International foundation year

Hello,
Can someone please tell me a little about the entrance requirements for Universities in england?
I am currently an American Student, but would like to potentially apply to the UK for my undergrad course. I do not entirely meet the Undergraduate requirements. Thank you for all your help! :slight_smile:

Entrance to UK universities is almost entirely based on standardized test results. Foundation courses would be like doing a grade 13, and are typically for people who either didn’t do well in secondary school, come from school systems where the standards are variable, or for whom english is not a strong language.

If you want to look for a course there are a lot of companies that will help you find one (for a fee). UCAS has a .com address, but is actually the UK version of the Common App, and they have a pretty good search engine for foundation courses:

http://fd.ucas.com/CourseSearch/Default.aspx

You can look at the entrance requirements for any UK university online- they are really comprehensive. Look for the ‘international’ pages.

Also, be aware that you apply to study one subject in the UK, not just ‘undergraduate’. Be sure to read the description of any course that you are applying to study carefully- it will even show what classes you have to take each year. Compared to the US, you do not get a lot of choice.

Also, I just looked at your other thread: teacher training is very different in the UK.

How would teacher training work?

i understood from previous research that most colleges do PGSE after you complete an undergraduate course in a different program if they do not have education studies for the undergraduate.

Yes- you do some form of practical certification after you get your undergrad degree.

If you want to teach primary school, you apply for a BEd program, and good marks in English, Math & Science are needed for admission. If you want to teach in secondary school (grades 6-12) you apply to do a degree in the subject you want to teach. In both cases you do practical teacher training certification, either in parallel or in sequence (depending on what course you are doing). In both cases, you are likely to need 2 APs (in lieu of A level tests), with scores of 3 or better (may vary depending on the specific university).

But: unless you have the right to work in the UK, you will have to take your qualification back to the US, and it is not necessarily easy to get an international teaching qualification recognized. Not impossible, of course. But (as an example), if you want to be certified to teach in Missouri, your coursework must be completed at US accredited college or university. I don’t know all the states, but I do know that every state will make you jump through some sort of hoop.

okay, thank you! what about if i wanted to do the foundation course into the program? is that possible?

Not really- you do a foundation course and then you apply to whatever programs you are interested in. They aren’t usually linked.

seems reasonable, would it make a difference of my citizenship? would that be of any effect?

You can go to school in the UK if you are not a UK/EU citizen, but to get the visa you need an acceptance letter from the school and proof that you have enough money in the bank to cover all of your expenses for the year (tuition & living).

Hi again, I was wondering if i applied for a foundation year at a college, am i required to continue there for undergraduate?

No, not at all.