The UK Foundation Year is a guide for students who want to go to the UK to study undergraduate courses, but who are unable to apply for study due to factors such as their language ability limitations, lack of professional foundation and/or differences in the education system. This is a year of pre-university, as a pathway and foundation for progression to a university degree.
During this period, students can improve their English skills and master basic, professional knowledge and learning methods. After graduating from the pre-university, if you pass the exam, you can apply to continue to study at your university, but you can also choose a UK university undergraduate course that is more suitable for you or better.
The UK Pathway and Foundation programme is designed for overseas students to compensate for differences in the education system between the country of origin and the UK and to help students better adapt to higher education in the UK. The Foundation Year is usually one year and includes one or more subjects. Some courses are related to the basic courses of the university degree, while others teach vocational courses such as study skills. Many universities in the UK and further education colleges offer foundation courses. Many of the foundation courses are linked to a specific degree program at some higher education institutions. Upon successful completion of the foundation course, you can directly enrol in the corresponding university degree program. For Chinese students, the Foundation Year is usually suitable for high school graduates.
Compared with the UK's two-year high school A-level course, the biggest advantage of the undergraduate foundation course is that it can help students who have already completed high school in China to become familiar with the British teaching model, learning methods and English skills as soon as possible. Compared to the UK's two-year A-Level study, you can save one year of time and money. In the UK, many universities have their own undergraduate foundation courses. Students can progress directly to the freshman year after passing the pre-graduate qualifications. Those with excellent grades can also apply for the first year in other better universities.
The main advantage of the UK Foundation Year: The UK Foundation Year provides a good language environment that allows students to better adapt to the UK's top universities. This is incomparable for domestic preparatory courses. The UK Foundation Year strictly enforces the double admission policy to secure admission. As long as the Foundation Year is passed and unconditionally progresses to the degree program, there is no need to apply for or re-examine IELTS.

Suitable for everyone:

• High school graduates or high school, who want to go to the UK to study an undergraduate degree;
• College graduates want to go to the UK to study for a master's degree;
• Students who want to apply for a degree across majors after graduation;
• Students with insufficient language scores or no language scores.