Certificate of Pre-Foundation Studies

Before embarking on your Foundation Studies, you can prepare academically with a Pre-Foundation program.

In addition to a focus program of academic subjects, you are provided with the opportunity to improve and develop your English language skills.

Once you have successfully competed the Pre-Foundation, you will be able to enter the Foundation Year at the next intake.

Choose to start in January or July

There are 2 Pre-Foundation intakes:

Intake	Orientation	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Start Uni
January 2008	25 Jan	29 Jan– 4 Apr	21 Apr– 20 Jun	Join Jul Standard TAFY	Jul ‘09
July 2008	4 Jul	7 Jul– 12 Sep	29 Sep– 5 Dec	Join Jan Standard TAFY	Feb ‘10
January 2009	23 Jan '09	26 Jan– 3 Apr '09	20 Apr– 19 Jun '09	Join Jul '09 Standard TAFY (until 18 Jun '10)	Jul ‘10
July 2009	3 Jul '09	6 Jul– 11 Sep '09	28 Sep– 4 Dec '09	Join Jan '10 Standard TAFY (18 Jan '10-3 Dec '10)	Feb ‘11

 

What do I study?

Pre-Foundation offers you small interactive classes to allow for more personalized learning.  You’ll find that one-to-one assistance is readily available.

Intake	Subjects
All intakes	English Mathematics Commerce Computer Science Science

Need more info?  See detailed subject descriptions for the Certificate of Pre-Foundation Studies.

Which intake is right for me?

To be able to choose the right intake, you’ll need to know two things:

1. Which subjects are compulsory for entry to the University of Auckland or AUT University undergraduate degree that you want to study
   See: Minimum entry requirements for the University of Auckland and AUT University undergraduate studies table (PDF 66K)
2. Whether you meet the requirements for the Foundation intake
   See: Foundation Year entry requirements.

Unsure? Follow these step by step guidelines to choose the program that suits your requirements and abilities.

Fees

Intake	$NZD
January 2008	$26,800
July 2008	$26,800
January 2009	$28,000
July 2009	$28,000

Am I eligible?

To be admitted to Taylors College, you must meet certain English Language and academic requirements.  Generally, you must have achieved satisfactory grades in subjects similar to the ones you want to study at Taylors College.

• Foundation Year entry requirements.