Which courses meet a written communication requirement?

Usually English Composition I and II. Georgia Tech says “Students must complete both of the following courses to satisfy the Communicating in Writing area:” and lists ENGL 1101 English Composition I and ENGL 1102 English Composition II; TESU says “English Composition I and II courses satisfy this requirement.” UPI Study's English Composition 1 (ENG 101) and English Composition 2 (ENG 102) are self-paced and carry NCCRS recommendations for 3 semester hours each.

Some colleges set one. Arizona State asks for “ENG 101 and ENG 102, or ENG 105 with a grade of "C" (2.00) or higher to graduate from ASU”, and UMGC says of WRTG 111: “Must be completed with a grade of C- or better within the first 24 credits.” Ask your college whether it needs a grade on your transcript.

Sometimes, as an elective or a course in your major rather than as composition. NCCRS recommends Advanced Technical Writing (English 120) for 3 semester hours in Technical Writing, Business, Communications or Applied Learning, and ACE also recommends it (ACE ID UPIS-0014). Business Communication (Business 210) is recommended in areas such as Business and Communication. UMGC's communication credits include “An upper-level advanced writing course (3 credits)”; ask your college what can fill it.

English Composition 1 (ENG 101) teaches college writing: rhetoric, narrative and argument essays, research, MLA and APA citation, grammar and digital writing. English Composition 2 (ENG 102) teaches research writing: synthesis, literature reviews, advanced argument, research methods, writing in the disciplines and presentations.

English Composition 1: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in English Composition among other subjects. English Composition 2: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in English Composition II among other subjects.

English Composition 1: 10 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.

English Composition 1: none. English Composition 2: English Composition I (ENG 101) or equivalent, completed prior to or concurrently with this course.

Both have the same kind of final: 100 multiple-choice questions, 25% of the grade.

English Composition 1: Miller-Davis, Kimberly. English Composition I. San Jacinto College. Creative Commons Attribution License, 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. English Composition 1 has an NCCRS recommendation for 3 semester hours in English Composition; 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.

Advanced Technical Writing. In the “Writing for work” order on the English and writing courses page, it follows English Composition 1. Your program may set its own order.

You get one free retake if you fail it; fail the retake and you restart the course. If you pass and retake it, your first score is the one that counts. English Composition 1 quizzes can be retaken as often as you like; the average of your first two attempts counts.

70 or more passes English Composition 1. Your transcript's grading scale shows the letter grade 70 maps to, which most colleges read as a C.

ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities. NCCRS recommends English Composition 1 for 3 semester hours in English Composition or College Composition, and English Composition 2 in English Composition II or College Writing II. Search your school in Find My College and ask your registrar whether they meet your writing requirement. It helps to name the subject: NCCRS recommends English Composition 1 in English Composition and English Composition 2 in English Composition II.