College Composition

[SoliDeoGloria]

I do believe that College Composition is a different test, so I would think that you would be able to take it. However, it's always good to check, just to be sure. Try calling College Board itself and ask. Contact info here: Contact Us | CLEP

Below is a copy of the feedback I left in the Specific Exam section. If you are a subscriber to IC, I would highly recommend reading through the specific feedback for this exam to see how other people prepared.

I took this test a month ago, and my score was a 62. For me, it wasn't that difficult because I enjoy correcting grammar and revising papers, so I hardly had to study for the multiple choice portion. I took a week to study for this one.

To practice for the essays, I reviewed the section for writing essays in the Princeton Review Cracking the ACT, which I had used for my ACT and found quite helpful for explaining how to write argumentatively. For the source essay, make sure you know how to cite sources (check any grammar book...MLA style is just fine). It is also important to practice being timed while writing your essays, because 30 minutes goes by very quickly!

If you need more help with the multiple choice portion, check out College Composition CLEP Study Guide - Free-Clep-Prep.com. I didn't personally use it, but looks like a really good study resource. And I know several people have mentioned that Princeton Review's Cracking the CLEP is very helpful too.

The most helpful thing for me was the Peterson's Practice Tests. I took all three of these (scoring 82%, 80%, and 82%), and they were right on for the actual test. They give you good practice for writing essays and has good sample essays to look over.

I also went through the CLEP Official Study Guide practice test, and scored about 85%. This is always a good representation of the actual test. If you don't have access to Peterson's PT, see if you can get a couple of different versions (from 2011 onwards because that's when the CC test was changed) of the Official Study Guide from the library to give you different tests on which to practice.

This is a very doable test for 6 credits!

Practice writing as many essays as you can to prepare. It's amazing what practice does! And try to get some high scores on your practice tests so you know you are prepared before you take the actual test . Hope that helps!

[Katzepatra]

Just got my results back for the same test - passed with a 57. It's my first CLEP and I sat for it cold.

If you are just naturally good with grammar and writing essays, its a very easy test. My sister took me to the test center and when she was waiting to pick me up, I told her the SAT English portion was harder. I think if I would have studied or taken a practice test, I would have done a bit better and I wouldn't be surprised if I had a lot of misspellings on my essays. I'm very excited to sign up for my next test and congrats SoliDeoGloria for passing as well.

[chiquitacobbe]

i gave college composition modular yesterday and got 46:-( i need english composition credit by next month. i can't wait for 6 months to re take the test....just wondering if i can take college composition? any idea? please help

Take it through SL!

[BGSU_Alum_86]

Just to clear up any confusion, yes, College Composition is a completely different test from College Composition Modular when considering the 6-month retake period. Same as History of the US I is a separate test from History of the US II.

If your college/university gives you the choice of either College Composition or College Composition Modular to fulfill the English composition requirement, you are always able to take the other one if you are not successful with the first. If your college/university will only recognize one of these exams, make your very best effort the first time. I will always suggest that if you are feeling uncertain of your abilities, it is better to reschedule your exam (and possibly forfeit the test center's fee) than to take the exam, not pass, and then have to wait 6 months to try again (plus pay the test fee and test center fee again).