Applied Math Degree: Honors or Minor in EE?

[1230wc]

I'm doing applied math w/ many EE courses. I can count them either toward an honors or minor. So my options are:

1) BS applied math w/ honors

2) BS applied math
Minor EE

Which looks better if I might apply to EE grad school? Thanks all!

 

[VeeEight]

An honors degree is required for many grad programs. I would go with that.

 

[Vanadium 50]

An honors degree is required for many grad programs.

Which ones? I find this hard to believe, as many universities don't even have honors programs.

 

[tenparsecs]

Go with the minor for sure.

 

[PoyDuo]

Just to clarify, where are you located (as in which country)? Cause there is a difference between honors in different places (some places honors involve an extra 'honors year', which is different then an honors degree in somewhere like the US, I think. In the first type it might actually be required for grad school, in the second type not so much)

 

[1230wc]

I'm american. This is a purely administrative issue, only about how my degree looks. I was also leaning toward the minor bc it explicitly states my EE coursework. thanks.

 

[l'Hôpital]

Does honors involve a thesis? If so, take honors.

 

[VeeEight]

Which ones? I find this hard to believe, as many universities don't even have honors programs.

Waterloo required an honours degree for a masters in math. Many schools list the requirements as "an honours degree or equivalent", which may take care of the schools that don't have honours programs.

 

[ctg7w6]

I am getting two minors, but I wish I had just gotten honors. There is way more work, however, and usually a GPA stipulation.

A minor is fun to get, but even majoring in something doesn't mean you know that much about the subject, so a minor in something means you know even less. Just depends I guess.

If it is an especially relevant minor to your major, then it is probably the better route than honors. If it is like physics and then a minor in philosophy... probably not a very worthwhile minor, unless you REALLY want to take classes you enjoy or something.

 

[Mathnomalous]

Go for the ones that provide the most difficult challenge you can barely manage. A honors program is probably the closest thing to this.