The Nottingham Foundation Programme provides pre-university preparation for further study at Nottingham Malaysia. It combines academic skills and communication with modules chosen around an intended degree pathway. GoUni guidance: choose the route with your target degree in mind, especially where mathematics or science prerequisites apply. Confirm both foundation entry requirements and the separate progression conditions for your chosen degree. Completing foundation is not an unconditional guarantee of admission to every programme.
Entry requirements
A-Level
DDD · 2026 entry. Moral Studies and Religious Studies are excluded where applicable. The intended undergraduate pathway may impose additional subject prerequisites before Foundation entry/progression. Critical Thinking and General Studies are excluded.
English: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each element, or accepted equivalent. Applicants at IELTS 5.5 overall with no less than 5.0 in each element may be admitted with the mandatory In-Sessional English module.
IGCSE
Minimum 5 Cs · Relevant subjects are considered; pathway-specific prerequisites may apply. · 2026 entry. Moral Studies and Religious Studies are excluded where applicable. The intended undergraduate pathway may impose additional subject prerequisites before Foundation entry/progression.
English: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each element, or accepted equivalent. Applicants at IELTS 5.5 overall with no less than 5.0 in each element may be admitted with the mandatory In-Sessional English module.
SPM
Minimum 5 Cs · Relevant subjects are considered; pathway-specific prerequisites may apply. · 2026 entry. Moral Studies and Religious Studies are excluded where applicable. The intended undergraduate pathway may impose additional subject prerequisites before Foundation entry/progression.
English: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each element, or accepted equivalent. Applicants at IELTS 5.5 overall with no less than 5.0 in each element may be admitted with the mandatory In-Sessional English module.
STPM
C+C+C+ · 2026 entry. Moral Studies and Religious Studies are excluded where applicable. The intended undergraduate pathway may impose additional subject prerequisites before Foundation entry/progression. Pengajian Am is excluded.
English: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each element, or accepted equivalent. Applicants at IELTS 5.5 overall with no less than 5.0 in each element may be admitted with the mandatory In-Sessional English module.
UEC
5 B6s · 2026 entry. Moral Studies and Religious Studies are excluded where applicable. The intended undergraduate pathway may impose additional subject prerequisites before Foundation entry/progression. Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese Language are excluded.
English: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each element, or accepted equivalent. Applicants at IELTS 5.5 overall with no less than 5.0 in each element may be admitted with the mandatory In-Sessional English module.
Tuition fees
Annual tuitionRM 35,000
Fee year2026
Fees are indicative and may be revised by the institution. GoUni can help you confirm the latest payable amount before application.
Intakes
AprilSeptember
About University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM)
University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM)
Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
University of Nottingham Malaysia opened in 2000 as the University of Nottingham’s Malaysian branch campus and is based in Semenyih, Selangor. Students follow the…