<p>Well, I just had the pleasure of finding out that AP credit doesn't count towards the English Composition general req. thing, so... much to my chagrin, I have to take an English composition course.
I'm curious about which course is the easiest? Right now I've looked at ENGL 111 and 131, but I don't really know which one to choose :/
If this helps: I don't really like writing essays (especially long ones, bleh), but I have taken AP English Lang (got a 4 on the exam) and I'm currently taking AP English Lit. English is a subject that I don't particularly like either... so I'd really like to take an English Comp course that won't give me grey hairs.
Thank you for any replies, and any additional advice would be nice c:</p>
<p>Or you can simply find a class with a W= WRITING. I took an anthropology class that required some writing and fulfilled that requirement. </p>
<p>@elyan11, I thought that there were two separate requirements: English Composition (5 credits needed) and W courses (10 credits needed). So I’m fairly sure that if OP needs an Eng Comp course specifically, they can’t just take any W-course instead. </p>
<p>So there are a few different Eng Comp courses available, you can see them all here: <a href=“https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/advising/aif/englcomp.html”>https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/advising/aif/englcomp.html</a></p>
<p>My husband did ENG 131, and he says it is the easiest option (since you don’t have to do much reading outside of class). </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/general-education-requirements/english-composition/”>http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/general-education-requirements/english-composition/</a></p>
<p>All these classes satisfy the ENG composition classes. Take a writing class that is linked with a VLPA class. You can save time and money. Also you don’t need to take This class on the first quarter. You can take it the next one since theses classes tend to be very repetitive throughout the academic year. Go to both classes and or email the department and get the syllabus so you can make a better judgment. Personally I take classes that i enjoy. It enhances my chances to do better.</p>
<p>I took ENG 111. Depending on who is teaching it, I think the amount of writing varies. I had to write 5 short essays and 2 major essays and then a portfolio at the end. It was fairly easy for me because writing is one of my bigger strengths. </p>
<p>@littleybl: English 111 focuses on the rhetorical analysis of short novels (4-5 pages per assignment). English 131 focuses on short responses to current issues (1-2 pages per assignment). I took the former (received a 4.0) because I was told it involved more reading and less writing, which was correct. English 121 is another option, which is different from the other two because it requires a service-learning component (volunteering). However, I recommend that you put more time into finding an instructor with high ratings on ratemyprofessor or the course evaluations catalog. The instructors are primarily graduate students, and picking the one with higher ratings, coupled with an interesting topic, is important to your success. Also, the English Composition requirement is separate from the writing requirement. All matriculated students must take one English Composition course AND 10 credits of writing courses. Now, these writing courses do not have to be from the English department; instead, they can be courses that offer writing credit. For example, I took Informatics 101 for an incredibly-easy five credits of writing. </p>