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ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
MASTER’S DEGREE

Candidate who wishes to enrol in a Master’s degree postgraduate programme shall fulfil the following requirements:-
 
  1. attain a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from any higher education institution recognised by the Senate and with a minimum CGPA of 2.75; or 
  2. attain a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with minimum CGPA of 2.50 and not meeting CGPA 2.75, can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment; or
  3. attain a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent not meeting CGPA 2.50, can be accepted subject to a minimum of five (5) years working experience in relevant field; or
  4. passes APEL (subject to the programme approval from MQA); or
  5. other requirements stipulated by the Faculty/Centre/Institute accepted by the Senate.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
A candidate who intends to enrol in the Master Degree of Philosophy programme shall attain at least a Bachelor’s Degree with CGPA 3.00 from University or any higher education institution recognised by the Senate.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCTORAL DEGREE

  1. attain a Master’s degree from any higher education institution recognised by the Senate; or
  2. possess other qualifications equivalent to a Master’s Degree and accepted by the Senate;or
  3. other requirements stipulated by the Faculty/Centre/Institute and accepted by the Senate. 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT

1. International candidate from a country that does not use English language as its medium shall at least:

  1. Band 5 in an English language IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or obtains score 500 (writing)/42 (on line) TOEFLtest (Test of English as a Foreign Language); or
  2. Enrol in Progressive English Programme (PEP) for six (6) months with the validity its results must not more than two (2) years and obtain at least Band 3.5; in MUET (Malaysian University English Test); or
  3. Band 3.5 MUET (Malaysian University English Test)
 
2. The above condition however is waived in the event that:

  1. Candidates have obtained a Bachelor’s degree from a higher education institutionwith English Language as the medium of instruction on condition that they submit supporting documents from the said institutions; or
  2. Candidates have obtained a degree from any university in Malaysia; or
  3. Programme of study does not require the use of English Language.
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FAST TRACK
A. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Local & International Candidates

General:

UMS may accept outstanding graduates with Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF) Level 6 Bachelor’s degree for direct entry into the MQF Level 8 Doctorate programme subject to the following conditions:

  1. Candidates have obtained a Bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours or equivalent from local public universities and international universities recognised by MQA; or
  2. Candidates have obtained a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 3.67 or equivalent from academic programmes or Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) programmes.

Additional General Requirements for International Candidates

English Language Requirement:

(a) International candidates from countries which do not use English as the medium of instruction are required to at least:

  1. Obtain Band 5 in IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or 500 (Written)/173 (Online) in TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language); or
  2. Enrol in English Language courses in the University and obtain at least Band 3 in MUET (Malaysian University English Test).
  3. Period of validity of results tendered as fulfilment of this English Language requirementmust not be more than two (2) years from the date of its issuance.
 
(b) Condition (a) however is waived in the event that:

  1. Candidates have obtained a Bachelor’s degree from a higher education institutionwith English Language as the medium of instruction on condition that they submit supporting documents from the said institutions; or
  2. Candidates have obtained a degree from any university in Malaysia; or
  3. Programme of study does not require the use of English Language.

B. FOR MORE DETAILS:

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C. HOW TO APPLY?

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