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High school students who score a "3" or higher on the Advanced Placement Test (English Language and Composition or English Literature and Composition) or who win a National College Teachers of English Writing Award will have their ENGL 1101 requirement waived and will automatically gain entrance into Honors ENGL 1102 - Literature and Composition. These students are urged to complete their remaining graduation hours by subsequently enrolling in Honors ENGL 2100 - Literature and Humanities and an upper level writing class, such as ENGL 3720 - Technical and Business Communication or ENGL 4700 - Advanced Composition.
The College-Level Examination Program, or CLEP, is the most widely accepted credit-by-examination program in the United States today. More than 2,800 colleges and universities now award credit for satisfactory scores on CLEP exams.
CLEP exams give students the opportunity to demonstrate college-level knowledge they have gained through prior study, independent study, professional experience, and/or cultural pursuits, as well as to receive in return course credit, course exemption, and/or advanced placement toward a degree.
Students who seek credit exemption for ENGL 1101 - Composition I must pass the CLEP Freshman College Composition with Essay examination with a score of at least 49 (grade equivalent of B) as well as pass the essay portion of the test. Students who seek credit exemption for ENGL 1102 - Composition II must pass the CLEP Analysis and Interpretation of Literature with Essay examination with a score of at least 55 (grade equivalent of B) as well as pass the essay portion of the test.
