<p>Chem and Bio are both supposed to be pretty hard, with Bio the hardest one.</p>
<p>Have you looked at these pages? [Scheduling</a> Tips | Department of Biological Science | University of Pittsburgh](<a href=“http://www.biology.pitt.edu/undergraduate/advising-and-support/scheduling-tips]Scheduling”>Scheduling Tips | Department of Biological Sciences | University of Pittsburgh)</p>
<p>[Biological</a> Sciences Sample Schedule | Department of Biological Science | University of Pittsburgh](<a href=“http://www.biology.pitt.edu/undergraduate/academic-programs/biosci/samp]Biological”>Biological Sciences Sample Schedule | Department of Biological Sciences | University of Pittsburgh)</p>
<p>Note that Awesome Oppossum was an honors/scholarship student in the engineering school (if I’m remembering correctly) so you can understand the context of her advice as to difficulty of courses at Pitt. I personally would be inclined to follow advisor’s recommendations.</p>
<p>Did your son already take Calc in high school? Did he take any AP Bio or AP Chem classes?</p>