PChem isn’t easy for most people, but I’d think anyone who got that far would not bail. I’m sticking with Freshman Chemistry or the first Calculus course knocking him out of the box. He’s not charitably disposed toward me, no reason to charitably disposed toward him.
I see your point. A student that eventually turns to journalism getting past the concept of limits, or even to the equation for the first derivative, would indeed be an achievement that would mean that the cake degree is less of a challenge.