To enter NUMed Malaysia, students must satisfy the academic, English language proficiency and age requirements of the University set out below.
Students who have completed SPM, O-level, or equivalent programmes must first complete a recognised pre-university qualification as a basic requirement for entry to an undergraduate degree at NUMed Malaysia. While NUMed Malaysia does not currently offer any pre-university or foundation courses, it is planned that Foundation Programmes for Medicine and Biomedical Science will be offered in the future.
Selection will be based on a combination of:
We recognise that students will apply with a range of qualifications. While we consider each applicant on an individual basis taking into account the information you provide in your application, including your past academic performance and potential, you need to demonstrate a high level of academic achievement and excellent results in your pre-university examinations.
You should note that whatever pre-university qualifications you offer, they should include the science subjects Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics at a level equivalent to A-Level, International Baccalaureate Diploma or STPM.
The examination grade requirements given below are indicative only.
A-Levels: Normally 15 points at A2 level (A=5; B=4; C=3; D=2; E=1).
Normally we take the three highest ‘A’ level grades offered, however further consideration may be given to additional academic achievement.
We do not accept General Studies or Critical Thinking as A2 level entry qualifications.International Baccalaureate Diploma: Normally 37 points including the additional points available for the Theory of Knowledge / Extended Essay.
STPM: Normally 12 points, based upon the total of the best three SGP scores in the required science subjects. Further consideration may be given to additional academic achievement.
United Examination Certificate (UEC): Normally a score of 1, based upon the average of the best five subjects, including the required science subjects. Scores are calculated: A1=1; A2=2; B3-3; B4=4; B5=5; B6=6; C7=7; C8=8.
Ministry of Education Matriculation: CGPA of 4, including the required science subjects.
Australian Year 12 (ATAR): Based on ATAR score of 90 as reflected on the transcript.
Ontario Grade 12: 86%, based on the average of six best Grade 12 subjects, including the required science subjects.
Sri Lanka A-levels: Normally 15 points (A=5; B=4; C=3; D=2; E=1). Normally we take the three highest ‘A’ level grades offered in the required science subjects, however further consideration may be given to additional academic achievement.
All India Senior School Certificate: 85%, based on the average of the best four academic subjects, including the required science subjects.
Indian School Certificate: 80%, based on the average of the best four academic subjects, including the required science subjects.
Indonesia UNIPREP/UNSW: CGPA of 9 as shown on transcript, including the required science subjects.
Foundation in Science: Monash University Foundation Year score of 340 or above. Additionally, foundation programmes in science of at least 12 months duration from other colleges and universities will be considered on a case by case basis, with a minimum CGPA of 3.5 or equivalent.
Degree: Graduate applications from candidates with a scientific background will be considered. Applicants must have achieved, or expect to achieve, at least an upper second class honours degree (or equivalent).
Applicants offering qualifications other than those listed above should email admissions@newcastle.edu.my to check if their qualifications are acceptable or not.
If you accept an offer from NUMed Malaysia, you must provide us with original or certified copies of your qualification documents prior to commencing the course.
Please note that a UKCAT result is not currently required for entry to NUMed Malaysia.
You must be proficient in both spoken and written English. You can demonstrate this through the IELTS test, or equivalent (e.g. MUET). An IELTS minimum overall score of 7 (or MUET 4), with no individual band less than 6.5 must be achieved.
Your proficiency in English will be judged further at the Medical Student Interview.
You should be at least 18 years of age at the time of enrolment (i.e. 23rd September 2013), or shortly thereafter.
You will be required to comply with both the minimum health requirements determined by the Malaysian Medical Council and those of the NUMed Malaysia Immunisation and Infection Risk Policy.
Immunity against the following is required: Tetanus; Varicella (Chicken Pox); Diphtheria; Measles; Mumps; Rubella; TB.
All applicants who accept an offer from NUMed Malaysia are required to complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire, and shortly after enrolment you will be required to undergo a medical and occupational health check (paid for by NUMed Malaysia). This will include any required immunisations you do not currently have and screening you for blood borne viruses. You will be asked to declare any serious physical or mental illness or disability, and/or serious communicable disease which may impact upon your future practice. Failure to disclose such information may be grounds for discontinuation of your studies if health problems come to light which were not declared at the time of application.
All potential medical students are required to disclose at the time of application whether they have any criminal record which may make them unsuitable to study or practise medicine. You are invited to discuss with NUMed Malaysia the relevance of any caution or conviction you may have received at the time of application. We reserve the right to withdraw an offer if an applicant does not declare any relevant caution or conviction in their application. Also NUMed Malaysia reserves the right to discontinue a student’s studies if evidence of criminal activity comes to light during the course of their studies.
If you wish to undertake any components of your study in the UK you will be required to undertake a UK Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) enhanced disclosure check to ensure you are ‘fit to practise.’ The University School reserves the right to refuse the opportunity to study in the UK on receipt of an unsatisfactory disclosure. See http://www.ncl.ac.uk/mbbs/course/outelectives.htm for further information.
Any statement regarding circumstances which may have seriously impaired your studies in the final year of your pre-university education that you may wish to put forward for special consideration must be submitted at the time of application. You should note that NUMed Malaysia will not give special consideration to such statements made at a later time.
You must note that there is no opportunity to transfer your enrolment from the Newcastle MBBS programme delivered in Malaysia to the equivalent course delivered at our campus in the UK.
Except in very exceptional circumstances, NUMed Malaysia does not accept students applying for credit transfer from other medical schools or other degree programmes.
While the Newcastle University medical degrees offered at NUMed Malaysia are principally to cater for the Malaysian market, applications from non-Malaysian citizens are welcomed.
However applicants from non-Malaysian citizens for entry to the NUMed Malaysia MBBS programme should read carefully the information provided at Career Path and Quality Assurance & Accreditation.
Please note that MB BS places are not available at NUMed Malaysia for citizens of the UK or from countries of the EC. Such applicants should apply through the UK UCAS system for a place at our UK campus.
It is a requirement that all international students receive approval from the Malaysian Immigration Department and a Student Pass. Application for a Student Pass will be managed by NUMed Malaysia. Please note that it is the prerogative of the Malaysian Immigration Department and the Ministry of Higher Education to approve or reject any visa application.