Suppose you are an international student belonging to an education culture with less than 13 years of schooling. In that case, you will have to undertake a foundation course that acts as a bridge program between your home country’s schooling system and the UK's education system.

Another cause why you might have to undertake this 1-year foundation course will be if you have not undertaken A-level courses or have studied an International Baccalaureate certificate. Apart from including courses that act as pathways for your UK degree, a foundation year may be well-equipped with English language coaching for those who need to work on their language proficiency.

Students with International Baccalaureate Diploma and A-level courses in their high school can skip the foundation year and directly opt for a Bachelor’s degree.

While a foundation year is the base of your UK degree, it can prepare you for varied subjects such as;

• Business
• Finance & Management
• Computing
• Law
• Art & Design
• Engineering
• Social Sciences
• Medicine
• Science & Pharmacy
• Media & Humanities

• One of the essential criteria to study a foundation course is to achieve an average score of 4.5 bands in IELTS, with each section not being less than 4.0.
• In case you are not acquainted with formal English qualifications, you need to take up an English language course or college before starting the foundation year.

Documents

Entry-level documents required to enter the foundation year are;