<p>It might be worth checking with the college in case the tour guide didn’t accurately describe it 
It is probably something that will make sense once you learn the details.
It might be a “Pick one from Column A, one from Column B” etc. type setup.
WPI’s method has that flexibility but encourages students to get important prerequisites started right away and encourages them to do some load balancing (add a humanities or social science course!) so they don’t overwhelm themselves with only math/science/engineering courses, which nerdy kids are likely to do when left to their own devices ;-)</p>
<p>I’m just saying - there’s probably some wisdom behind their strategy after all.</p>