 Undergraduate Students
Grades from all education systems will be equated to the Malaysian Education System. Although some admission requirements may change, generally admission can only be considered once a completed application form, including application fees and all academic transcripts have been evaluated and the candidate has also attended the entrance interview assessment by panel members nominated by the University.
To be eligible for admission, a student must have finished at least 12 years of primary and secondary education from their respective countries. Obtaining a minimum of grade B or a minimum average of 80% on four relevant grade 12 subjects are required for applying to any of the Programmes offered by the University.
The required combinations of subjects depend on the program the student wishes to pursue.
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
It is a 4 year or 8 semester program depending on the point of entry and courses exempted at the point of admission. Students will have to undergo an Engineering Foundation study for a year and upon passing, a Bachelor of Engineering degree for four (4) years. For Engineering Programmes, a student must obtain a minimum of grade B or minimum marks of 80% for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English at grade 12 level...click for details
Bachelor of Technology (Honours)
It is a three and a half year or 7 semester program depending on the point of entry and courses exempted at the point of admission. Students will have to undergo a Technology Foundation study for a year and upon passing, a Bachelor of Technology degree for three and a half year. For Technology Programmes, a student must obtain a minimum of grade B or minimum marks of 80% for Mathematics and English and two other subjects – Physics, Chemistry, Accounting, Economics, Computing or Business Studies – at grade 12 level....click for details
English Language Proficiency
The medium of instruction in UTP is the English Language. A student must obtain a minimum of grade B or 80% marks in his/her grade 12 final examination. In addition, once admitted, the student will need to sit for the University English Proficiency Test before his/her first course registration. Should he/she fail in this English Proficiency Test, he/she will be required to register for a Pre-U English course conducted by the University or other recognised institutes, and obtain a pass grade before he/she is allowed to register for university level English. However, the student will be allowed to register for other university courses relevant to his/her program.
Note: International applicants are subject to the University’s English Language Proficiency requirement.
International Credentials
The following credentials are used as guidelines to determine admissibility:
- BANGLADESH:
Higher Secondary Certificate
- CAMBODIA:
Upper Secondary Education Technical & Vocational Education Certificate
- CHAD:
Second Cycle Secondary (Technical School) Baccalaureate
- ETHIOPIA:
Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate
- GHANA:
Prior to 1993: West African School Certificate and General Certificate of Education Advance Level. See G.C.E Systems.
Since 1993: Senior Secondary School Certificate
- EQUATORIAL GUINEA:
Second Cycle Secondary Baccalaureate
- INDIA:
Higher Secondary School Certificate (obtained after twelve years of primary and secondary education); Pre-professional Examination; First Year Arts, Science and Commerce Examinations; Intermediate Certificate; All-India Senior School Certificate; Delhi Senior School Certificate
- INDONESIA:
Sijil Sekolah Menengah Atas (Certificate)
- IRAN:
Sixth Grade of Secondary or Fourth Grade of Intermediate Secondary Education (Including June Written Examination grades)
- KENYA:
Kenya certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE);
Prior to 1990: Kenya Certificate of Education and Advance Certificate of Education. See G.C.E Systems.
- LEBANON:
Baccalaureate (2e partie)
- MIDDLE EAST:
Applicants from Egypt, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and West Bank must present the General Secondary Education Certificates. The Secondary School Certificate is required of applicants from the United Arab Emirates and the Baccalaureate is required of applicants from Iraq and Syria.
- MOZAMBIQUE:
Certificate of General Secondary Technical Secondary
- MYANMAR:
Certificate of Upper Secondary
- NIGERIA:
Prior to 1988: West African School Certificate and General Certificate Advance Level.
Since 1988: See G.C.E Systems Senior Secondary School Certificate
- PAKISTAN:
Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (Part II), Intermediate Certificate Examination
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA:
Certificate of Upper Secondary
- SOUTH AFRICA:
Certificate of Senior Secondary
- SRI LANKA:
Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education. Grades of distinction and credit at the ordinary level are required. See G.C.E Systems
- SUDAN:
Higher Secondary School Certificate
- THAILAND:
Certificate of Upper Secondary (Matayom VI)
- TANZANIA:
National Form Six and Form Four Examinations: Advance Certificate of Secondary Education and Certificate of Secondary Education
- TURKMENISTAN:
Certificate of General Secondary
- VIETNAM:
Certificate of Upper Secondary
- YEMEN:
Certificate of Upper Secondary
- ZIMBABWE:
Advance and Ordinary Level General Certificate of Education Examining Board Certificates
General Certificates of Education (G.C.E) Systems
Four relevant subjects including English at the Advanced (or Principal) level, are required with a minimum of grade C or a minimum average of 60% with no marks below 50% on four relevant grade 12 subjects required to which program a student is applying.
- Engineering
English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
- Technology
Mathematics, English, and two other subjects – Physics, Chemistry, Accounting, Economics, Computing or Business Studies.
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