Okay, so I'm puzzling through the English requirements right now, trying to make sure I'm in a good place to fulfill them, but I'm really confused. I've done a couple searches here but I'm not getting anything that answers my specific question.
So. I got AP credit from high school that placed me out of my school's required freshman comp class. I knew that many dental schools require two semesters of English and don't take AP credit, so I figured that down the road I'd take two English classes and I'd be fine.
I'm now seeing that a lot of schools specifically have an English composition requirement. But my school doesn't offer any comp classes beyond freshman comp, which I placed out of. The English department is split into creative writing classes and literature classes.
Do I seriously have to take a creative writing class to fulfill the comp requirement for some schools? That just doesn't seem right. I get that they want to make sure you have good writing skills and are able to communicate what you're thinking through writing, but I don't see how a creative writing class would prove that.
The lit class that I'm taking next semester is writing intensive. But it's still filed under literature. Will most schools see that as fulfilling the composition requirement, since I obviously have to write several papers over the course of the semester? Or do I actually have to take a creative writing class?
I know the obvious answer is to look at the schools' websites, call the schools, etc. But I'm still over a year out from applying and don't really have a great idea of where I'll be applying next year. I really just need a general answer.
Thanks!
So. I got AP credit from high school that placed me out of my school's required freshman comp class. I knew that many dental schools require two semesters of English and don't take AP credit, so I figured that down the road I'd take two English classes and I'd be fine.
I'm now seeing that a lot of schools specifically have an English composition requirement. But my school doesn't offer any comp classes beyond freshman comp, which I placed out of. The English department is split into creative writing classes and literature classes.
Do I seriously have to take a creative writing class to fulfill the comp requirement for some schools? That just doesn't seem right. I get that they want to make sure you have good writing skills and are able to communicate what you're thinking through writing, but I don't see how a creative writing class would prove that.
The lit class that I'm taking next semester is writing intensive. But it's still filed under literature. Will most schools see that as fulfilling the composition requirement, since I obviously have to write several papers over the course of the semester? Or do I actually have to take a creative writing class?
I know the obvious answer is to look at the schools' websites, call the schools, etc. But I'm still over a year out from applying and don't really have a great idea of where I'll be applying next year. I really just need a general answer.
Thanks!
