Diploma in American General Education
1. Title and Origin:
• Diploma in American General Education (DAGE)
• 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.
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
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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Please follow your signed student contract to make the relevant payment.
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.
- (SEN021) Academic English Skills level 1
- (SEN022) Academic English Skills level 2
- (SEN023) Academic English Skills level 3
- Introduction to Literary Studies
- Introduction to Business
- Introduction to Economics
- Economics – Macro
- Economics – Micro
- Introductory Psychology
- Introduction to Sociology
- Introduction to Human Biology
- Introductory Accounting
- Managerial Accounting
- Personal Finance
- Elementary Statistics
- Pre-Calculus Mathematics
- Introduction to College Algebra
- Business and Professional Communication
- Global Business Society
- Operations Management
8. Graduation Requirement
Pass minimum of 8 modules (non-SEN)
9. Assessment Methods
Assignment (Homework, Quizzes, Group work & etc)
Mid-Term Examination
Final Examination
10. Lecturers
Please refer to this page for the relevant lecturers being assigned to the relevant modules.
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