GAC课程（Global Assessment Certificate，即全球评估证书）为ACT（American College Test，即美国大学测验）框架下的国际大学预备课程，专为母语非英语的学子设计，以全英文授课、学生为中心，涵盖ACT核心理念——学习、评估及职业导向。该课程分为I至III级3个级别，内容涵盖学术英语、数学、自然科学、社会科学、计算机、商科、心理学、学习技能、沟通技能等领域，由浅入深地全面培养学生的学术能力和个人能力，帮助、训练、指导学生逐渐从依赖型学习者转变为主动型自主学习者，提升学子软实力。目前，国内ACT GAC授权学校已达150多所，覆盖全国29个省、市、自治区，受到广泛认可，为越来越多学子步入全球名校提供了更多机会及可能性。

The GAC program (Global Assessment Certificate) is an internationally recognized university preparation program under the framework of the American College Test (ACT), designed for students who do not have English as their first language, and is taught in English, student-centered, and covers the core concepts of the ACT --Learning, Measurement, and Navigation. The course is divided into three levels. Each level helps build up student's skills and competencies. Modules range from Academic English to core subjects such as Mathematics, Science, Business, Computing, Social, Business, Computing, Social Emotional Learning, Education and Career Navigation, Psychology, Study Skills, Communication Skills and more. The program is designed to develop students' academic and personal skills in a comprehensive manner, helping, training and guiding students to gradually transform from dependent learners to active and independent learners, and enhancing their soft skills. At present, there are more than 150 authorized ACT GAC schools in China, covering 29 provinces, cities and autonomous regions, which are widely recognized and provide more opportunities and possibilities for more and more students to enter the world's top schools.

在满足一定条件的情况下，学习GAC课程所得学分可转换为学子的大学积分。2020-2021学年，福州西湖国际学校成功获得授权，成为GAC-ACT特许教学中心，即福州首家全球ACT考试中心。因此，所有完成GAC课程的学生均有资格参加FLIS校内美国大学入学考试ACT，无需离开中国大陆远赴异地考场。

For the 2020-2021 school year, Fuzhou Lakeside International School was successfully authorized as a GAC-ACT Teaching Center and became the first Global ACT Testing Center in Fuzhou. As a result, all students who have completed the GAC program are eligible to take the ACT at FLIS's own teaching center and to apply to foreign universities using their GAC and ACT test scores.