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Preparatory programs

Foundation years that prepare students for a degree.

3 programs found

Bifröst University

University Gateway

Borgarnes, Iceland

  • Education and Teaching
  • Preparatory / Foundation
  • 2 years full-time equivalent (90 credits), can be spread longer
  • Online / distance learning
  • English, Icelandic

A preparatory programme for students whose native language is not Icelandic who need to meet university entrance requirements. It is delivered online with optional on-campus sessions, uses a flipped classroom model and includes 40 credits of Icelandic as a second language.

Taylor's College

Cambridge A Level

Malaysia

  • Humanities and Languages
  • GCE A Level
  • 17 months (February intake); 15 months (April and August intakes)
  • English

A pre-university General Certificate of Education Advanced Level programme studied full-time, which the college presents as a route into degree study at universities worldwide.

Taylor's College

Foundation in Computing

Malaysia

  • Computer Science and IT
  • Foundation
  • 1 year
  • English

A one-year full-time foundation preparing students for IT-related degrees such as computer science, software engineering and information technology, building computing fundamentals through hands-on projects.