St Giles San Francisco offers you the chance to enter a US college upon completion of your studies. The ISC Pathway Programme is open to all students who have completed high school education and there is no minimum level of English required to enter onto the course.

Once you have reached Advanced level in English you are eligible to transfer to an American college and study for a two-year Associates Degree in any Major offered by your chosen college.

An Associates Degree can be used as a stand alone qualification to help further your career opportunities. Associates Degrees also offer a pathway to the third year of a US degree programme, allowing you to use the credits you have earned at college and graduate with a four-year Bachelors Degree from a choice of American universities.

Within two weeks of arrival at St Giles San Francisco, a trained counsellor will meet with you to support your college application process.

Regular counselling sessions with your tutor will enable you to monitor your progress towards St Giles level 6 (Advanced level) and discuss your learning objectives for the course ahead.

Once you reach St Giles level 5 you will meet with the counsellor again to make plans to finish level 6 and finalise your transfer from St Giles San Francisco to your chosen College.

Please contact us for specific entry requirements.

Course Content

Our long-stay International Semester Course (ISC) is flexible and tailored to your individual learning needs. You will study General English and can choose to combine this with English for Business, Tourism or Art and Design.

Although not necessary for entry to a US college, you can also take a public examination such as Cambridge FCE, CAE or CPE, IELTS or TOEFL as part of your International Semester Course. Please see our Course Dates and Fees brochure for details of which examinations will be available during your studies.

Shorter periods of language training combined with college placement may also be available to students who already have Advanced level in English.

St Giles San Francisco is partnered with the following US colleges: