Guaranteed access to thousands of university degrees – Universities worldwide and UK NARIC (National Recognition Information Centre) formally recognises the NCUK International Foundation Year as a comparable level to GCE A Level; Australian high school (SSCE); American high school (AP); and Hong Kong high school (HKDSE) qualifications.
A qualification designed with NCUK university partners to prepare you for first year entry to undergraduate degree courses. Studying in small classes with NCUK in your home country before you start your degree will give you the confidence you need before you start your degree course.
International Foundation Year allows you to studying core modules (common across all our International Foundation Year Programmes), and then tailor your learning by taking progression degree-related streams.
Benefits of enroling through Chestnut Education:
Like A Levels, you choose three academic modules from the list below depending on which degree you want to study at university. You may also need to study one of our English for Academic Purposes modules. If you’re not sure which modules would be best for you, our counsellors will be able to advise you.
You can choose 3 subjects from:
All NCUK English modules provide essential preparation for university study. Your options are:
Please get in touch to know more details about each of these universities.
NCUK students have the choice of thousands of degree courses. Whether you want to study Art or Computer Science and Engineering, Life Sciences and Pharmacy or Business, Law and Management, your NCUK qualification guarantees you two conditional offers and one guaranteed place.
NCUK has a dedicated team that helps you with your university application. We also have Counsellors in each of our Study Centres that are dedicated to helping you. We will help you with your application and let you know about all the deadlines. With the NCUK guarantee, we ensure you get at least two conditional offers and if you pass the IFY, a guaranteed place.
NCUK is unique in UK higher education. Established in 1987, NCUK is a consortium of leading universities dedicated to giving international students guaranteed access to universities worldwide and helping them succeed when they get there. With a diverse set of qualifications available as well as opportunities for qualified students to progress directly to university, NCUK supports thousands of students each year on their academic journeys. As the qualifications are recognised by universities from within the NCUK Global Network and beyond, NCUK are able to give students the best start and guarantee access to an NCUK University upon successful completion of their studies.
NCUK qualifications are designed in collaboration with universities and combine high academic standards, with language, study, social and cultural skills. Students can study in their own country or at one of the Study Centres in the UK and Europe, taught by quality assured partners. NCUK qualifications are backed by fantastic levels of service and support, and an outstanding track record with over 35,000 students progressing to university since our inception.
Students completing the NCUK foundation programme can access courses from the following partner universities:
Want help picking the right course? Get free guidance counselling for your career.