QUOTE(ike.tan @ Sep 24 2021, 10:40 PM)
Well, according to MQA - Institutions cannot do that. This is because Degree's has entry requirements and one of those is Foundation. And foundation is not always an automatic entry into degrees. There is a certain criteria to meet.
If you refer to this chart - this is the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF)
https://www.mqa.gov.my/pv4/mqf.cfmA Bachelor's Degree is specifically at MQF Level 6. And while Pre-University is not stated here, in the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF) 2nd Edition Document, Foundation and University Preparatory Programmes are clearly placed between level 3 (Certificate) and Level 4 Diploma)
This is an excerpt:
Foundation and University Preparatory Programme71. Foundation and university preparatory programmes as well as Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia, Matriculation and foreign qualifications such as A Level are entry qualifications to tertiary education/bachelor’s programmes at universities. However, they are not in the Framework. Nonetheless, MQF determines the standards for these qualifications to ensure comparability and standardisation of students’ abilities. The minimum credit requirement is 50 and typically conducted within the period of 1 to 2 years.
What this means is that it is SEPARATE from a Bachelor Degree's programme. So technically, should not even be put as YEAR 0. It's a marketing and advertising strategy by institutions.
Foundation Programmes have a separate Programme Standards guideline as well.
Yes, understand. However, it's how it is worded. Anyway, from Year 1 to Year 2 also not guaranteed, much like entering degree, not guaranteed to graduate. So, if "foundation" fail, also cannot grad kind of logic. Anyway, yes, agreed, just how it is marketed and most auntie / uncle will look at entering Uni means go do degree