<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I am a direct admit for Kelley, hoping to major in finance, and was wondering whether at some point I have to take an english class. The reason im asking is so i can decide whether to take the AP test for that class or not.</p>
<p>THanks</p>
<p>Yes, you have to take Elementary Composition for your degree (or an equivalent english class). I would suggest taking the test if you are confident that you can score a 4 or a 5, otherwise IU won’t give you credit and it will be a waste of your money. You can even take it at a community college over the summer if you want.</p>
<p>How about foreign language? Any requirements there?</p>
<p>So, is English Composition an easy class? also what would people here suggest. I’ll probably get a 5 on the AP Calc BC test, but should I test out of it, or actually take the class again and get an easy “A” to boost my GPA?</p>
<p>Yes, there is a foreign language requirement, unless you can test out of it.</p>
<p>English Comp is not an easy class. Average GPA is about a 2.5 for the class. Very strict grading procedures, only a couple A’s are given out in that class. Unless you are a good writer, I would advise finding another way of fufilling the requirement.</p>
<p>so you should take it at a community college to get an easy A?</p>
<p>Isn’t it too late to sign up for the English AP test, considering that it is next Wednesday? Anyways, if you got a 670 or higher on the English portion of your SAT, then you are allowed to choose a different english class, other than freshman comp, to fulfill the english requirement.</p>
<p>Susantm’s comment above is not quite accurate–there is a foreign language requirements for the College and Arts and Sciences. For some of the other schools (including business), there is no foreign language requirement, there is an “International Dimension” requirement.</p>
<p>Among the ways to meet this are:
(1) take a foreign language
(2) do overseas study
(3) take two courses specializing in one specific area of the world (for example, Eastern Asia or Western Europe)–note that both courses you take have to be focusing on the same part of the world, though–in other words either take 2 courses in Eastern Asia or take 2 courses in Western Europe, or
(4) Take courses focusing on International Business (this one only applies to the business school)</p>