<p>Typically engineering students don’t overload–or if they do, it’s only for a semester or two. Not something you’d typically see every semester. </p>
<p>In fact, engineering students are excused from having 2 clusters. They are only required to have one.</p>
<p>[Clusters</a> : Center for Academic Support](<a href=“http://www.rochester.edu/college/ccas/AdviserHandbook/Clusters.html]Clusters”>Clusters : Advising Handbook : College Center for Advising Services : University of Rochester)</p>
<p>Edited to add: Just look at the recommended course sequence for BME and ChemE. Both of those majors already require 5 courses/semester for 1-2 semesters in order to complete the curriculum in 5 years.</p>