ADMISSION

The purpose of the Challenge test is to permit students to obtain equivalence when they have already acquired the appropriate learning elsewhere. These tests will provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate that they have acquired the learning outcomes of the Foundation Courses which will exempt them from (re-)taking the courses.

The Challenge tests will only be necessary If a student wants to skip any of the Foundation Courses (English Language, IT, Science and Mathematics) and directly register in the HE, they will be required to pass the Challenge Test. This test guarantees that the student holds the standard requirements skills and knowledge in order to be able to proceed to the Post-Foundation studies and is an equivalence of the Foundation Learning Outcomes. The Challenge test aims to be strict while upholding the truthfulness of the curriculum and maintaining the standards of the quality of the program offered. It is not administered to improve the marks of any course or component. It is also not meant to replace the learning practice indicative of a classroom setting.

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Kinds of Challenge Tests: 

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• Number 1: Certificates

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- IELTS 5.0:

If a student presents an IELTS band 5.0 with no component less than 4.5 the student is allowed to take the Challenge Test for English, which will only include the Study Skills part. The passing grade is 50% or more. The student will still have to sit for the Placement Tests for Mathematics, Science and IT.

 

- IC3

If a student presents an IC3 certificate, the students is exempted from the Foundation IT component, but will have to sit for the Placement Tests for English, Mathematics and Science.