IMJR students in both CANR and CLAS may choose to double major and a significant number, especially in CLAS, choose to do so. If you are one of those, you will need to prepare a double major worksheet as part of your application. Because CLAS double majors are by far the most common, this website reviews the CLAS regulations.
CLAS regulations state that the two fields of concentration must include a minimum of 48 credits without overlap. If both majors consist of 36 credits, this means that 12 credits may overlap. These credits may fall within the traditional CLAS major or its related field courses, or they may be partly in the traditional CLAS major and partly in its related field courses. Please note that the advisor in your traditional major will need to agree that courses from your individualized major may count toward your related field requirements.
Remember that overlap between the majors is optional. You may wish to have no overlap at all. Or your major rules or your advisors may require you to take a particular menu of courses in each major that has no overlap or less than the maximum permitted overlap.
For further detail, see the Double Major Worksheet on the Forms page.
Additional Degree in CANR and CLAS
Students who wish to double major in two different colleges must opt for an additional degree. The student must meet all requirements for each degree. The two degrees require at least 30 degree credits more than the degree with the higher minimum-credit requirement and these must be 2000-level courses or above in the additional degree major or closely related fields. Students interested in pursuing this option should meet with an academic advisor.
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The IMJR and Double Major or Additional Degree