That's interesting you would say that about the US university system, because I'm actually not doing that at PSU. Being in the Honors College my general education requirements are waived, so I spent the first two years nearly finishing both my major and my minor. A year and a half out and I'm going to do a second minor because I have the time, and I've really enjoyed the ability to pick what I want to study. It's also giving me a chance to be fully entrenched in my discipline by next year when I have to write my senior thesis and actually conduct deep research.