04-29-2013, 11:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-30-2013, 08:52 AM by JohnnyHeck.)
The only difference at the Big 3, since none require a specific minor, between the BA and BS are the subjects of the credits outside of your Gen-Ed and concentration liberal arts "majors". Outside of academia I don't think anyone would know the difference. For years, I used to look down on my wife who has a BA Chemistry while I hold a BS Civil Engineering naively thinking that somehow "science" must be superior to "arts". Now that I recently have come to understand that BS means not wholly within the traditioal philosophy of the liberal arts and sciences, I realize that my wife has the upper hand on me within certain hoi poloi circles. Now given that the Big 3 allow all kinds of cats and dogs credits (FEMA anyone?) for the BS, I would think that the BA might give you a little more catchet when applying to graduate school. However, always remember that GPA combined with GRE scores trump everything else.