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I’m looking at the ChemE requirements right now, and you guys are lucky. Although I think this luxury is limited to ChemEs only.</p>

<p><a href=“http://engineering.tufts.edu/docs/BSME_DegreeSheet-2008.pdf[/url]”>http://engineering.tufts.edu/docs/BSME_DegreeSheet-2008.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://engineering.tufts.edu/docs/BSEE_DegreeSheet-2008.pdf[/url]”>http://engineering.tufts.edu/docs/BSEE_DegreeSheet-2008.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://engineering.tufts.edu/docs/BSCE_DegreeSheet-2008.pdf[/url]”>http://engineering.tufts.edu/docs/BSCE_DegreeSheet-2008.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>FYI the physics 11/12 and chem 1/2 labs that you’re doing now is nothing like the ones you’ll be doing later. These you follow a strict set of instructions then write a report on it later. Later on you will actually need to think and plan out what you’re going to be doing, hence the 10 hour pre-labs. </p>

<p>For example in intro physics/chem “labs” you are able to just attend, read the lab manual as-you-go during the lab session, and be perfectly fine. In higher level classes you will do all the planning, testing, running software simulations, re-planning, and re-testing before you actually attend lab. Once you’re there, it’s mostly mindless physical implementation.</p>