<p>As Suin said, you can take some humanities classes at other universities over the summer (which I assume are approved beforehand), and summer math also helps. You wouldn’t actually necessary have to even overload, although it would be more likely. (You need something like 16 credits a semester, some 17 to graduate on time as an engineer… taking 18 credits more than one semester could prevent an overload. There are ways to do this, but it takes careful planning (advisor can help out) and if you drop too many credits, it is unlikely that you will be able to study abroad. Dropping/ retaking a total of 3 classes will not kill you (assuming only one or none of them are full semester courses).</p>
<p>The students who dropped mechanics will be in electromagnetic theory this coming fall semester. Mechanics is only offered in the spring, so that is when they’d be taking it with the freshman. However, these students also have the option of taking a joint science class and passing out by a Mudd exam, or just passing out by Mudd exam all together (which is awfully hard to do).</p>