<p>This is my tentative freshman schedule for chemical engineering (and pre-med):
first semester
ENGL101H 3 credits (honors freshman English)
MATH340 4 (lin alg, MVC, DQ;need to e-mail for permission)
ENES160 1 (Inventis)
ENES100 3 (some general course for freshman engineers)
PHYS174 1 (intro to physics labs and how to use instruments)
PHYS171H 3 (honors mechanics w/relativity)</p>
<p>second semester
ENES170 1 (Inventis)
MATH341 4 (continuation of MATH340)
ENES102 3 (statics)
CHEM135 3 (chem for engineers)
CHEM136 1 (lab for CHEM135)
HONR200 1 (colloquium about research; required for honors citation)</p>
<p>Any comments, advice, suggestions? I want to add one more 3 credit course for second semester. Something to fulfill the one of the CORE Social and behavioral science requirements. Should I take an honors seminar or microecon or macroecon?</p>
<p>No, but I can place out of it with my SAT verbal score. Still, I hear it's recommended to do to satisfy pre-med requirements. Should I opt out of ENGL101H and take 2 semesters of some other English courses? I hear freshman English is tough.</p>
<p>In case you weren't aware: everyone is required to take junior English. This can be waived by getting an A in freshman English. However....</p>
<p>If I were you I'd skip freshman English. It's not tough per se, but many people get a B when they'd expect an A (based on high school grades, AP English scores, etc.). Therefore it not only can bring down your GPA (and if you're planning on med school you need to be thinking about that from day one), it also is a very big uncertainty that you'd even place out of junior English.
Also, junior English is a lot more relevant to life and you can take a course tailored to your major (I think they have a Writing for Health Professions or something like that).</p>
<p>Talk to your advisor about what satisfies your requirements. An honors seminar most likely won't, but it's worth checking on. There are also other English classes that may be of more interest to you than ENGL101 and may count for expository writing.</p>
<p>Engineering majors can NOT be exempt from junior English in any case. All engineers must take ENGL393 (Technical Writing).</p>
<p>Your SAT score clears you from the fundamental studies English requirement. In terms of English, all you have left is your professional writing and your Core Literature (HL) course, which can be satisfied by an honors seminar or other english course.</p>
<p>i know this sounds dumb, but i would take honr100 in the first semester instead of 200 in the second. I had a friend who just took 200 because she couldn't take 100 for the first. From what i've heard, 100 is a lot easier than 200. Don't kill yourself over 200 since it's just a 1-credit course. Plus 100 is fun.</p>
<p>also, just wondering, how come you're taking phys171 and 174? most engineers need 161 then 260-1 and 270-1.</p>
<p>i don't know much about the engineering/pre-med track but TAKE HONR100. i teach HONR100, and i know about HONR200, and i have to say HONR100 can be like 100x easier.. so definitely do that.</p>
<p>i have the same question as benandjerrys. why are you taking phys174 and 171? do you need them for premed or something? the engineering track is 161 (physics 1) and 260/261 (physics 2 and lab)</p>
<p>@mellow
I am aware of that. The Testudo site does not really make clear the order of classes. PHYS174 and PHYS171 are prereqs for PHYS275. The course descriptions for these classes are nearly the same as the traditional engineering track physics courses except it says it is for students looking for more rigor and incorporates relativity.</p>
<p>afruff - I will be an engineering orientation advisor during the summer and just went through training. Either me or one of the other advisors will aid you in registration when you come for orientation.</p>
<p>I would take the engineering track. You need PHYS161 for your 45-credit review. Even though the descriptions are similar, I do not believe you can substitute those more advanced physics for the physics classes needed for the engineering track - those seem to be only for physics majors. You can email the Engineering Advising office at <a href="mailto:engrhelp@deans.umd.edu">engrhelp@deans.umd.edu</a> for confirmation about this.</p>
<p>I've decided to take it "easy" and go with the engineering track since I will be applying to med school. </p>
<p>How should I do my chemistry courses? I got a 5 on the AP chem exam so should I opt out of chem for engineers? How can the 1 year of inorganic chem with lab requirement for med school be fulfilled if I opt out of chem for engineers?</p>
<p>Talk to your advisor when you come to Orientation or send them an email to get a better answer to that specific question, or you can also email the pre-med advisor in Letters and Sciences to help you with that.</p>
<p>Because of the 5 on the AP chem, you will get credit for CHEM131/132 and CHEM271, which count for CHEM135 and CHEM136. Therefore you do NOT need to take CHEM1356 or 136. So your AP score will count for both your engineering and pre-med track for inorganic chemistry and lab. You'll be able to take the next level chemistry, 231 and 232 for your second semester.</p>