Level One of the Foundation Program spans over two semesters. It is structured to include two levels of English Language courses with three sub-courses, in addition to a Mathematics course and an IT course as illustrated in Figure 1.

 

Title Foundation Program
NQF Level NQF Credits Credits Duration
5 128 32 1 academic year
(2 semesters)

 

To pass the Foundation Programs, students are required to complete 32 hours (128 NQF Credits). The table below shows the outline of the Foundation Program.

 

 
  Code Title Lecture Lab Hours Prerequisites
ENGLR001 Reading and Vocabulary 4 0 4
ENGLR002 Writing and Grammar 5 0 5
ENGLR003 Listening and Speaking 4 0 4
MATHS001 College Mathematics 3 0 3
Hours 16 0 16
 
  Code Title Lecture Lab Hours Prerequisites
ENGLRL2 ENGLR004 Reading and Vocabulary 4 0 4 ENGLRL1
ENGLR005 Writing and Grammar 5 0 4
ENGLR006 Listening and Speaking 4 0 4
ITIS 001 Introduction to Computing 3 1 3
Hours 16 1 16

 

Level Two of the Foundation spans over one semester. It is structured to include one level of an English course with three sub-courses, in addition to a Mathematics course and an IT course.

Foundation Program – Level Two

 

 
  Code Title Lecture Lab Hours Prerequisites
ENGLRL2 ENGLR004 Reading and Vocabulary 4 0 4 ENGLRL1
ENGLR005 Writing and Grammar 5 0 4
ENGLR006 Listening and Speaking 4 0 4
ITIS001 Introduction to Computing 3 1 3
Hours 16 1 16