Mission, vision, goals GFP
Vision of GFP
Mission of GFP
The Admission and Registration Department enrolls all students seeking admission to BUC by advertising from time to time and by accepting the students allotment from the MOHE. Admission is open to students who have cleared their General Diploma Certificate Examination (Grade 12) from a recognized board of education and possess the relevant attested certificate. New entrants will take the Placement Tests for English, Mathematics and Computing Exam conducted by the UFP. Information regarding admission criteria for all new entrants is mentioned in the Student Guide . New students will take the Oxford English Online Test, the in-house Computer Based Mathematics Test and IC3 Test. Students who score Pre-A1 – A1, A2 are placed in Level 1, B1 in Level2, while students who score between B2 and above join the Academic Departments. Students who score less than 50% marks in the Computer Based Mathematics Tests will have to study the courses of Mathematics while those students who fail the IC3 Placement Test will have to study IC3.
Students who fall under the following categories are exempted from the English Placement Test:
- تقديم درجة IELTS لا تقل عن 5 أو TOEFL (الاختبار الورقي) لا تقل عن 500 و TOEFL (CBT) لا تقل عن 180.
- اجتياز شهادة البرنامج التأسيسي من مؤسسة تعليمية أخرى داخل عمان أو خارجها (يجب على الطلاب تقديم المستندات الأصلية بما في ذلك كشف الدرجات ووصف المقررات المعتمدة من المؤسسة التعليمية التي درس فيها الطالب).
English Oxford Placement Test Information:
https://elt.oup.com/feature/global/oxford-online-placement/test-format?cc=om&selLanguage=en
Mock Exams Samples:
Ms. Somaia Al-Kendi
Director of GFP
EXT. 684
salkindi@buc.edu.om
Mr. Elvis Burrows
Instructor
EXT. 591
elvis@buc.edu.om
Mr. Yamen Dridi
Instructor
EXT. 593
yamen@buc.edu.om
· Mr. Saghir Ahmed
Instructor
EXT. 597
Saghir@buc.edu.om
Ms. Ilda Darwish
Instructor
EXT. 582
ilda@gmail.com
Ms. Samira Al-Araimi
Instructor
EXT. 579
samira@buc.edu.om
MS. Noura Al-Azani
Instructor
EXT. 586
Noura@gmail.com
Ms. Asma Al Belushi
Instructor
EXT. 585
aalbulushi@buc.edu.om
Ms. Salama Al-Naaimi
Instructor
EXT. 589
Salama@buc.edu.om
Mr. Abdulaziz Al Kaabi
IC3 Instructor
Extension: 762
aalkaabi@buc.edu.om
Mrs. Aysha Al Mamari
IC3 Instructor
Extension: 761
aalmaamari@buc.edu.om
Ms. Aisha Al Azzani
GFP Coordinator
Extension: 573
aalazani@buc.edu.om
توصيف المواد
Integrated Intensive English – Level 1 : is a learner-centered syllabus designed to develop an overall English language proficiency at both the basic and the elementary levels in order to prepare students for the challenges of the pre-intermediate studies in Level 2. It follows a step-by-step approach with a variety of manageable and stimulating communicative activities, giving the students a clear and steady sense of progression and helping them consolidate their knowledge of English language. It also helps the students build and develop a wide range of high-frequency vocabularies and their pronunciation.
توصيف المواد
Integrated Intensive English – Level 2 is a learner- centered syllabus designed to develop an overall English language proficiency at the pre- intermediate level in order to prepare the students for the challenges of the intermediate studies in level 3. It revises and extends many of the structures covered at the Elementary level and perfectly offers a higher level of communicative activities ranging from controlled to free tasks encouraging the students to explore the language within contexts related to daily life. The course facilitates the students’ critical thinking which leads them to become active and autonomous learners. Moreover, it helps the students learn a wide range of high frequency vocabulary and develop their writing proficiency using realistic topics and language functions which are motivating and useful in real life situations.
GFP English Exit Exam
The Exit Exam is taken at the end of level 2 to test the English language proficiency of the students completing Foundation Programme. The exit exam has been benchmarked with IELTS.
The Exit Exam consists of four sections. Details are given below:
- Section 1: Reading – 2 passages – 20 marks
- Section 2: Listening – 2 tasks – 20 marks
- Section 3: Writing – 2 tasks – 20 marks
- Time: 2 hours
- Section 4: Speaking – IELTS format – 20 marks
The marks are converted to band scores. Students need to have an overall band score of 5 with not less than a band score of 4 in each of the skills in order to enter academic programme. A sample Exit Exam will be uploaded on the college website.
Re-sitting Exit Exam
Students who fail to get the required scores in the Exit Exam are provided a second chance to take the Re-sit Exit Exam in the first week of the following semester.
GFP Mathematics Exit Exam
- The exit exam is eligible for the GFP students who successfully passed basic mathematics and applied/pure mathematics courses.
- The exam duration is two hours.
- The students who failed in the first attempt can have another chance to re-sit the exam.
- The passing mark of the exit exam is 50/100.