<p>Is a reading class required in college?</p>
<p>It depends on the college…but at most, no. Writing is though.</p>
<p>Don’t most second-semester courses in the normal two-course-sequence of freshman composite involve a lot reading? Here it’s called “Literature-based Research.” Then there’s a 200-level Literature requirement where you read literature from a certain genre, location, or time-period.</p>
<p>I had no literature requirement at all at either college I’ve attended. I did have some writing requirements but they are all grammar/research based.</p>
<p>“Normal two-course-sequence?” I have no clue what you’re talking about!</p>
<p>Also, literature is different from reading. A lit class will require a lot of reading, but a reading class is about the reading not about the literature.</p>
<p>Not in engineering school…</p>
<p>But some follow up questions for you, do people have brown hair and brown eyes, or only one, or do people not have hair because they shave it? Do people have facial hair, and if they do how long is it?</p>
<p>Most college classes except in technical disciplines will involve some amount of reading. Chances are that the general education requirements at your college will force you to take a class with a nontrivial amount of reading at some point, but that may not necessarily be classical literature.</p>
<p>What do you mean? Are you talking about an English Literature class or a Remedial Reading class?</p>
<p>If you want to know the general elective requirements at any college, go to the specific college’s website and in the search box, type “General Education requirements”.</p>
<p>Cheshire,
Every college is different in its requirements, so this really is a question that cannot be answered.
I am curious, though, as to why you are concerned? Whatever school you go to will have its own various requirments–a lot of schools require some literature or literature-based courses, most have a mandatory writing requirement (often many semesters), math, science, foreign language, etc.</p>
<p>There are a lot of classes with a lot of reading. I’m not really sure what type of class you’re talking about, because there aren’t really any classes titled “Reading” classes. Requirements vary depending on the school, no one can give you an answer unless they know the specific class you’re talking about.</p>
<p>Actually, come to think of it, I took some literature electives and they didn’t have even a fraction of the reading my poli sci courses have.</p>
<p>I believe there’s a literature requirement at my community college, but I know there is for at least one of the colleges I’m thinking of transferring to. It really wasn’t that bad (well, I guess I shouldn’t speak to soon, I haven’t gotten my final grade!). A lot of it was stuff I read in high school or was at least familiar with. After taking English AP I was definitely well prepared for this class.</p>
<p>I go to community college, and there are 3 reading classes. When I took my placement tests for the college last year, they tested me in math, writing, and reading.
And the reading class is called, ‘college reading and study skills.’
I think there is a separate section for literature too.</p>
<p>Your placement reading exam score is probably the reason why you are required to take the reading/study skills class. Had you scored higher on the placement exam, you would have been exempt from the reading class. </p>
<p>And yes, if your college requires a Literature class as one of their general education requirements, that is in addition to your reading/study skills class.</p>
<p>College reading and study skills at our local CC is a remedial class and does not count as a college level class or toward graduation. </p>
<p>Students who do not have high enough ACT/SAT scores, have not ever taken the ACT/SAT, or are non traditional student returning to school after years, have to take placement tests to see if they are ready for college level courses. If the test shows they are not ready for college level courses they are put in remedial classes. At our CC there are several remedial classes - reading and study skills is one, the others are basic composition, pre-algebra, concepts of algebra, intermediate algebra. Students may be put in one or more of these depending on how they test. These are not college level classes but are classes to get the student up to the level to start college level classes. They, including the reading/study skills class, are not counted as college credits towards graduation and are not transferable credit hours to other colleges. They usually have a different code to college level classes. For instance at our CC the remedial level classes start with a ‘0’, while the freshman level classes start with a ‘1’, and the sophomore level with a ‘2’.</p>
<p>how about math classes? don’t most colleges/programs require like at least 1 yr or semester ? im not really sure, but i’ve heard that. Or can you test out of it ?</p>
<p>Math at my college depends on your major. I only have to take stats, but there are some majors that don’t need a math at all, and then science majors who take lots.</p>