English Comp 3

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Do most people take this course at UCLA or do they take it at community college/pass out of it by taking the writing test? How hard is this course at UCLA? How many essays can we expect to write? Also, is it a little late for me to be taking this course during sophomore year?</p>

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<p>I thought it was mandatory to complete it your first year...</p>

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<p>Oh, never mind...I just found out you need to complete it by the end of your second year.</p>

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<p>ucapplicant05: you can bypass that requirement with a 4 or 5 on one of AP English exams.</p>

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<p>raneksin: So I'm guessing that you're an engineer? For the College, it's within the first 3 quarters enrolled at UCLA.</p>

<p>emmeline: I'm well aware of that. It doesn't make the statement any less accurate.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I'm an engineer. Good thing I switched out of the College this summer. Otherwise I'd be screwed for English Comp 3. What happens if you fail to take it before the deadline?</p>

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<p>For the record, the deadline for taking Eng Comp 3 is by the end of sophomore year. :rolleyes:
From <a href="http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/GE%20requirements/HSSEAS%20general%20education.htm%5B/url%5D:"&gt;http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/GE%20requirements/HSSEAS%20general%20education.htm:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="a">quote</a> English Composition 3, which must be completed with a minimum grade of C by the end of the second year of enrollment at UCLA(this requirement may be satisfied by a score of 4 or 5 on the English Language and Composition or English Literature and Composition AP Exam);

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<p>Is that for all UCLA students or just for the School of Engineering?</p>

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<p>Also, most of the English Comp 3 classes are smaller, with an enrollment of 15 students and no waitlist. A few of them are bigger, with 20 students and a waitlist. Is there an advantage to the smaller classes, i.e. more chance of getting a better grade, more teacher-student interaction? Or is there not much of a difference?</p>

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<p>Nope, just HSSEAS.</p>

<p>For the College, from <a href="http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/catalog05-07coll-1.htm%5B/url%5D:"&gt;http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/catalog05-07coll-1.htm:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Writing I. The Writing I requirement must be satisfied by completing English Composition 3 or 3H, or an equivalent course approved by the College Faculty Executive Committee, within the first three quarters of enrollment.

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<p>Wow... Didn't know that there were different deadlines.
I guess the CL&S is actually stricter than the HSSEAS for once. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>i heard you can pass out of english composition 3 if you get a 720 or higher on SAT critical reading. is that true?</p>

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<p>@mooitstim, partly true, but you have to take a test. If you get 720 on your SAT or above, you will be notified by your OC to take a writing test sometime during October. If you pass that, you won’t need to take English Comp 3 and pass out of Writing I. Otherwise, you are in the same situation as everyone else needing to take English Comp 3</p>

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<p>Smaller classes could mean better chances in participating during classes. Also, there is more teacher-student interaction, in that there is more time for the instructor to spend with you (outside of class hours) to critique your essays. I hardly learned anything in English Composition 3, just wrote three essays. It felt like high school.</p>

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<p>The English Composition 3 Proficiency Exam is the test you can take to be exempt from the Writing I requirement. You must have scored a 720 or higher in SAT WRITING to be eligible. I took it and passed it a few months ago. Other than a higher score threshold needed for passage, it is identical to the Analytical Writing Placement Exam that incoming freshmen take.</p>