Foundation programme

A foundation programme, foundation program, foundation year, foundation year programme or foundation year program is a one-year introductory course to a full multi-year degree curriculum offered by many universities in the Commonwealth and elsewhere. These programmes may be intended for students not yet in a degree program or may form part of a specific degree course. Some programmes are designed specifically for either domestic or international students.

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Lady Margaret Hall - the only Oxbridge college to offer a foundation year exclusively to disadvantaged students

At City of Bath College, the University of Bath International Foundation Year is an intensive foundation year for students wishing to gain entry into the University of Bath but who do not have A Level or IB qualifications.

At Boston University the SABIC Foundation Year Program is a university preparation course aimed specifically at Saudi students.

Durham University offers a foundation year for domestic/EU students as a "year 0" of the chosen degree course for students who have not had the opportunity to gain A Level or IB qualifications. Foundation year students are members of one of the university's undergraduate colleges, like other undergraduate students, and progress directly onto the first year of their degree course. The university also offers an international foundation year for international students, based at the Queen's Campus in Stockton on Tees and delivered by Study Group.

At Jacobs University in Germany, the Foundation Year Programme is a preparatory year.

At the University of King's College, their Foundation Year Program is a historical survey of western culture for first-year students.

At Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, the college offers a year exclusively to students from poor socio-economic backgrounds. It aims to give them support that helps overcome their disadvantages which would hinder their application process to the University.

At Maastricht University, the Foundation Programme trains motivated international students to make them eligible (to apply) for a bachelor's programme at Maastricht University.

At the University of Queensland, the Foundation Year Programme is a university preparation program for students who are not citizens or permanent residents of Australia.

At Vanderbilt University, the Foundation Year Programme aims to prepare students from outside the United States to enter the American university system.