Should grade 12 university English be a requirement for all university programs?

A Little Background:

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I was trying to get a job as a graphics designer at a local firm but was denied of any possibility without my GED. At that moment I decided to take the steps required and put in the time to finish my Grade 12. This means I need to earn my last 6 credits to acquire my GED. I really only wanted my GED so I could get a decent job, but life has a tendency of creating new avenues. Long story short, the idea of a higher education came into fruition and I began to plan about taking a course in my life long dream of Game Design.

Now with this new idea of entering into college level English to quickly finish things up and enter into a college with my desired course, I sadly (in my haste) didn't do the required research first. I soon realized that there are no colleges in my city that offer the education required for my degree, so I've had to change my plans in order to pursue my dream.

The Clincher: This meant that I had to switch out of the college English course and into a university level of English in order to make this happen.

So how does this make me feel?

To be honest, at first I was a little torn since I had already completed several assignments. My decision making was easy, knowing that I did have the option to go to college or university with university English, so I actually didn't mind it too much.

I was then presented with this topic; which almost goes hand in hand and while thinking about it, I had this idea that maybe combining both levels of English into one could be a solution. Basically a general class dedicated to grade 12 English. This would perhaps make deciding which course to take a lot 'easier', but really there would be far too much to cover and would be far more intensive than just one or the other; Thus, the courses should be split the way they are.

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The Conclusion:

To answer the question at hand, should grade 12 university English be a requirement for all university programs? My answer is yes; after looking over the course outline, the university course has a much different set of lessons and assignments which I feel are more geared to what students need to know in the future. I feel like college and university are different in terms of complexity and expectations; and really, so should the lessons be that are covered prior to post secondary education.