as well as a specialist in history and political science??? that would equal 21 courses, not including my science distribution requirement.. i guess there&#8217;s always summer school&#8230;&#8230;.. there is alot of overlap in the requirements for criminology which i would have if i am taking HIS and POL courses. help! i need a sober second thought!<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>hmm&#8230;a specialist in history and political science and a major in criminology sounds pretty damn crazy, considering that the only &#8220;appropriate&#8221; PoST combinations are a specialist, major and two minors or a double major. i guess it depends on how many credits you can share between the two separate programs. remember that you can share up to 7 credits between PoSTs, and that you are supposed to earn 20 credits at U of T in order to obtain your degree. of course, these things aren&#8217;t always set in stone &#8211; and many students (including me) end up taking extra credits when course schedules take a wrong turn.<br \/>\nwhat i&#8217;d recommend is going through the calendar and timetable with a fine tooth comb and planning what works for you. if you can share enough classes that doing an extra degree won&#8217;t be a pain in the neck, then that rocks. but if you&#8217;re feeling iffy, using that degree navigator thing or better yet, booking an appointment with your registrar, might put things in perspective. it really depends on how much you&#8217;ll have to backtrack, and how many credits you might have already effectively &#8220;wasted.&#8221; you know? 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