Is this college unit requiremen stupid?

Question

I'm trying to be a bio major (medical) and music minor.

I need 124 units to graduate and during my second year I'll be registered as a senior with 90 units

I just figured out that with my major and minor and GE classes, by the time I graduate, I'll have 180 credits.

is this normal, or does this really stink?

Answer 1

That is the normal.

Bachelor's degree are on average 120 credits.

Minors do vary greatly and range from just 12 credits to 30 credits.

Answer 2

That is normal.  When I start my double, i will need at least 150 credits, maybe even more. So yeah, this is normal.

Colleges do this for two reasons: 1) so that you're more well rounded and likely to succeed, which helps them boost alumni donations, grants, and stuff; and 2) so that they can charge kids for more credits than they really need and make a killing off of the book sales.

Don't worry, they get everyone this way...or somehow.