The Academic IELTS preparatory course (AIPC) and mathematics preparatory courses are designed for students whose proficiency levels are inadequate to be accepted for admission into the BBA Program of SUC. Preparatory courses are offered to those students who could not qualify placement test of SUC. The placement of the student in IELTS or Mathematics preparatory course is determined on the basis of grades obtained in placement exams. The qualifying score for admission is 5.0 out of 9.0 bands for BBA Program and 6.0 for MBA Program. Students who fail to obtain above qualifying scores are admitted into the preparatory courses.

IELTS COURSE DELIVERY
The IELTS preparation program at SUC is designed for two different levels:

1. Advanced AIPC(Academic IELTS Preparatory Course)
   Students, whose score is between 425 and 499 in TOFEL (ITP) or between 4.0 and 4.5 in IELTS (Academic), will undergo an Advanced Program.
2. Basic AIPC (Academic IELTS Preparatory Course)
   Students, whose score is between 351 and 424 in TOFEL (ITP) or between 2.0 and 3.5 in IELTS (Academic), will undergo a Basic Program.

Academic Module of IELTS
The total test time is 2hours and 45 minutes.
The Academic module of IELTS consists of four components

Listening:
The students are expected to listen to an audio recording produced by the native speakers of English .They listen to academic dialogues and monologues; non-academic dialogues and monologues. They are expected to answer the questions as they listen. Ten minutes are given at the end for the candidates to transfer the answers.

Reading:
The students have to read 3 passages on topics of general interest; one of these texts contains a detailed logical argument. They are expected to answer a variety of questions. 40 questions should be answered in one hour. No extra time will be given to transfer the answers.

Writing:
This module consists of 2 tasks. In task1, the students are expected to look at a diagram or a graph and present the information in their own words (150 words). In task 2, the students are assessed in their ability to present a solution to the problem, present and justify an opinion, compare and contrast evidence and evaluate and challenge ideas etc. They are expected to write in an appropriate style. (250 words).One hour is given for both the tasks.

Speaking:
In this module, the student is expected to introduce himself/herself in an oral interview. Later he/she has to talk on a particular topic for 2 minutes. The examiner gives the topic (and one minute is given for preparation).After that he/she has to participate in a discussion for 4-5 minutes. .This module assesses the fluency, lexical resource, grammatical range, accuracy, and pronunciation of the students.