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<p>If there are 2,500 freshmen who need to take freshman English composition, that is 100 sections of 25 student classes. If each instructor has a high-school-like teaching load of 5 sections (probably higher than typical teaching loads), then that would still mean 20 instructors’ time consumed just to teach freshman English composition. Does the school in question really have that much regular faculty (as opposed to GSI or adjunct faculty) time devoted to freshman English composition?</p>
<p>Of course, some students may be exempt with AP credit. But at all except the most selective schools, those students are probably outnumbered by those who need to take additional remedial English composition courses before taking regular freshman English composition courses.</p>