Postgraduate Diploma and Master’s Programmes

A relevant Master's degree with good grades from IIUM or any other institutes of higher learning recognized by the IIUM Senate in the relevant area.

Or Any other certificates that are recognized as equivalent to a Master's degree and relevant professional experience that is recognized by the Senate in the relevant area.

Doctoral programmes

A relevant Master's degree with good grades from IIUM or any other institutes of higher learning recognized by the IIUM Senate in the relevant area.

Or Any other certificates that are recognized as equivalent to a Master's degree and relevant professional experience that is recognized by the Senate in the relevant area.

English Language Requirements

Students interested in pursuing a programme that is taught in English must demonstrate their proficiency in the English language through one of the following

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
• Test administered by the International English Language Testing Services (IELTS)
• IIUM’s English Placement Test (EPT).

Type Of Programme	Minimum TOEFL Score	Minimum IELTS Score
PhD and Master of English language/ literature	(Entry requirement) Paper-based : 600 Computer-based : 250 Internet-based : 100	(Entry requirement) 7.0 Overall band score
PhD in Laws and Master of Comparative Laws	(Entry requirement) Paper-based : 550 Computer-based : 213 Internet-based : 79 (Graduation requirement) Paper-based : 600 Computer-based : 250 Internet-based : 100	(Entry requirement) 6.0 individual bands       (Graduation requirement) 7.0 Overall band score
Other programmes with English as the medium of instruction	(Entry requirement) Paper-based : 550 Computer-based : 213 Internet-based : 79	(Entry requirement) 6.0 Overall band score
Ph.D and Master’s programmes in the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge, Laws, ISTAC, INSTED and IIBF (by research and thesis in the Arabic language)	(Graduation requirement) Paper-based : 500 Computer-based : 173 Internet -based : 61	(Graduation requirement) 5.0 Overall Band score
Ph.D and Master in Arabic Language/Literature and bilingual (English/Arabic) programme	(Entry requirement) Paper-based : 500 Computer-based : 173 Internet-based : 61	(Entry requirement) 5.0 Overall Band score

Students who have been offered admission but are unable to fulfil the English requirement before the semester of enrolment have two years to do so. Should they fail to fulfil the requirement within the period, the offer of admission is automatically withdrawn.

For any of the bilingual programmes, a student may enrol in a provisional admission that would allow him or her to register concurrently for English and the programme’s courses.

Students in programmes taught exclusively in Arabic may take up English proficiency courses concurrently with their departmental courses, provided that they have been exempted from Arabic after sitting for the Arabic Placement Test (APT) and obtaining a score of at least 500 in TOEFL or 5.0 in IELTS or EPT before they register for their research projects or comprehensive examinations.

The minimum scores required are as follow:

Arabic Language Requirements

Students seeking entry into programmes taught in Arabic must pass the IIUM administered Arabic Placement Test (APT). Those who fail in this test have one academic year during which they can try again. The offer of admission is withdrawn if they cannot fulfil the requirement within a year