Does Columbia allow students to double (or triple) major?
Yes, students are allowed to take on more than one major. However, there is positively no expectation to do so. Doing so may require additional coursework and may not be possible in four years. The purpose of the major (or concentration) requirement is to give each student the experience of doing sustained and advanced work, including individual research, in a field of special interest. A major consists of intensive study in one department involving the satisfaction of a variety of requirements; a concentration demands fewer departmental course points or requirements than a major. Please note: Columbia College students must complete either a major or a concentration, but they are not required to complete a major. Engineering students must complete a major.
