Monash University Foundation Year - Head start after O/Levels
If you are a parent with a child who recently completed local O/Level
examinations and you want your child to complete their Higher Education,
you now have to determine the best choice in terms of a pathway for your
child to enter university.
Zainab Miskin |
While A/levels are a more familiar option, as parents you need to
decide whether two more years of secondary school actually gives your
child the best preparation for university. A/Levels exist in few forms,
but they all produce the same type of student - one who completely
depends on just one exam after two or more years, to determine their
future. You also need to question whether or not A/Levels prepares your
child to succeed in university or just simply enter it. At the same time
parents have to consider the time it takes to complete preparations for
the A/Level examination and the time for results to be released.
Actually a student after O/Levels has to wait for about 4 months to
receive O/Level results and then follow 2 years of study for A/Levels
and then wait 6 months for A/Level results and another 6 months to enter
the university. This process all together takes more than 3 years.
Instead of waiting for almost 3 ½ years, through this process, one can
start a better pathway to enter university and actually be in a
university environment just after O/Levels.
“I am Zainab Miskin, 17. I joined MC SL in 2012 to follow the Monash
University Foundation Year (MUFY) program and I am further continuing a
Diploma in Business Studies. I’m planning to transfer to Deakin
University, Australia, to follow the Bachelors’ degree in Management and
Marketing. The support I’m receiving from the business faculty at MC SL
is remarkable given that I did my O/Ls in the Science stream and yet I
was able to receive Distinctions in commerce. Furthermore, I’m currently
holding the post of Vice President in the Media Unit and I’m a member of
several other societies including the Art Club which has given me the
opportunity to meet people and make good friends. My ambition is to run
my own T.V. Channel. Doing MUFY is an advantage as it’s an equivalent to
A/Ls and yet only takes one year to complete.”
ANC Education has been in the forefront of Sri Lanka's private
education sector by offering Sri Lankan students a world-class
equivalent for A/Levels – the Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY).
MUFY is designed and endorsed by Monash University.
MUFY is equivalent to A/Levels and the Australian Year 12 and is
recognized by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC)
for student visa purposes – a requirement that most other foundation
programs in Sri Lanka do not satisfy. Thus, MUFY allows admission into
the full range of undergraduate degrees at Monash University and all
other Australian Universities. MUFY is also accepted by top universities
in the UK, Malaysia, and New Zealand. Most importantly, MUFY is a
university-designed program specifically intended for students entering
university.
Whether you are planning for a career in medicine, business,
information technology, engineering, science, or the arts, the MUFY
program's flexible format enables you to tailor your study for the
degree of your choice. The teaching methods and continuous internal
assessments offered to students emulate a true university academic
style.
What makes MUFY different from the A/levels is that the final grades
for A/levels are based solely on exams whereas with MUFY results are
based on a university-style continual assessment process where exams are
only part of the grade. Moreover, the program is one year in duration
compared to A/Level, which is a two year program. Thus, starting MUFY
after O/Levels provide students with a true university experience and
the opportunity of graduating and entering the workforce two and a half
years ahead of their peers who opted for A/Level studies.
The MUFY syllabus is delivered over three semesters with examinations
held at the end of each semester and internal assessments conducted
throughout the semesters. Therefore, a student's overall grade is
determined by the average of their entire performance in both semesters,
including internal assessments and examinations. This enables the
student to obtain a better reflection of their true abilities and
develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the subject content
they study. For MUFY students, starting at ANC Education offers a smooth
transition, academically and socially, from studying in their home
country to the social and academic environment of an international
university abroad. |