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English Composition with or w/out essay? - IanMMA - 02-28-2011

What are the advantages and benefits of each?

Why would I chose one over the other?

Does one substitute Eng I and the other substitutes Eng II?

Any input would be great!

Thanks!!!

English Composition with or w/out essay? - IanMMA - 02-28-2011

PLEEEEEEAAAASEEEE!!!! :willynilly:

English Composition with or w/out essay? - KyleH - 02-28-2011

IanMMA Wrote:PLEEEEEEAAAASEEEE!!!! :willynilly:
No need to lose your head.

Others probably know more than I do, but I believe you need to take it with the essay for it to count as all six english composition units with Thomas Edison (as well as most places).

English Composition with or w/out essay? - methibosheth - 02-28-2011

There's been a change made to the CLEP composition exams. On July 1st, 2010, the College Board retired the following composition exams: English Composition, English composition with Essay, and Freshman College Composition. The Board replaced these exams with two new exams: College Composition and College Composition Modular. College Composition contains 50 multiple-choice questions and two mandatory essays. College Composition Modular contains 90 multiple-choice questions and either an essay provided and scored by the student's college, or two essays chosen and scored by CLEP. You can choose to do College Composition modular without an essay, in which case you will be awarded 3 credits instead of six. Otherwise, each of these tests is worth six credits. Hope this Helps Smile

English Composition with or w/out essay? - IanMMA - 02-28-2011

So it would have more to do with the amount of credits accepted then what class it would substitute?

English Composition with or w/out essay? - IanMMA - 02-28-2011

methibosheth Wrote:There's been a change made to the CLEP composition exams. On July 1st, 2010, the College Board retired the following composition exams: English Composition, English composition with Essay, and Freshman College Composition. The Board replaced these exams with two new exams: College Composition and College Composition Modular. College Composition contains 50 multiple-choice questions and two mandatory essays. College Composition Modular contains 90 multiple-choice questions and either an essay provided and scored by the student's college, or two essays chosen and scored by CLEP. You can choose to do College Composition modular without an essay, in which case you will be awarded 3 credits instead of six. Otherwise, each of these tests is worth six credits. Hope this Helps Smile


So either one would be a substitution for English I so long as I receive the full 6 credits?

English Composition with or w/out essay? - methibosheth - 02-28-2011

IanMMA Wrote:So it would have more to do with the amount of credits accepted then what class it would substitute?
Not exactly Smile If you take the six credit version of these tests you will usually receive credit for Comp I and II. If you take the three credit version of Modular (no essay), you will probably only receive credit for Comp I.

English Composition with or w/out essay? - IanMMA - 02-28-2011

methibosheth Wrote:Not exactly Smile If you take the six credit version of these tests you will usually receive credit for Comp I and II. If you take the three credit version of Modular (no essay), you will probably only receive credit for Comp I.

Really??? So the 6 credit of either version should satisfy Eng I & II? That's the best news I've heard in months!!! cheersmate

English Composition with or w/out essay? - KyleH - 02-28-2011

methibosheth Wrote:Not exactly Smile If you take the six credit version of these tests you will usually receive credit for Comp I and II. If you take the three credit version of Modular (no essay), you will probably only receive credit for Comp I.
Yeah, honestly, I kind of wonder what good the modular version does you because you're still stuck having to do Comp 2 somehow.

English Composition with or w/out essay? - IanMMA - 02-28-2011

methibosheth Wrote:Not exactly Smile If you take the six credit version of these tests you will usually receive credit for Comp I and II. If you take the three credit version of Modular (no essay), you will probably only receive credit for Comp I.

Since both can fulfill the identical requirement I guess the next logical question is... Which is easier??? Big Grin