Abstract:PurposeThe purpose of this study is to understand the differences in motivations, advantages, disadvantages and time of multiple-major awareness among students who pursue multiple majors based on a set of defined characteristics. The student characteristics of interest included race, gender, financial aid status, class standing, transfer status, first-generation status and the number of majors.Design/methodology/approachThe authors administered a survey instrument to a random sample of multiple-major undergrad… Show more
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