Least painful English Composition for TESC??

[cookderosa]

I agree with Dr John and cookderosa. Engish Comp is always the first courses taken in college for a reason. They are the foundation for writing throughtout your college career and beyond. CLEP English ONLY if you are 100 percent competent.

...and if you're old. LOL
Seriously, those of us middle-agers with 20 years in our career probably won't get the same return on investment that a young person will. When I studied for the CLEP, I spent some time thinking about whether or not I needed to use the semicolon more. It's such a nice little punctuation mark, and I didn't give it much attention.... naw. Next.
But, a young person has YEARS ahead of them that require written communication skills, so small improvements make the trajectory HUGE. Really marinating in the ability to write and edit a good strong sentence, make a powerpoint presentation, research a topic, draft a proposal, write a resume, write a memo, etc. College really is the time to learn those things. Us adults have probably made enough there, their and they're mistakes by now that we either know the difference or have been laughed at by our colleagues.