<p>does anyone know if you get AP credits at BC for both English Language and English Literature or does it not matter which one you take because it gets you out of the same core classes?</p>
<p>Hey Katiekat! </p>
<p>Ok so the way the BC English Core works is each student is required to take one year of English, but it isn’t that simple. Every student (without AP Credit) is required to take one semester of the Freshman Writing Seminar, essentially an introductory college writing course (which fulfills the “Writing” core). Also, students must take a “Literature” core class, and there are many options to get rid of this, such as “Literature and the World”. That being said, most students take “Literary Themes” or “Literary Forms” to complete the requirement. </p>
<p>How does AP Credit transfer? </p>
<p>A 4 on AP English Language gets rid of the “Writing” core (so basically you don’t need to take the Freshman Writing Seminar)</p>
<p>A 4 on AP English Literature gets rid of the “Literature” core. </p>
<p>A 5 on EITHER test gets rid of BOTH English core requirements. </p>
<p>My advice? If you are a junior thinking of taking one of them, take one and see how you do on the exam. If you get a 5, there is no reason to take English Literature unless you want to pad your resume or are interested in literature. Also, taking other APs could be more beneficial. If you get a 4 or below, it will probably be worth it to take English Literature as well. </p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>thanks so much that actually does help a lot. i am a senior and i have already taken the AP English Language test last year and received a 5, and I am taking the Literature class right now but I just found out that I will be gone on the day of the test so I was just wondering if it was necessary to take it, but it sounds like I wouldn’t get out of anymore classes.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>That’s correct. For BC, getting a five in both does not help or hurt you. One is sufficient to test out.</p>
<p>Hey okay just to add…I got 5s on both AP English courses, and on my transcript it says 3 credits for the writing core, 3 credits for the literature core, and then 6 credits for an “english elective” because I did well on both exams. However, this elective credit would ONLY be helpful if I were an english major. It doesn’t help with graduation, unless you want to graduate in 3 years (I don’t recommend this). If you want to be an English major, take the exam. If not, you’re set because you’re done with the english core (woot!).</p>