Pre-Medical Foundation

The Pre-Medical (Pre-Med) Foundation Year (FY) is an alternative pathway into our Medicine programme. It consists of a series of stand-alone and integrated modules with a modularised assessment that equips students with a solid grounding in biomedical sciences.

Intake
Every September

Duration
9 months

Fees
Malaysian: RM40,000
International: RM45,000

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Course Structure

The FY modular structure follows the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
It is delivered in 2 semesters – Semester 1 (September to January) and Semester 2 (January to June), with each comprising of:
- 12 weeks of direct-contact teaching
- 1 week of revision
- 2 weeks of examinations

Fees

Malaysian Students: RM40,000
International Students: RM45,000

Financial Assistance

If you are a Malaysian student looking to enrol into RUMC, you may be eligible for financial assistance, such as PTPTN, EPF and more.

Discover your funding options below.

Financial Assistance

All students who are joining the 6-years programme would require to have a minimum of 5B’s in High School.

a. HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE LEVEL OR ITS EQUIVALENT

STPM/ A-Level

ABC or BBB in:

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics or Physics

International Baccalaureate

30 points (excluding bonus points) with a minimum of 2 HL and 1 SL in 3 Science subjects AND attained a minimum score of 4 at Higher Level each in:

Biology
Chemistry

1. University Matriculation

2. Foundation in Science

3. Pre-Medical Course

CGPA 3.0 (out of 4.0) including 3 subjects:

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics or Physics

providing the course is not less than 1 year in the same accredited institution AND 5B’s each in:

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics or Additional Mathematics
Physics
Another subject

In SPM/O-Level or its equivalent

1. Canadian Pre-University

2. Canadian International Matriculation Program (CIMP/Canadian Grade 12/13)

3. Ontario Secondary School Diploma Grade 12

Average of 85% in any 3 subjects:

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics or Physics

Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)

5 B4’s:

Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics or Additional Mathematics

1. Monash University Foundation Pre-University Programme (MUFY)

2. University of New South Wales (UNSW Foundation)

Aggregate or Average of 80% or the equivalent of B in any 3 subjects:

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics or Physics

1. Western Australia Curriculum Council

2. HSC Sydney Australia

3. Trinity College Foundation Studies

4. Australian Universities Foundation Programme

5. South Australian Matriculation (SAM)

6. Victoria Certificate of Education Australia (Year 12)

7. Australian Matriculation

80 ATAR provided the subjects include:

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics or Physics

Irish Leaving Certificate

450 points with

3 H3’s in 3 subjects:

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics or Physics

Indian Pre-University

Average of 80% in any 3 subjects with a score of 75% and above in each individual subject:

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics or Physics

*Applicants must hold a bona-fide certificate of completion issued by the CBSE or CISCE.

1. National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3

2. New Zealand Bursary

Average of 80% in any 3 subjects:

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics or Physics

America High School Diploma

CGPA 3.50 (out of 4.0) including competitive marks (without Advanced Placement) in the following subjects:

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics or Physics

General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi) Science
stream
95% – Entry into RUMC Foundation in Science (FIS)

CGPA 3.5 (out of 4.0)

Thai Matayom 6

Entry via Foundation in Science

Vietnam High School

Entry via Foundation in Science

b. DIPLOMAS AND DEGREES

Diploma in Health Sciences

CGPA 3.5 (out of 4.0) including 3 subjects:

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics or Physics

provided the course is not less than 5 semesters or 2 1⁄2 years in the same accredited institution

AND

2B’s each in:

Biology
Chemistry

3C’s each in:

English
Mathematics or Additional Mathematics
Physics

In SPM/O-Levels or its equivalent

Bachelor Degree in Health or Pure Science or Applied Sciences

CGPA 3.0 (out of 4.0) or Upper Second Class Honours (2:1)

Bachelor Degree in the Art or Humanities

–

**Applicants shall be required to pass an aptitude test and/or interview and/or a university entrance examination.

c. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

English Proficiency Test	Malaysian	International
1119 GCE-O / IGCSE First Language English	Minimum grade ‘B’	English Speaking Countries Exemption from sitting for IELTSNon- English Speaking Countries Require to sit for IELTS/PTE/TOEFL iBT
IELTS	Overall score of 6.5 with each component not less than 6.0
PTE Academic	Overall score of 58 with each component not less than 50
TOEFL iBT	Overall score of 80 with each component not less than 18

**Below are the list of countries which the UK government classifies as majority native English speaking (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/international/english-speaking-countries)

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada*
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
New Zealand
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
United States of America

Entry Requirement	Malaysian	International
Bahasa Malaysia (SPM)	Minimum grade ‘C’	Not Applicable

**Student who does not meet the criteria above is required to sit for the SPM BM paper and attain a minimum of grade ‘C’ before the completion of the RUMC Undergraduate Medicine programme.

Our Pre-Med programme consists of 8 modules, amounting to 60 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits in total.

Certain modules carry 5 credits while some others come with 10 credits.
The rationale behind the introduction of 10 credit modules into the FY was primarily to decrease the assessment burden on students in Semester 1 (being mindful of the challenges faced by some students on making the transition to tertiary level education).

Semester I	Semester II
Module 1: Introduction to Medical Physics (5 credits)
Module 2: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (10 credits)
Module 3: Introduction to Human Biology (5 credits)
Module 4: Human Systems I – Skin/Musculoskeletal System and Nervous System/Special Senses (10 credits)
Module 5: Human Systems II – Cardiovascular/Immune/GIT/Excretory Systems and Reproduction/Endocrine/Respiratory Systems (10 credits)
Module 6: Professionalism in the Health Sciences (10 credits)
	Module 7: Introduction to Disease, Diagnostics & Therapeutics (5 credits)
Module 8: Biomedical Laboratory Sciences (5 credits)

You are required to pass all modules for the successful completion of the Pre-Med Foundation Year programme and to progress into the 5-Year Medical Degree programme.

Firm offer will be provided upon the release of final results.

You should have the following list of scanned documents prepared to complete the online application.