Diploma in American General Education

 

1. Title and Origin:

• Diploma in American General Education (DAGE)
• Awarded by: American Center for Education

 

2. Program Summary

• This program is to provide the general education study for O Level students who are interested to start their higher education journey to the USA education system. The students can complete their higher education studies in Singapore or in the USA.

Candidature Period:

• This diploma has a 12 months candidature from the course end date stated on student contract

 

3. Entry Requirements

Academic Requirements:

• Scored C6 or above in any three GCE O level subjects, or

• Completed Year 2 of High School or

• Equivalent or above

Age Requirement:

• Minimum age: 17

English Requirements:

• Scored C6 or above in GCE O Level English or

• TOEFL IBT 54 or IELTS 5.0 or

• Its Equivalent

 

4. Total Course Duration/Instruction Hours

• Full Time: 12 Months/360 hours, 5 sessions per week x 3 hours
• Part-Time: 18 Months/360 hours, 4 sessions per week x 2 hours

 

5. Mode of Delivery and Intake

• Delivery: Lectures and Tutorials (Face to face). Also available via E-learning.
• Intake: Mar, May, Jul, Sep and Nov of each year *Note: The course intake months might be adjusted.

 

6. Course Fees

• Please click here to find out the relevant fee details.

• ACE has Regional Course Fees List for Vietnam and Philippines. Please contact our Course Consultant for the latest Course Fees List.

• Please follow your signed student contract to make the relevant payment.

• Students and parents shall transfer the course fees directly to ACE bank account or make the payment to ACE finance department.

• Students and parents shall pay attention to the risk of paying course fees through recruitment agents or other third parties.

 

7. Course Synopses and Module Syllabus

The program offers a list of general education subjects to the students who are interested in continuing year 3 and year 4’s study of American bachelor’s degree.

1. Academic English Skills level 1

2. Academic English Skills level 2

3. Academic English Skills level 3

4. Business and Professional Communication

5. Economics – Macro

6. Economics – Micro

7. Elementary Statistics

8. Global Business Society

9. Introduction to Business

10. Introduction to College Algebra

11. Introduction to Economics

12. Introduction to Human Biology

13. Introduction to Literary Studies

14. Introduction to Sociology

15. Introductory Accounting

16. Introductory Psychology

17. Managerial Accounting

18. Operations Management

19. Personal Finance

20. Pre-Calculus Mathematics