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Malaysia Admissions Requirements

Malaysia Admissions Requirements

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Prerequisite Equivalencies

  1. Review the program pages or international viewbook.
  2. Find your program(s) of choice.
  3. Review the international admission requirements for the exact required courses for your program(s) of interest.
  4. Come back to this page to find more specific information on the required courses and how we calculate your average.
Prerequisite Equivalencies
Required Courses Malaysia STPM Malaysia UEC (Senior)
Senior or Grade 12 English STPM English or SPM English UEC English
Senior or Grade 12 Mathematics covering algebra, trigonometry and functions STPM Mathematics T UEC Mathematics covering Algebra, Trigonometry and Functions*
Senior or Grade 12 Mathematics covering Calculus STPM Mathematics T UEC Mathematics covering Calculus
Senior or Grade 12 Mathematics covering Statistics

STPM Mathematics M

UEC Mathematics covering Statistics*
Senior or Grade 12 Biology STPM Biology UEC Biology
Senior or Grade 12 Chemistry STPM Chemistry UEC Chemistry
Senior or Grade 12 Physics STPM Physics UEC Physics

*Detailed course descriptions may be requested for subjects which are required for admission.

Minimum Requirements

STPM Requirements

  • Five academic subjects are required for admission including a minimum of three STPM subjects and two SPM subjects.

UEC Requirements

  • Five academic subjects all at the UEC level are required for admission.

Grading Scale

Malaysia Grade Equivalency Chart: STPM Grade Scale
Canadian Equivalent Malaysia STPM Grade Value STPM Equivalent
90 - 100% 4.00 A
85 - 89% 3.67 A
80 - 84% 3.33 B
77 - 79% 3.00 B
73 - 76% 2.67 B
70 - 72% 2.33 C
65 - 69% 2.00 C
60 - 64% 1.67 C-
55 - 59% 1.33 D
50 - 54% 1.00 D-
0 - 49% 0.00 F
Malaysia Grade Equivalency Chart: UEC Grade Scale
Canadian Equivalent Malaysia UEC Grade Valule STPM Equivalent
85 - 100% A1 - Distinction A
80 - 84% A2 - Distinction A
75 - 79% B3 - Credit B+
70 - 74% B4 - Credit B-
65 - 69% B5 - Credit C+
60 - 64% B6 - Credit C
55 - 59% C7 - Pass D+
50 - 54% C8 - Pass D
0 - 49% F9 - Fail F
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