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<p>Some schools require more than just a “pass” (typically seen as a score of 3). They may require a 5 to fulfill some or all of the English composition course requirement, or may not accept AP credit for such a requirement at all.</p>
<p>In any case, if the school offers a technical or science focused communication and writing course, it may be a useful one to take, as suggested by another poster above. The skills from such a course may be more useful in an engineering career than those from a typical literature or humanities focused writing course. (That said, it is still a good idea to have an understanding of the humanities and social studies, especially since so many humanities and social studies majors have little or no understanding of engineering and science.)</p>