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Equivalency Details

Equivalency Details

The information presented is an unofficial guide to how courses may transfer. Other factors to consider are grades received in the courses, the year in which the course was taken, and the major pursued after transfer. In all instances, final decisions about acceptance of course credit will be made by Luzerne County Community College.

If you complete the following with AP - Advanced Placement:

  • The AP English Literature and Composition course is designed to engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students can deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read, students should consider a work's structure, style, and themes, as well as such smaller-scale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone.
    Credits
    0.00
    Notes
    http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_englit.html?englit

You may receive up to 3.00 credits at Luzerne County Community College:

  • Students will develop writing, research, and critical thinking skills through diverse reading assignments, writing assignments, and class discussion in this writing intensive course. The methods of the academic processes of inquiry, argument, and persuasion will be discussed and employed, culminating in an extended paper employing multiple patterns, such as cause/effect and analogy, utilizing secondary sources. Critical thinking and writing skills to be achieved by students reading and discussing literary works/articles as the basis for the argumentative/persuasive process. Students will support their analyses and assert their conclusions through the use of argumentative methodology/terminology and careful and well-documented research, using Modern Language Association (MLA) citation methods.
    Credits
    3.00

Additional Information

Notes

You need a minimum grade of 3 to transfer these courses from AP - Advanced Placement to Luzerne County Community College.

Minimum Grade

You need a minimum grade of 3 to transfer these courses from AP - Advanced Placement to Luzerne County Community College.