Taking an English class i've passed out of.

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So I go to a UCLA and I have taken 2 quarters of English and need 1 more. Last year i took an english course called "English 4W". It had a pre-requisite for completion of "English Composition 3". I (as well as many) passed out of taking Eng comp 3 due to sufficiently high SAT writing score.

I was wondering if anyone knows if I can still take this class in order to fulfill my English requirement for med schools. It might seem like I'm trying to cheat the system, but each class has different focuses. The one I took (4W) deals with reading prose, poetry, and drama and analyzing it, but the one I have not taken (Comp 3) focuses on the techniques of writing.

 

[NickNaylor]

I think that in general you can't count a class that is a prerequisite to a class you've already taken toward your requirements. Obviously every school is different.

Rather than making a thread and asking random people, how about you, oh, I don't know, call schools?

 

[gettheleadout]

If you didn't actually enroll in and pass the class, it will not count toward the required credits for schools that require it (i.e. If you need 2 english classes, 4W will count but since you didn't actually take comp 3 it won't count.)

 

[raltima07]

If you didn't actually enroll in and pass the class, it will not count toward the required credits for schools that require it (i.e. If you need 2 english classes, 4W will count but since you didn't actually take comp 3 it won't count.)

+1

Does that even make any sense of getting credit for a class you never took?

 

[iusesharpies]

At my school, I have to take reading and comp classes too even though I passed out of it. Apparently, it doesn't matter that I passed out of them for med school...

 

[snorlax]

UCLA has the worst situation for English classes. I am in the same situation as you. 🙁

 

[hmockingbird]

Could you take the next class up or an upper-division class? I know the upper-division class sounds like more work but they are more specialized so you could probably pick a subject you're interested in instead of the general core. If you have time in your schedule for the extra work, that could be something to look into.