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Pre-master Certificate (PMC)

AFE – PMC

To provide guarantee for the admission of postgraduate courses in first-class universities in many countries for

AFE-PMC (Pre-Master  Certificate (hereinafter referred to as PMC) is an academic preparatory course for Postgraduates in world-class universities jointly developed by AFE education expert team, cooperative universities and credit certification institutions. It aims to provide students with associate degree, higher education diploma, college degree and undergraduate degree level in the world's universities to pursue postgraduate degree courses in world-class universities. Through afe-pmc courses, students are guaranteed to be admitted to the postgraduate courses of global cooperative universities. They have studied in cooperative universities for 1-1.5 years and obtained master's degree through examination. The master's degree is recognized by education authorities and employers in various countries around the world. Currently, afe-pmc courses are fully recognized by 197 world-class universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. It provides students with multicultural learning experience and builds a bridge for students to upgrade to the postgraduate degree courses of world-class universities. Graduate students' major is divided into business management, marketing, tourism and hotel management, global business, MBA, media management, business management, economics, education, electronic engineering, computer, law, linguistics, psychology and many other disciplines. It provides a variety of postgraduate courses for students interested in different professional fields.

Afe-pmc provides a bridge course for full-time junior college students or graduates of Chinese universities. During their spare time, college students can simultaneously carry out afe-pmc course (700 class hours) through online learning during their spare time, and obtain the afe-pmc diploma after passing the examination. After graduating from junior college, students can study directly in 43 cooperative universities in ten countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand), and obtain a master's degree through one year's study.

Afe-pmc is a bridge course for undergraduate students or graduates of Chinese universities. During their spare time, undergraduates can simultaneously carry out afe-pmc course (350 class hours) through online learning, and obtain afe-pmc diploma through examination. After graduation, you can be directly promoted to the world's top 200 or other first-class universities for postgraduate courses, and obtain a master's degree through 1-2 years' study.
The master's degree obtained by the above junior college students and undergraduates from overseas cooperative universities has been certified by the education service center of the Ministry of Education (China), and the students enjoy the treatment of various policies for returned talents announced by the state.


  • Pre-master Certificate (PMC)

    Admission requirements: junior college, associate degree, higher international education program diploma students and graduates
    Course hours: 700
    Course credits: 45
    Course direction: English, academic skills, business and management, professional courses, culture

  • Pre-Master Certificate(PMC)

    Admission requirements: undergraduate students and graduates
    Course hours: 350
    Course credits: 23
    Course orientation: English language, academic skills, business and management, and global culture.

Reasons for choosing AFE higher education credit courses

  • 1. Direct promotion to a master's degree in a famous university to avoid the fierce competition of "upgrading from college to undergraduate" and "postgraduate entrance examination"

    If college graduates plan to continue their studies through full-time study, they need to take part in the highly competitive "college to undergraduate" qualification examination in our university. The average admission rate is about 5%, which makes most of the junior college students lose the opportunity to continue their full-time education. For 5% of the admitted students, they need to continue to study for two years to obtain an undergraduate degree.

    If we plan to continue to improve the academic level after graduation, we need to take part in the unified national postgraduate entrance examination together with the current undergraduate graduates (most of them are 985 and 211 university graduates). The admission rate of the national postgraduate entrance examination will be about 20% in 2019, and the master's degree will be obtained after 2-3 years of study.

    Two competitive entrance examination, so that more junior college students lost the full-time opportunity to study. Afe-pmc course is selected to provide guarantee admission scheme for graduate students from overseas first-class universities. As long as junior college students pass the PMC course assessment, they can directly obtain the admission of postgraduate courses in cooperative universities.

  • 2. Compared with the same period in China, it can save more than 3 years of time by upgrading the postgraduate entrance examination

    It takes five years for full-time college graduates to upgrade to graduate school in China. During this period, they have to take part in two competitive entrance examination, which often makes most students miss the opportunity of further study. Junior college students can simultaneously carry out afe-pmc courses during their study period. After graduation, they can be directly promoted to one-year or two-year postgraduate courses in cooperative universities. In terms of the time, they can obtain the postgraduate degree in China at least three years earlier than that in China, so that students can enter enterprises three years earlier to develop business and accumulate employment experience earlier than their peers.

  • 3. Junior college students and "double non" undergraduate students have the same treatment as 211 and 985 graduates to enter world famous universities for postgraduate study

    Afe-pmc education course has been highly recognized by the cooperative universities at the postgraduate course level. The excellent junior college students and the "double non" undergraduate college students have the same admission treatment as the Chinese 211 and 985 university graduates, and they are admitted into the postgraduate courses of the cooperative university. Although you miss the opportunity to enter 211 and 985 universities in the college entrance examination, you will still get the master's status of world famous universities (top 200 of QS World Universities) through afe-pmc course, so that you can show more background improvement in your future career path.

  • 4. Whole process guidance service of AFE international student aid expert team during study abroad

    According to the needs of the students, the branches and partners of AFE Education Group provide students with the whole process of learning and life guidance, including airport pick-up, student entry procedures, dormitory reservation, medical guidance, campus visit, senior experience sharing, city tour guide, daily study guidance, preliminary examination of assignments and papers, overseas internship and guardianship The purpose of visiting relatives is to let students not only gain growth experience during their study abroad, but also enable students and their parents to experience safe and secure overseas study and life while obtaining first-class university education.

  • 5. Students returning home with master's degree enjoy AFE employment recommendation service

    AFE career development department provides employment guidance and employment recommendation service for graduates with master's degree in the first and second tier cities. AFE education group, together with industry associations, human resources institutions and cooperative enterprises, provides employment services for students, such as employment intention survey, employment prospect analysis, one-to-one counseling before job hunting, and job recommendation, so as to ensure that students can have more play space on the enterprise working platform. AFE global alumni network provides an exchange platform for AFE students, so that AFE students can have more peers with the same background to communicate with each other and enrich their personal social network.

  • 6. Diversify AFE student scholarship programs to reduce the financial burden of studying abroad

    AFE global cooperative universities provide diversified scholarship policies for afe-pmc students, and some cooperative universities provide paid courses (US $2400 / month) for AFE students during their postgraduate period, so as to help them reduce the economic pressure during their study abroad. Some Southeast Asian and European universities invest less than 100000 yuan in tuition and living expenses during their postgraduate studies, which gives more working-class family students the opportunity to go overseas to realize their master's dream. Some universities provide "family reunion program" for the guardians of AFE students, and provide free air tickets for their parents, so that parents can have the opportunity to visit students in foreign countries or attend the graduation ceremony.