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Decide my major?

I am a junior student at U of I. My current major is civil engineering. However, i am interested in Programming lately, and lost my passion to engineering since the course started to focusing on memorizing content. Therefore, if i want to change my major, is it too late to do it? Or should i still complete my civil engineering degree, and make a double major with programming?
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Thank you comment icon it's never too late to change your major. But if you want to complete your civil engineering degree and double major then you should. Catherine
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Steve’s Answer

Depending on how many courses you have left, you might need to take more than normal to fulfill the requirements for that major. You could convert the major to computer engineering based on the courses you took. But, always follow your passion. It is normal to change majors once you find out more about what is required or you are no longer interested. Talk to your college advisor next.
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Jade’s Answer

Of course it's never too late to change you current path, it happens all the time throughout your career and life in general! However, I wouldn't stress too much about the major because the beauty of programming is that it's mostly based on skill rather than a piece of paper. I had a friend who was majoring in Chemistry up until his senior year of college and found his passion in computer programming. He only had a few classes left with his Chemistry major, so he finished that, took as many computer science classes as he could, and even went to a coding bootcamp. In the end, he didn't have a Computer Science major or minor, but because he took the time to sharpen his programming skills, he was able to get a great Software Engineering job almost right after graduation and continues to pursue his passion for CS today. I would also suggest going to hackathons or getting involved in side projects to showcase your coding skills!
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Nir’s Answer

If you're pretty close to finishing your degree you should go ahead and try for the double because it will help you stand out, even if you never go into civil engineering. Of course it depends on how much you can handle, if you feel very strongly about programming then having a second degree is certainly not necessary. A CS degree is not even necessary, there are millions of bootcamp grads working in programming jobs all over the world. So you have to balance how much work is left and how much work you can handle.
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Youssef’s Answer

It's never too late to follow your passion. I would go about it in a diligent way by finding which credits you can apply from your Civil Eng. program to the Computer Science and pick an area in programming that appeals to you. The key is have energy and passion for what whatever education and career direction you want to pursue. Good luck.
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