Advanced Diploma In Commerce And Liberal Arts

Course details

The Advanced Diploma in Commerce and Liberal Arts programme consists of 19 course units. This enables students to complete half the Bachelors degree programme over in Singapore versus 2 years if taken on campus at UIS.  Upon completion of the ADCLA programme, all credit hours earned are transferable to the UIS Bachelor degree programme.

The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) is one of three campuses of the world class University of Illinois.  UIS serves over 5,000 students in 21 undergraduate programmes, 20 masters programmes and a doctorate program.  UIS ranked #2 among public Regional universities in the Midwest region in U.S. News & World Report ‘s “America’s Best Colleges 2013.”

The programme aims to:

• Develop students through a rigorous course studying a wide variety of cross-disciplinary units.
• Teach students critical-thinking skills covering a variety of cross-disciplinary courses through studies in Math, Science, Language, History, Art, Literature, Psychology and Business.
• Put the student in good stead when they transition to the final 2 years of the degree programme in the US.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Students are required to take 4 to 6 course units in each 14- to 16-week trimester. Full time students take 15 guided-learning hours per week.

MODE OF DELIVERY

Face-to-face lectures, tutorials, group discussions and project meetings.

ASSESSMENT / EXAMINATIONS

Written assignments, class presentations, written projects and examinations where applicable.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• Applicants must be aged 17 years and above.
• SSTC Foundation Programme, or 5 GCE ‘O’ Level passes including English and Math, or 2 GCE ‘A’ Level passes, or Year 12 education equivalent, or acceptable foundation.
• English Proficiency of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent.  Students who do not meet the required proficiency level will need to enroll for additional English classes before commencement of the programme.
• Other equivalent qualifications may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

• Students are required to pass all 19 course units of the programme.
• To achieve a minimum GPA 2.0 for the ADCLA programme.
• To qualify for credit transfer to UIS, students must achieve:
• A minimum GPA of 2.0.
• A minimum of ‘C-’ grade for all the College of Business and Management (CBM) Foundation Requirements.

COURSE UNITS

Foundation Requirements:

• Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• Introduction to Microeconomics
• Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Statistics for Business and Economics
• Business Calculus
• Principles of Psychology
• Rhetoric & College Writing
• College Writing & Civic Engagement
• Art Appreciation
• Topics in World Literature
• History of Arts I
• University Physics I
• Environmental Biology
• Human Resources Development
• History of Pre-Modern East Asia
• Calculus I
• Quantitative Reasoning
• Applied Statistics or Principles of Marketing

Note:  Course units are subject to change without prior notice.

ATTENDANCE CRITERIA

All students need to attend at least 75% of classes and to be eligible for a Certificate of Attendance. Students Pass holders are required to maintain an attendance of 90% and above to meet the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority requirement.

AVERAGE TEACHER TO STUDENT RATIO

1:30

EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY

Admission to the 3rd year of a 4-year bachelor degree programme at the University of Illinois, Springfield.

Note: Acceptance to UIS is subject to terms and requirements.