A master’s degree from the Sultan Idris Education University or any institution of higher learning recognised by the Senate; OR Other qualifications recognised by the Senate; AND Fulfilment of specific entry requirements imposed by the faculty concerned, as the case may be.
English Qualification Minimum Score
TOEFL
  1. Internet-based Test (iBT)
  2. Paper-based Test (PBT)
  3. Computer-based Test (CBT)
  4. *TOEFL ITP

61

500

173

500
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) / IELTS Indicator 5.5
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) 47
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) B1 First
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) 42
Malaysian University English Test (MUET) Band 4.5
Any test that equivalent to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B2
English Qualification Min. Score English Language courses that candidate need to take
IELTS or Equivalent 5.0 or equivalent Candidates can register under IGS and at the same time need to register and sit for English Language Proficiency Course (ELPC) level 4, AND re-sit for MUET and obtained 4.5 or equivalent in two (2) years.
<3.0 – 4.5 or equivalent Candidates cannot register under IGS and need to register and sit for English Placement Test (EPT) AND English Language Proficiency Course (ELPC) AND re-sit for MUET and obtained 4.5 or equivalent in two (2) years.
*TOEFL ITP 500 and above or equivalent Candidates can register under IGS and at the same time need to register and sit for English Language Proficiency Course (ELPC) level 4, AND re-sit for MUET and obtained 4.5 or equivalent in two (2) years.
Exemptions to the general English requirement are allowed in the following cases:

a) Candidate originating from a country that uses English as the primary language of speech or using an academic qualification from that country. This exemption also applies to candidates from Commonwealth countries.

b) Candidate use the academic qualification form the institutions that applied the English Language as a medium of Instruction – candidate need to provide the letter for that university verified the medium of instruction were taught in English Language.

c) Candidates taking Malay as the field of study or a field of study that uses Malay language as the medium of instruction.

d) Candidates from cognate countries (Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and South Thailand). However if the candidate want to write in English, candidate need to full the English requirement with IELTS minimum 5.0 or equivalent.

e) Candidate use the academic qualification from Malaysian local university.

Exemptions to the general English requirement are allowed in the following cases: f) Candidate applied the programme as followed :
Programme Field
Master of Art/ Doctor of Philosophy Arabic Language
Syariah
Usuluddin
Master of Education/ Doctor of Philosophy Islamic Education
AND will write the thesis in Arabic Language subject to fulfill one of the following requirement:

i) Candidate form Arabic Speaker Countries need to send the minimum Score of IELTS band 3.0 or equivalent before graduate and will be the graduation requirement; OR

ii) Candidates form Non-Arabic Speaker Countries need to send the minimum Score of IELTS band 3.0 or equivalent before graduate and will be the graduation requirement, AND sit for Arabic Placement Test (APT) with a minimum score of 80% in two (2) years