SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT
DOCTORAL (PHD) DEGREE PROGRAMME
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The applicant should possess:

(a) a Master Degree (with coursework) in a relevant field with a minimum grade average of B, or
(b) a Master Degree with thesis in a relevant field, or
(c) an outstanding Bachelors degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.750 (such an applicant may
apply direct admission even without a Master Degree).
Admission into the programme is subject to any other requirement specified by the Faculty/Institute.
An applicant from a local public university who is in the final semester of his undergraduate study
programme may be considered for provisional admission provided his current CGPA or its
equivalent satisfies the graduate programme admission requirements.

MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMME

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The applicant should possess a Bachelors degree (with honours) in a relevant field with a minimum
CGPA of 3.000, or
The applicant without sufficient academic qualification can be admitted into the programme subject
to any other requirement specified by the Faculty/Institute.
An applicant from a local public university who is in the final semester of his undergraduate study
programme may be considered for provisional admission provided his current CGPA or its
equivalent satisfies the graduate programme admission requirements.

SUMMARY:
CGPA
OR
GRADE IN PERCENTAGE (%)
Minimum CGPA 3.00
or
65%-69%
Minimum CGPA 2.75
or
60%-64%

PROGRAMME
WITH THESIS

WITHOUT THESIS

Subject to any other requirement specified by the

Faculty/Institute.

Higher Diploma (120 credits) equivalent to a Bachelor s Degree in UPM

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