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educa t i on and you fortnightly THE SUN WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16, 2002
Sunway College's pre-university programmes
Sunway College offers four pre-university programmes to suit
different requirements, preferred modes of study and academic assessments.
The programmes offered are Australian Matriculation Programme (Ausmat), Cambridge Board's GCE A-Level, Canadian International Matriculation (CIMP) and Monash University Foundation Year (Mufy).
Ausmat provides the qualitfications for entry to universities in all states of Australia and most universities in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and the US.
The Ausmat programme is designed to help students excel - its regular coursework is graded and added to the final marks.
The Tertiary Entrance Score subjects offered by the college are examined
in the Tertiary Entrance Examinations which are public examinations conducted by the Western Australian Government through its representative body, the Curriculum Council in Perth.
To graduate with the Western Australian Certificate of Education, students need to successfully complete English or English as a Second Language and four subjects.
One of the most widely recognised pre-university qualifications offered by the college since 1989 is the A-Level programme. It offers a wide range of subjects including Accounting, Economics, Law, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Furthur Mathematics, History, General Paper and English.
A qualification in this course is widely accepted at universities in the UK, the US, Australia, New
Zealand, India and Singapore. Its is also accepted by Monash University's branch campus in Malaysia and all twinning degree courses offered at Sunway
• CIMP is for students looking for a change of pace and it offers the flexibility of a part course-work-part examination course. This programme is ideal for entry requirements into all international universities.
For the college's 21st CIMP graduation ceremony, 183 students received their diplomas of which 36 received homours and 13 distinctions. Eighteen others were awarded Certificates of Recognition for outstanding leadership. CIMP offers two intakes a year in January and July.
Mufy prepares students for entry into undergraduate courses at Monash and other universities in Aus-
Graduands of the Canadian matriculation programme.
tralia. The one-year full-time
course guarantees a placement in the undergraduate course of the student's choice at Monash on meeting entry requirements. Sunway is the only college in the country designated by Monash University to offer the programme.
Similiar to Ausmat, Mufy programmes also assess both coursework and final examination results. Sunway offers the programme thrice a year in February, March and September
In addition to the pre-university programmes, Sunway offers twinning
degree programmes with renowned universities in Australia, Canada, the US and the UK. There are also hospitality, IT, professional, financial and English language courses.
More information, call 03-56358622 or visit the college website at www.sun-way.edu.my.