Admission Level to Prep Program, Level 1 Starters
Students who do not speak any English and/or very little English are placed in this level as a result of the placement exam given at the beginning of the academic year. Students who start the Prep Program in this level have the chance to pass Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 during the academic year and Level 5 in the summer term to complete the program in one calendar year if they don’t fail in any level. If a student is unable to complete all five levels within one calendar year, they have the opportunity to continue their studies for a further year to complete the Prep Program.
Term 1 Level Progression Table:
TERM 1 Beginning Level |
End of Term PASS/FAIL |
TERM 2 Beginning Level |
L1 |
Pass |
L2 |
L1 |
Fail |
L1R |
L2 |
Pass |
L3 |
L2 |
Fail |
L2R |
L3 |
Pass |
L4 |
L3 |
Fail |
L3R |
L4 |
Pass |
L5 |
L4 |
Fail |
L4R |
L5A |
Pass |
L5B |
L5A |
Fail |
L5 |
Term 2 Level Progression Table:
TERM 2 Beginning Level |
End of Term PASS/FAIL |
TERM 3 Beginning Level |
L1R |
Pass |
L2 |
L1R |
Fail |
L1DR |
L2 |
Pass |
L3 |
L2 |
Fail |
L2R |
L2R |
Pass |
L3 |
L2R |
Fail |
L2DR |
L3 |
Pass |
L4 |
L3 |
Fail |
L3R |
L3R |
Pass |
L4 |
L3R |
Fail |
L3DR |
L4 |
Pass |
L5A |
L4 |
Fail |
L4R |
L4R |
Pass |
L5A |
L4R |
Fail |
L4DR |
L5B/L5 |
Pass |
Departmental studies |
L5B/L5 |
Fail |
L5AR |
Term 3 Level Progression Table:
TERM 3 Beginning Level |
End of Term PASS/FAIL |
TERM 4 Beginning Level |
L1DR |
Pass |
L2 |
L1DR |
Fail |
L1TR |
L2 |
Pass |
L3 |
L2 |
Fail |
L2R |
L2R |
Pass |
L3 |
L2R |
Fail |
L2DR |
L2DR |
Pass |
L3 |
L2DR |
Fail |
L2TR |
L3 |
Pass |
L4 |
L3 |
Fail |
L3R |
L3R |
Pass |
L4 |
L3R |
Fail |
L3DR |
L3DR |
Pass |
L4 |
L3DR |
Fail |
L3TR |
L4 |
Pass |
L5 |
L4 |
Fail |
L4R |
L4R |
Pass |
L5 |
L4R |
Fail |
L4DR |
L4DR |
Pass |
L5 |
L4DR |
Fail |
L4TR |
L5A |
Pass |
L5B |
L5A |
Fail |
L5R |
L5AR |
Pass |
L5BR |
L5AR |
Fail |
L5DR |
Term 4 Level Progression Table:
TERM 4 Beginning Level |
End of Term PASS/FAIL |
End of Term 4 |
L1TR |
Pass |
L2* |
L1TR |
Fail |
L1* |
L2 / L2R / L2DR / L2TR |
Pass |
L3* |
L2 / L2R / L2DR / L2TR |
Fail |
L2* |
L3 / L3R / L3DR / L3TR |
Pass |
L4 (summer school) |
L3 / L3R / L3DR / L3TR |
Fail |
L3* |
L4 / L4R / L4DR / L4TR |
Pass |
L5 (summer school) |
L4 / L4R / L4DR / L4TR |
Fail |
L4 (summer school) |
L5/L5R/L5DR/L5B/L5BR |
Pass |
Departmental studies |
L5/L5R/L5DR/L5B/L5BR |
Fail |
L5 (summer school) |
* Summer School Program for Levels 1, 2, and 3 will be provided if minimum 10 students register for these programs.
Summer Term Progression Table:
Summer School Beginning Level |
End of Term PASS/FAIL |
End of Summer School Level |
L4 |
Pass |
L5A in the new academic year |
L4 |
Fail |
L4 in the new academic year |
L5 |
Pass |
Departmental studies |
L5 |
Fail |
L5A in the new academic year |
P.S.: Regular groups and DR groups follow the same programs. R and TR groups follow the same programs.
Abbreviations
L: Level
R: Repeat Course
DR: Double Repeat Course
TR: Triple Repeat Course
L5A-L5B: Students who enroll in the Level 5 program at the beginning of Term 1 and Term 3 complete a 16-week (2 quarters/terms) Level 5AB program. Students in this program are responsible for the assessment components of the two terms to be able to complete the level. The Achievement Test (AT) of the Level 5AB program is given at the end of the L5B program. Students who do not meet the minimum requirement of attendance at the end of the Level A program fail, and these students are placed into the Level 5 program in the following term.
However, in Terms 2 and 4, those students who start the terms as Level 5 students are given an intensive program of 8 weeks (1 term) for 25 hours a week to enable them to complete the Prep Program in February and/or June.