Students can choose to study for 28 or 35 weeks. Each student's level of English will be tested before a place is offered on the course. Those students with a specific IELTS score will be given the choice of starting the course in late October or early November and follow a 28 week course. Those students who need to improve their IELTS score will need to start the course in early September and follow a 35 week course; the first 6 weeks will be intensive English preparation.

Students may register for the course if they have the correct standard of school qualification and if they turn 18 in the first term of the course (ie. before the end of December). Students who are still age 17 when they start the course will be required to live with a host family until they turn 18.

Dates for the academic year 2010 / 2011 will be published in early 2010.

University Foundation Course 2009 / 2010 - 28 or 35 weeks
Autumn Semester 2009
First Arrival Day	Saturday 5 September
Mid-semester break	Monday 26 October – Friday 30 October
Second Arrival Day	Sunday 31 October
Semester end	Saturday 19 December
Spring Semester 2010
Return Day	Sunday 10 January
Mid-semester break	Saturday 13 February - Sunday 21 February This is for academic subject classes only; English language classes continue
Spring break	Saturday 3 April - Sunday 18 April
Academic subject classes end	Friday 7 May
Final exam week	Monday 14 June - Friday 18 June
Semester end	Saturday 19 June