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:

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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

8. Graduation Requirement:

Pass minimum of 8 modules (non-SEN)

9. Assessment Methods:

45% Assignment (Homework, Quizzes, Group work & etc)

25% Mid-Term Examination

30% Final Examination

10. Lecturers:

Please refer to this page for the relevant lecturers being assigned to the relevant modules.

11. Academic Progression:

Please refer to this page for ACE Program Academic Progression Path.

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