Graduate with honors or with a double major?

[Ashley.]

What's better: graduate with honors (from 4yr college) or pursue a double major and not graduate with honors?

[llg, PhD, RN]

Good question -- and probably one with no "1 right answer" for everybody. How bad would your grades get if you double majored? Lowering your GPA by a tenth or two isn't such a big deal.

What exactly would the "with honors" entail? Would it require a special project that might be something that gets you a great job? Sometimes those special projects (and not the honors designation) are what gives students an edge over their fellow new grads for a job.

Your best option in my opinion? Graduate with honors, but take as many courses towards the double major as you reasonably can. Then, after you graduate and have a job ... complete the 2nd major one course at a time if it is subject that will support your long-term career goals. If it doesn't support your long term goals, don't bother.

[Ashley.]

here's my thing: i only need 2 more courses for each major. i am applying for a combined bs/ms in nursing, so i would also pursue another bachelor degree (in nursing).

i may pursue honors in one of my majors, but the honors i'm referring to here are latin honors... so i would graduate "cum laude". it's a difference of .1 (3.4 vs 3.5), so not a huge deal, but a big deal in terms of latin honors.

so yea..

[MERCEDES674, MSN, RN]

What's better: graduate with honors (from 4yr college) or pursue a double major and not graduate with honors?

It's great to pursue a honors status but, really with nursing they could care less about what your grades are. Most jobs just want a warm body. When it comes to management positions, they are mostly going to be more interested in experience than anything else. I would say shoot for your honors status for your personal gain. Good Luck!

[UVA Grad Nursing]

While one will give you the greater sense of accomplishment.

Neither one or the other will really affect your employment or graduate school prospects.