<p>How does the gordon rule work? If I pass ap English do I still have to take English at ucf?</p>
<p>I passed AP English and I was able to skip the first English course, but I had to take the second. I imagine it’ll be the same for you.</p>
<p>I looked in the catalog and it says I should get credit for both because I got a 4. I was wondering why everyone was telling me I have to retake it for the Gordon rule. How does the actual rule work?</p>
<p>Yes, if you passed either AP Lit or AP Lang then you don’t need to take either at UCF. Gordon Rule applies to some/most History classes as well. Gordon rule just means it’s a class that you have to write a lot in.</p>
<p>Don’t fret about the Gordon Rule. It’s almost impossible to get a bachelors degree without taking courses that satisfy the Gordon Rule. You have to take 4 “writing” classes and 2 “math” classes…but those actual classes aren’t that writing intensive or math intensive.</p>
<p>For example, in addition to my Eng Comp I and II credits, the other two “writing” classes that satisfy my Gordon rule were American History 1865-Present, and Biology I…yes Bio I for Science majors satisfied the rule (we had to write a 5 page lab report).</p>
<p>I’m sure I’ve taken other classes that satisfied the rule. Almost anything with a 1500 word paper in it satisfies the rule.</p>
<p>As far as the math component, that’s a bit of a joke. My two math classes satisfying the Gordon Rule were “Finite Math” (a course I took a before changing my major) and “Computer Fundamentals for Business”…yes, that counts as a “math” class because you learn Excel…lol.</p>
<p>FWIW, I’ve taken much harder math classes since then. Calc I-III, Linear Algebra, Discrete, Statistical Theory I and II, and so on. But it’s still funny to see those two classes as the ones satisfying the Gordon Rule. I guess there’s a lot of people that avoid math in college so they have to really stretch the boundaries of what is a math class for old Gordon.</p>