SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

www.sgs.upm.edu.my

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT

DOCTORAL (PHD) DEGREE PROGRAMME

1. 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 Bachelor’s degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.750 (such an applicant may

apply direct admission even without a Master Degree).

2. Admission into the programme is subject to any other requirement specified by the Faculty/Institute.

3. 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

1. The applicant should possess a Bachelor’s degree (with honours) in a relevant field with a minimum

CGPA of 3.000, or

2. The applicant without sufficient academic qualification can be admitted into the programme subject

to any other requirement specified by the Faculty/Institute.

3. 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 (%)

PROGRAMME

WITH THESIS WITHOUT THESIS

Minimum CGPA 3.00

or

65%-69%

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Minimum CGPA 2.75

or

60%-64%

Subject to any other requirement specified by the

Faculty/Institute.

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