English class requirement - community college or online?

[EB73674]

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Hi all,

I'm planning to apply for this summer's vet school application round, and I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row for pre-reqs. My undergrad institution and major didn't require us to take specifically an English Composition class to graduate. I've gathered from talking to PennVet's admissions director that I will need to do that to complete my requirements, without exception.

My question is: will vet schools commonly be okay with English Comp being taken at a community college and/or online? I really can't stomach the idea of paying a 4-year university's tuition for a class that I don't consider necessary for my actual education. Will that hurt me on applications so long as the grade I receive in the class is good?

Thanks!
-Emmy

 

[JustPaws]

Hi all,

I'm planning to apply for this summer's vet school application round, and I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row for pre-reqs. My undergrad institution and major didn't require us to take specifically an English Composition class to graduate. I've gathered from talking to PennVet's admissions director that I will need to do that to complete my requirements, without exception.

My question is: will vet schools commonly be okay with English Comp being taken at a community college and/or online? I really can't stomach the idea of paying a 4-year university's tuition for a class that I don't consider necessary for my actual education. Will that hurt me on applications so long as the grade I receive in the class is good?

Thanks!
-Emmy

Talk with specific schools you plan on applying. Some care, some are ok with you saving money.

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[EB73674]

Thanks for the reply! Yeah, that's what I figured, was just hoping someone had had success using online/CC classes for non-science pre-reqs or had already gathered this info from vet schools. I'll e-mail them tomorrow to ask!

 

[JustPaws]

Thanks for the reply! Yeah, that's what I figured, was just hoping someone had had success using online/CC classes for non-science pre-reqs or had already gathered this info from vet schools. I'll e-mail them tomorrow to ask!

I only applied to MSU, they recommended I take my 3 remaining science prereqs at community college or online to save money. I have a high gpa so not sure if that played into it or not.

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[Teepster87]

I did almost all my prereqs at CC, and didn't have any problems when I applied to schools

 

[StartingoverVet]

I did my English comp requirement on line, got into penn tufts and up Davis. Weighlisted at Colorado.
No rejections.

It was not a factor for me.

As with everything in admissions, check with your schools and an application is usually a holistic whole.

 

[britzen]

Does your school not have a comp requirement at all or is it fulfilled by some means other than an actual English comp class?

My undergrad did not specifically require a composition class from the English department, but did require two writing intensive classes that fulfilled the composition requirement. Every vet school I talked to said that was fine so I didn't bother taking an extra English class. (I sent them a copy of my school's undergrad handbook with the relevant section highlighted)

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[JaynaAli]

I took most of my basic gen eds online from a community college while I was still in high school. I attended a vet school that required a few select courses at a 4 year university, but they didn't care about comp 1&2, speech, college algebra, history, etc being at a CC. Just check with the school to make sure, since there can be little quirks in their requirements.

 

[Linkin]

I started at community college, graduated with an associates degree and transferred to ASU's PreVet Medicine bachelor's degree. All of my classes from CC will be accepted at MWU, even my statistics class. I would say as long as the CC class is the same curriculum/difficulty/what-have-you as the required university class, it should be accepted. If you still aren't sure, just call or email the admissions department of the schools you are interested in. They have no problem answering your questions. 🙂