Established to address the academic challenges of secondary school graduates, the Certificate in Pre-sessional Business Management (CPBM) programme aims to help those who wish to join SIM certificate programmes despite initial qualifications.
This programme is designed to build a strong academic foundation and essential study skills for higher education success.
The CPBM provides a comprehensive curriculum, emphasing in enhancing English skills and critical thinking, and laying down foundational business studies and economics principles. It serves as a bridge in preparing students for a smooth transition to advanced studies at SIM.
Certificate in Pre-Sessional Business Management
Programme Overview
Academic Level
Certificate/Foundation, single major
Awarded by
Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore
Programme type
Full-time, 6 months
Campus location
SIM Campus
Application Dates
TBA
Estimated Fees
(incl. GST)*
$3,380.00 - $$3,684.20
* Exclude application fee, preparatory or bridging course fee, and other fees. Refer to the Fees & Financial Aid section for details.
Certificate in Pre-Sessional Business Management (E- Learning)
Programme Outline
Further Studies & Career Prospects
With the Certificate, you can progress to the Certificate programmes:
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Why study at SIM
SIM is the leading private education institution in Singapore.
Excellent value with lower tuition costs in SIM, with opportunities for overseas exchange and transfer.
Intake Dates
2 intakes a year in April and October.
April intake
PROGRAMME DURATION
1 April 2025 – 30 September 2025
APPLICATION PERIOD
TBA
October Intake
PROGRAMME DURATION
1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
APPLICATION PERIOD
TBA
Curriculum
Structure
- Lecturers are both academic and industry-based professionals with extensive work experience and expertise in their domain knowledge.
- Average teacher-student ratio is 1:30.
- The course is 100% face-to-face lecture-based learning.
- Coursework includes attendance at lectures, discussions of case studies, tests, presentations, and completion of group and individual-written assignments.
- Students are required to access relevant websites and the Internet for research and assignments in their own time. Besides attending lectures, students also participate in computer lab sessions.
- Contact hours: total: 195 hours. Each lesson: 3 hours.
- Classes and workshops are organised to teach study skills, academic writing and presentation.
- Academic materials:
- Virtual Learning Environment
- Academic materials such as module books (soft copies), past assessment papers, reading lists and handbooks on good study strategies
- Minimum class size to commence: 20 students. Students will be informed within 30 days before class commences.
Assessment & Attendance
- For 100% continuous module, the module is assessed through multiple continuous assessments.
- Continuous assessments may include case studies, class tests, discussion, presentation, group and individual assignments.
- Students must pass all the modules in the course to qualify for progression to the Certificate programmes.
- Attendance requirement:
- 75% attendance to sit for exams.
- Student’s Pass holders: at least 90% attendance in any month of the course (as required by the Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority).
Requirements to Graduate
To graduate, students must successfully complete and pass all 4 modules. Graduating students will receive a result transcript and the Certificate of Completion from SIM.
Graduating students will be deemed as meeting the academic requirement for entry into SIM Certificate in Foundation Studies
Modules
- Upper-Intermediate English
- Business Studies
- Fundamentals of Economics
- Thinking Skills in the Digital Age
Admission Criteria
Accepted Entry Qualifications
The following qualifications are accepted:
- Obtain at least one IGCSE/GCSE/GCE ‘O’ level credit pass or equivalent qualification
- Obtain overall average score of 60% (excluding PE) from International School Year 10 results
English Language Requirements
- Obtain at least ‘D’ for English as first language, or ‘C’ for English as second language at IGCSE/GCSE/GCE ‘O’ Level or equivalent qualification
- IELTS 5.0
- Upper-Intermediate CEL 5 on SIM Placement Test
Fees & Financial Aid
One-time payment before class commences.
Payment to SIM can be made through SIMConnect using Credit Card (Visa or Master), PayNow, eNETS, OCBC Interest-free Instalment Plan (min. S$500) and cheques.
Programme Fees
International students who are not residing in Singapore
| Modules | Amount |
| Upper-Intermediate English | $1,352.00 |
| Business Studies | $676.00 |
| Fundamentals of Economics | $676.00 |
| Thinking Skills in the Digital Age | $676.00 |
| Total | $3,380.00 |
For students residing in Singapore
Fees published are inclusive of current GST of 9%.
| Modules | Amount |
| Upper-Intermediate English | $1,473.68 |
| Business Studies | $736.84 |
| Fundamentals of Economics | $736.84 |
| Thinking Skills in the Digital Age | $736.84 |
| Total | $3,684.20 |
Mandatory One-time Fees
All fees inclusive of prevailing GST.
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S$512.30 |
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Application Fee Payable for each application form that is submitted. Fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. The fee will be refunded fully only if the intake does not commence. Unpaid applications will not be processed. |
Applicant not residing in Singapore: S$100.00 Applicant residing in Singapore: S$$109.00 (inclusive of 9% GST) |
