American Literature vs English Composition 2: can one stand in for the other?

Only if your college says so. NCCRS recommends American Literature (ENG 201) in American Literature, and English Composition 2 (ENG 102) in English Composition II or College Writing II. For an English 102 requirement, English Composition 2 is the match; ask your registrar whether a literature course can stand in for it.

For English Composition 2, yes: its syllabus lists English Composition I (ENG 101) or equivalent, completed before or at the same time. American Literature lists no prerequisite. See English Composition vs Technical Writing.

Very little. Both include close reading and literary analysis, but American Literature spends its 9 chapters on American writers and movements, and English Composition 2 spends its 10 on research writing: synthesis, literature reviews, argument, research methods and writing in the disciplines.

American Literature: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in American Literature among other subjects. English Composition 2: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in English Composition II among other subjects.

American Literature: American Literature. English Composition 2: English Composition II or College Writing II. Your college decides which requirement each one fills.

American Literature: 9 chapters and 73 instructional hours. English Composition 2: 10 chapters and 79 instructional hours. Both are self-paced, so you finish as fast or as slow as you want.

The format is the same in both: a final of 100 multiple-choice questions that counts for 25% of the grade.

American Literature: Levine, Robert S., et al., editors. The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Shorter Edition. 10th ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2022. ISBN: 978-0393884449, with other references. English Composition 2: Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. 5th ed. W. W. Norton, 2021. ISBN: 978-0393538700, with other references.

No: neither is on the ACE list. American Literature has an NCCRS recommendation for 3 semester hours in American Literature; English Composition 2 has an NCCRS recommendation for 3 semester hours in English Composition II. Not being on the ACE list never means not recommended for credit.

Yes: the American Literature syllabus opens after a free sign-in. It lists all 9 chapters, the grading and the credit recommendation, so you can send it to your registrar.

Yes: every UPI Study course is its own enrollment, so you can take American Literature without any other course and transfer it by itself.

ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities. Search your school in Find My College and ask your registrar which courses ENG 201 and ENG 102 would count as. It helps to name the subject: NCCRS recommends American Literature in American Literature and English Composition 2 in English Composition II.