<p>I will enter the University of Notre Dame in the fall, prospectively as a chemical engineering major. I have AP credit to remove me from CHEM10171 (General Chem) and MATH10550 (Caculus I). Would it be wise to get out of basic chemistry as a ChemE major? Of all the subjects in high school, I thought chemistry was the one I understood best. I also want to keep my premed route open, so if I use the AP credit then I would have to take Chem sophomore year. </p>
<p>My current schedule:
Calculus II (w/ CalcI AP)
Physics I (w/ Chem AP)
Intro to Engineering I
Philosophy I (Univ Req)
Seminar (Univ Req)</p>
<p>So, in all, do you believe it would be beneficial for me to advance with my AP credit to the schedule stated above. Thank you in advance for all responses.</p>
<p>Strictly from the point of view of your major, skipping introductory courses with AP credit will free up schedule space for additional advanced courses or electives or pre-med courses not included in your major (e.g. biology). But note that, for pre-med purposes, you may need to an additional advanced inorganic chemistry course if your total college chemistry courses would be fewer than 2 inorganic and 2 organic (math won’t be a problem, since you will be taking calculus 2 and 3 for your major).</p>
<p>However, you should try the old final exams for MATH 10550 and CHEM 10171 before deciding whether to skip them.</p>
<p>As a fellow Chem E major. I suggest focusing on either Chem E or Pre med. Chem E, aside from some parallel coursework, is not good for premed. Difficult classes, and many classes to take can potentially ruin your gpa so you can’t go to medical school. This is not to say you can’t get a 4.0 as an engineer, but it would be harder to achieve that gpa than another major such as biochem. </p>
<p>Additionally as Chem E student, you probably won’t have time to do an internship for both medical field and engineering fields. </p>