LEVEL 3 INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION DIPLOMA FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STUDIES
PROGRAM HANDBOOK
2023 - 2024
FACULTY OF ADVANCED SCIENCES
AMERICAN SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
SCOPE OF PROGRAM HANDBOOK
Intended for students enrolling in the NCC Education Level 3 International Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies program, this handbook contains information specific to the program. It is a definitive record of the program's primary characteristics and the learning outcomes that a typical student can reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the available learning opportunities. This document also serves as a reference for academic and support staff, internal and external examiners' assessments, and future program monitoring and review.
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Program
Level 3 International Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies
Administrative Unit
Faculty of Advanced Sciences
American School of Science
Academic Level
Level 3 (UK)
Credits
120.0 (UK)
Methods of Delivery
Accelerated
On-campus
Mode of Study
Accelerated: ~9.0 Months
Full-time: ~1 Year
Last Date of Revision
September 7th, 2023
SYNOPSIS
The NCC Education Level 3 International Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies (L3IFDHES) is an Ofqual regulated qualification. It is a one-year pre-university qualification developed by UK academics to help you progress successfully to undergraduate study. This pre-university bridging qualification is designed to provide an entry route to UK and international university courses, or progression onto the NCC Education Level 4 programmes.
PROGRAM BENEFITS AND AIMS
NCC Education’s Level 3 International Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies (L3IFDHES) is designed for speakers of English as a foreign language who are seeking to gain entry to Higher Education qualifications taught and assessed in English.
NCC Education’s Level 3 International Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies is:
Regulated by Ofqual under the Regulated Qualifications Framework. For more information see: https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels
Quality assured and well established in the UK and worldwide.
A valuable university preparation qualification which allows candidates to demonstrate their English language skills (both general and academic) together with key transferrable study skills, cultural knowledge and mathematical understanding, as well as an understanding of the essential concepts of business and economics (Business electives), the essential concepts of computing and programming
(Computing electives) or the essential mathematical and physics concepts required for undergraduate study in Engineering (Engineering electives). The Level 3 International Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies syllabus and assessment is suitable for students aged 16-19 as well as adult learners.
Recognised and valued by many universities, both in the UK and in other countries. There are over fifty university progression routes to UK and overseas universities. For more details of the universities that successful L3IFDHES candidates can progress to, see www.nccedu.com
A pathway to NCC Education’s Level 4 Diploma qualifications and greater employment opportunities.
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