AMERICAN CANADIAN EDUCATION AMERICAN DEGREE TRANSFER PROGRAM (LIBERAL ARTS) 1 B 1 MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD THE REAL AMERICAN EDUCATION STARTS HERE Welcome to the Department of American and Canadian Education (ACE). Since 1994, HELP University’s American Degree Transfer Program (ADTP) has successfully transferred over 4500 students to reputable universities in the United States, including Duke University, New York University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If you aren’t spoiled for choice yet, our students have also transferred to universities in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, such as McGill University, University of British Columbia, University of Waterloo and the University of Melbourne. Here is what you can expect from your ACE experience: You will be immersed in an American liberal arts curriculum. It is a flexible and holistic approach to education where you will have the opportunity to explore various courses across different disciplines. Our lecturers employ a variety of assessments designed to unleash the very best of your critical thinking, creative, problem-solving and collaborative skills. We are confident that you will find your time in our program to be exciting, challenging and rewarding. We are proud of the success of our students and they have repeatedly told us that their undergraduate preparation at HELP has given them a profound advantage in their learning and life in the United States and elsewhere. On behalf of the ACE academic team, I look forward to journeying with you to live the American Dream. Dr Lim Eu Kit Head of Department and Senior Lecturer Department of American and Canadian Education 1 OVERVIEW AMERICAN DEGREE TRANSFER PROGRAM (LIBERAL ARTS) KPT/JPS (R/210/6/0015) (A6717) 02/20 New Student Orientation Day • January 9th • March 20th • May 29th • August 20th WHY STUDY IN NORTH AMERICA? A few decades back, studying outside your home country was the dream of a fortunate few. Now it is more affordable and desirable than ever with the HELP University ACE. Globally more than 30% of all international students choose to study in the United States. That makes it the number one destination for studying abroad. This is WHY IS ACE AT HELP UNIVERSITY because American universities attract THE BEST CHOICE? world-renowned faculty, are at the forefront of research and technology, and The American Canadian Education at and social activities maximize your have state-of-the-art facilities that cannot HELP is two years of study that campus life and give you a chance to be matched elsewhere. prepares you to complete your make new friends. bachelor’s degree in the United States The North American university experience or Canada. We use North American- The HELP University ACE will prepare will exhilarate you. It will change the style approach specifically designed by you for work in almost any career or landscape of your life forever. After you experts in various fields. That’s why our industry. Business, engineering, arts, complete your degree in the USA or transfer credits are accepted by over communication, natural and applied Canada, you will return home changed: 100 of the best universities and our sciences, design and many others are more confident, more open and students become top achievers in available for you. We have special knowledgeable, a citizen of the world with academics, in industry, and in life. arrangements that allow you to work in a much broader outlook on life! your chosen field while you are in the Universities in the USA will expose you to The HELP University ACE has a unique United States or Canada to gain some of the most up-to-date learning style. Academic freedom is valuable experience and knowledge. developments in the world. Because the one of the hallmarks of an ACE. In These internships make a big USA is the leader in many areas of research class, you will notice different difference when you enter the job and technology, you may be fortunate perspectives on instructions. ACE market. enough to meet, and even study with, students learn to observe and analyze leading scholars and Nobel Prize winners. a problem, and then solve it. Getting started on the pathway to At ACE, you work alongside those who are your dream job with HELP’s ACE making a global impact in so many We offer a wide range of subjects to cannot be easier. Students who have contemporary majors. Why not study with help you get a well-rounded finished their SPM or the equivalent the best? understanding of the world. ACE can enroll directly into the program extracurricular activities such as field and begin their degree. There is no trips, clubs, sports and cultural events, need for A-Levels or Foundation! 2 Angola PROGRESSION CHART (US, CANADA & UK) SPM/O-Levels or equivalent UEC/SAM/NSW or equivalent STPM/A-Levels Year 1 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Freshman Year at HELP ACE If you have any of the following General Education Courses qualifications, you can register for (0 to 30 credit hours) our next intake. • 5 SPM credits (including English) with a pass in Bahasa Malaysia and Sejarah Year 2 • 5 O-Level credits (including Year 2 HELP University 3-Year Degree English) Sophomore Year at HELP ACE (Local) • 5 Bs UEC (including English) General and Prerequisite Courses Business / Communication / HELP’s ACE lets you start your (31 to 67 credit hours) degree right away - no need to Psychology / IT take A-Levels or foundation. * Note: If you are doing A-Levels, Year 3 Year 3 foundation or degree at any HELP University 3-Year Degree Junior Year at a university in institution, you can still come to (Local) the US or Canada Major Courses the HELP University ACE. Our Business / Communication / exemptions will be evaluated (61 to 90 credit hours) Psychology / IT individually. Year 4 Senior Year at a university in the US or Canada Major Courses (91 to 120 or more credit hours) 3 1+3, 1½+2½ & 2+2 THE HELP ACE TRANSFER OPTIONS - AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM USA UNIVERSITIES • Academy of Art University, San Francisco, • Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio • Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New California • Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho Jersey • Adelphi University, Garden City, New York • Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois • Saginaw Valley State University, • American University, Washington DC, District • Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois • University Center, Michigan of Columbia • Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana • Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri • Arkansas Technological University, Russellville, • Indiana University-Purdue University, • Saint Martin’s University, Lacey, Washington Arkansas Indianapolis • Saint Peter’s University, Jersey City, New • Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona • Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, Jersey • Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio Indiana • Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, • Auburn University at Montgomery, • Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa California Montgomery, Alabama • John A. Logan College (Community College), • San Francisco State University, San Francisco, • Baylor University, Waco, Texas Carterville, Illinois California • Berklee College of Music, Boston, • Johnson and Wales University, Providence, • San Jose State University, San Jose, California Massachusetts Rhode Island • San Diego City College, San Diego, California • Belhaven University, Jackson, Mississippi • Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas • Savannah College of Arts and Design, • Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin • Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois Savannah, Georgia • Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota • La Roche College, Pittsburgh, • Pennsylvania • Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington • Berklee College of Music, Boston, • Life University, Marietta, Georgia, Georgia • Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, Massachusetts • Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon California • Bethany College, Bethany, West Virginia • Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana • Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, • Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, • Maharishi University of Management, Arkansas New York Fairfield, Iowa • Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, • Biola University, La Mirada, California • Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Carbondale, Illinois • Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts • Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, • Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, • Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, Pennsylvania Edwardsville, Illinois Ohio • Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida • Southwest Minnesota State University, • Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, • Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Marshall, Minnesota Massachusetts • Michigan State University, East Lansing, • Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, • Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois Michigan Michigan • Bryant University, Smithfield, Rhode Island • Michigan Technological University, Houghton, • St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, • California State University-Dominguez Hills, Michigan Minnesota Carson, California • Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont • St. John’s University, Brooklyn, New York • California State University, Fresno, California • Middle Tennessee State University, • Stony Brook University (SUNY), Stony Brook, • California State University-Fullerton, Murfreesboro, Tennessee New York Fullerton, California • Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois • Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts • California State University-Monterey Bay, • Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, • SUNY, College at Brockport, Brockport, New Monterey