Foundation Year Department of Build Bright University has been established in 2004 in accordance with Preah Reachkret No NS/RKT/0303 dated on 31 March 2003. The program is running under the guidelines and coordination from Accreditation Committee of Cambodia (ACC). With these, students who enrolled for their field of specialization must successfully complete the foundation year course.

The program of Foundation Year is split up into two semesters -semester one and semester two. In semester one, students are required to study five different courses (three are recommended by ACC and two are subject oriented subject which are selected by the university, BBU). And in semester two, students are required to study in their chosen field of specialization. 

The program is running by the department of Foundation Year, created by BBU under the guideline of ACC to make sure that the quality of education is established.

Students who emerge from high school do not have sufficient general knowledge, which could lead them to confusion and wrong decision in choosing the right skill for their later career. So, with Build Bright University, they can develop opportunities of jobs acquisition, while they are doing a bachelor course, because here foundation year's subjects have been selected carefully and purposely by our Council to meet the demand of the job market in Cambodia. Further more, foundation year program works as a bridge leading the students towards the right path of university option. Therefore, after finishing the program, they become brighter and more certain to choose what faculty or skill is best for their later life-long career.