In order to select a single project that satisfies both the goals of the MQP and the goals of the IQP, the decision to pursue a social science double major needs to be made fairly early in the student's career. The Major Qualifying Project. At least one separate and distinct major qualifying project of at least one unit of work must be completed for each major. The distribution requirements for each major must be met, but requirements common to both majors only need to be satisfied once. The requirements for each individual major must be completed and certified by the Program Review Committee of the department offering that major.
Some departments offer more than one major.
A degree may not include more than one major course of study from the same department unless provided for in the list of exceptions below. A student may major in Industrial Engineering and also in either Management, Management Engineering, or Management Information Systems. A student may major in Chemistry and also in Biochemistry. The Committees shall ensure that the majors are substantially non-overlapping.