Master's Programme by Coursework Mode
1. Applicants for Master’s programme by coursework must fulfill the following requirements:
i. A bachelor’s degree in the field1 or related field or equivalent with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 or equivalent, from UPNM or any recognised university by the Senate; or
ii. A bachelor’s degree in the field1 or related field or equivalent with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 and not meeting a CGPA of 2.50, can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment; or
iii. Candidate without a qualification in the related field1 or working experience in the relevant field1 must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the University and meet the minimum CGPA based on Clause 1 (i) and/or Clause 1 (ii) of the above. or
iv. Other qualifications recognised by the Senate that are obtained through Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) - Level 7 (APEL-7).
2. Applicants for Master's programme by coursework in Computer Science must fulfill the following requirements:
i. A bachelor’s degree in Computing or in the field or related fields or equivalent with a minimum CGPA of 2.75 or equivalent qualification from UPNM or any recognised university by the Senate; or
ii. A bachelor’s degree in Computing or in the field or related fields or equivalent with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 or equivalent from UPNM or any recognised university by the Senate not meeting a CGPA of 2.75 can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment; or
iii. A bachelor’s degree in Computing or in the field or related fields or equivalent with a CGPA less than 2.50 or equivalent from UPNM or any recognised university by the Senate can be accepted subject to a minimum of five (5) years working experience in any relevant field and rigorous internal assessment; or
iv. Candidates without a qualification in the related fields or relevant working experience must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the Senate and meet the minimum CGPA based on Clause 2 (i) and/or Clause 2 (ii) and/or Clause 2 (iii) of the above.
v. Other qualifications recognised by the Senate that are obtained through Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL A Certificate APEL T-7).
Master's Programme by Research Mode
3. Applicants for master's programme by research must fulfil the following requirements:
i. A bachelor’s degree in the field or related fields to the programme with a minimum CGPA of 2.75, as accepted by the UPNM Senate; or
ii. A bachelor’s degree in the field or related fields or equivalent to the programme with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 and not meeting a CGPA of 2.75 can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment. or
iii. A bachelor’s degree in the field or related fields or equivalent to the programme with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 and not meeting CGPA of 2.50, can be accepted subject to a minimum of 5 years working experience in relevant field and rigorous internal assessment.
iv. Applicants without a qualification in the related fields or relevant working experience must undergo appropriate
prerequisite courses determined by the Senate and meet the minimum CGPA based on Clause 3 (i), Clause 3 (ii) and Clause 3 (iii) of the above; or
v. Qualification obtained through Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL A Certificate (APEL T-7) and with working experience in the field or related to the programme.
4. Applicants for master programme in Computer Science must fulfil the following requirements:
i. A bachelor’s degree in computing or in science and technology or related to computing with a minimum CGPA of 3.00 or equivalent qualification from UPNM or any recognised university by the Senate; or
ii. A bachelor’s degree in computing or in science and technology or related to computing or equivalent qualification with a minimum CGPA of 2.75 and not meeting a CGPA of 3.00 can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment. or
iii. A bachelor’s degree in computing or in science and technology or related to computing or equivalent qualification not meeting a CGPA of 2.75 can be accepted subject to a minimum of five (5) years working experience in any relevant field.
vi. Applicants without a qualification in the related fields or relevant working experience must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the Senate and meet the minimum CGPA based on Clause 4 (i), Clause 4 (ii) and Clause 4 (iii) of the above. or
vii. Qualification obtained through Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL A Certificate (APEL T-7) and with working experience in the field or related to the programme.
PhD Programmes by Research Mode
5. Applicants for Doctoral (PhD) programmes must fulfil the following requirements:
i. A master’s degree in the field or related fields to the programme from UPNM or any recognised university by the Senate. or
ii. Other qualifications that are recognised by the Senate and/ or Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) as equivalent to a master’s degree.
iii. Applicants without a related qualification in the field/s or working experience in the relevant fields must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the Senate.
6. Applicants for Doctoral (PhD) programme in Computer Science
A master’s degree or equivalent and candidates must have completed at least one (1) of their earlier degrees (Master or Bachelor) in Computing or related to computing.