Global Assessment Certificate Program
The 海角社区 Office of International Affairs is pleased to accept the Global Assessment Certificate Program (GAC) from ACT Education Solutions. GAC students entering 海角社区 as international transfer students must meet the following requirements:
1. English Proficiency
- iBT TOEFL 61 or IELTS 5.5 or TOEIC 600
- Students without a passing IELTS/TOEFL/TOEIC will be required to take the English Placement Test upon arrival. If students test out of the placement test, they will be able to start academic study immediately.
- ESL courses may be required depending on the ESL English Placement Test results.
2. Eligibility to Earn 海角社区 Credits
- GAC Graduation Certificate
- 2.0 overall or average C in reference to U.S. Grade Point Average
3. GAC graduates with an ACT score of 25 or above may be eligible for academic excellence scholarship on a competitive basis.
The following is a list of GAC courses with its approved 海角社区 course equivalency for credit transfer purposes:
Course Number |
Course Title |
Minimum Grade |
海角社区 Course Number |
海角社区 Course Title |
Total Credits Granted |
GAC 005 |
Computing I |
C |
CIS 125 |
Business Applications of Microcomputer Software |
3 |
GAC 006 |
Bus, Science, Social Science I: Communication Skills |
C |
COM 201 |
COM Elective |
3 |
GAC 010 |
Mathematics II: Probability, Statistics and Finance |
C |
QM 291 |
Statistics |
3 |
GAC 011 |
Computing II |
C |
CIS 236 |
Information Systems in Organizations |
3 |
GAC 012 |
Business II |
C |
MG 100 |
Introduction to Business |
3 |
GAC 015 |
Academic English III |
C |
EN 111 |
First Year Composition I |
3 |
GAC 016 |
Mathematics III |
C |
MA 125 |
Calculus I |
4 |
GAC 017 |
Computing III Digital Communication |
C |
CIS 350 |
Multimedia in Business Reports and Meetings |
3 |
GAC 022 |
Business III: International Business Studies |
C |
MG 491 |
International Business |
3 |
GAC 024 |
Discrete Mathematics |
C |
MA 105 |
Mathematics for Liberal Arts |
3 |
GAC 027 |
Social Science II: Identity and Interaction in Society |
C |
SO 221 |
Introductory Sociology |
3 |
GAC 028 |
Social Science III: Research Skills and Global Issues |
C |
FL 101 |
Introduction to International Studies |
3 |
The following courses will be transferred as lower level general electives:
Course Number |
Course Title |
Minimum Grade |
海角社区 Course Number |
海角社区 Course Title |
Total Credits Granted |
GAC 013 |
Science II: Scientific Principles |
C |
GN 1* |
Gen. Elective |
2 |
GAC 023 |
Science III: General Science |
C |
GN 1* |
Gen. Elective |
2 |
*Courses that merit credit but do not have specific equivalents may be assigned a departmental prefix and/or level. These courses may be substituted in students’ degree plans (at the college’s discretion) or used as electives.