Double Majors
Double Majors
Meaningful. Multidisciplinary. Marketable.
You’re uniquely you. So make your education – yours.
Double majors are a way to customize your education to best reflect your interests, career goals, and your marketability after you graduate.
The future is multidisciplinary. The new economy is driving unprecedented changes in how we work, the skills for success, and the types of jobs people will do. With a double major, you can customize your education for your unique interests and career goals, while at the same time boost your marketability for the workplace of tomorrow.
Two is always greater than one — especially when it comes to investing in your education.
You are not one dimensional and, at RIT, your college education doesn’t have to be either. If you’re curious, driven, and creative, choosing to pursue a double major lets you tap into every dimension of you — your interests, your strengths, your full potential.
And, as a double major at RIT, you won’t have to compromise on taking advantage of RIT's high impact extracurricular and experiential learning options like co-ops and internships, study abroad, and more. You’ll have time to go for it all, and we’re committed to helping you do it.
What does it mean to double major?
When you choose to double major, you select two RIT undergraduate major programs and progress through the curriculum of each over the course of your four years. Create and strategically shape your educational experience and progress each semester, working closely with your academic advisor and faculty mentors.
You decide. You create the plan.
Combinations for double majors are virtually unlimited. Imagine, for example:
- Accounting BS + Management Information Systems BS: Chart the future of business excellence through advanced systems and analysis.
- Accounting BS + Finance BS: Lead business decision making to maximize growth and profitability.
- Finance BS + Management Information Systems BS: Innovate operations and optimizing investments by bridging technology and financial strategy.
- Global Business Management BS + Supply Chain Management BS: Drive global success by strategically connecting markets and streamlining supply.
- Hospitality and Tourism Management BS + Marketing BS: Crafting memorable experiences, marketing destinations and innovating hospitality for global impact.
Double majors are different from dual majors. A double major is two majors within the same type of degree — for example, two BS majors, two BA majors, or two BFA majors. Dual majors are two majors within two different degree types, as in one BS + one BA major or one BFA + one BS major. Dual majors are an option that you can pursue, but they most often take more than four years (or eight semesters) to complete.
How does an RIT double major prepare you for success?
Ready to begin?
If you’re a new applicant to RIT, you can apply to double major from the start. Get details on how to apply to RIT here. >
If you have already begun at RIT, you can choose to double major as early as their first semester. (Although, many students wait until they have completed their first semester.) Either way, discuss the best timing with your advisor.
Once you’ve indicated your interest in double majoring, you’ll work one-on-one with an academic advisor to start your journey. As a student at RIT, you’ll be assigned a faculty advisor in your areas of study and an academic advisor in the primary major. These advisors will work together to help you get the most out of your education and keep you on track for graduation.
Saunders College Office of Student Services provides academic advising and scheduling assistance. Our advising staff, made up of highly trained professional advisors, can help you select appropriate courses for your degree or interests, develop a plan of study, and explain RIT’s policies and procedures.
Your first step: Connect with us.
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