<p>This semester 1 will be taking physics 2 (e&m), physics 3 (lights, waves, and modern physics), chemistry 1, and a c++ class. All these classes have a lab component. I will also be working 32 hrs a week this semester. Can i handle all this?</p>
<p>It’s possible…however, that will be a lot of time management on your part. Are the labs once a week or twice a week?</p>
<p>That sounds like an overly difficult semester to me. Is Physics 2 not a pre-req for Physics 3? Can you swap out Physics 3 for a non-technical class?</p>
<p>4 lab courses will be a high workload. Lab courses of this type will typically be 7-8 hours per week just for in-class time (lecture/discussion + lab), not including time spent reading, doing assignments, and doing lab preparation and reports (so a total of 28-32 hours per week in class). Add 32 hours of work per week, and you have a total of 60-64 hours per week before you can do reading, assignments, and lab preparation and reports.</p>