foundation year
Year of establishment
A foundation year is a preparatory academic year taken before the standard first year of a university degree, designed to bring students up to the level needed for their chosen course.
It's common for students who lack the usual entry qualifications or are changing fields: She did a foundation year in science before starting her engineering degree.
In British higher education, completing a foundation year typically leads directly into the full degree program at the same institution.
- freshmanFirst-year student
- introductoryServing as a beginning
- preparatoryDone before something else
- bridgingConnecting separated things
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
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