General Course Scheduling Questions

loring
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:11:44 +0000

m2ck and ahpi,

Thanks for the suggestions. Here’s my son’s situation:


He’s not pre-med (or, at least, he’s denying it at present)
He’s starting as a Chem E major but is open to other engineering majors. He likes problem solving.
Aside from his freshman engineering courses he plans to take O Chem, Calc II, and CBH 101. That will give him a total of 15 hours his first semester.


He has/will have AP credits for: USH, Stats (5), Calc AB, Chem (5), English (4).

Waiting a year/semester to build on his Calc/Chem base does not seem wise or necessary, but, hey, I’m new at this. I don’t think Calc II will be too bad for him since his AP teacher will give him a solid base. He knows his General Chemistry and the next logical step for his major would be Organic. Organic will be a kick in the shorts his freshman year, but, given his other courses he should be able to manage it. Waiting for a year before doing Organic might not be advisable.

I’m thankful for the advice. Please point out any pitfalls in my thought process and I’ll try to adjust.

I guess the other options available to fill the O Chem time slots would be physics or Honors Biology. I’m not sure physics would be much better than O Chem as a compliment to Calc II.

Thanks for helping.

Also, he’ll be coming down for Outdoor Action so he can get settled before his other classes start and meet some other students.