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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Public Policy 
Political science 
International Relations 
English, History or Philosophy then Law School.[/quote]

Agree with all but philosophy. Philosophy requires a mathematical mind. It's all logic, like math, but the logic is applied to language and ideas in search of reason and proof. It is also closely aligned with aspects of computer science. I was a math major who switched to a double major in CS and Phil. and explored the crossovers in my thesis.[/quote]
NP, to add, law school also involves logic.

For OP, if there are undergrad business majors that appeal to him, there is probably a basic calc course that counts for the business program and/or he could look into whether the university would accept a summer CC course for that requirement (which in some cases might be easier than taking at his university, if he's at a more selective one). It sounds like he's already having to deal with micro.

Most social science and humanities majors involve heavy reading and writing. While it is beneficial to have quantitative skills even in those fields, he can certainly get through a degree with minimal quantitative effort.

Note that most degrees have a statistics requirement, though difficulty of the intro course is not likely to be significant in some of those majors.[/quote]

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