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Private university in Miri, Malaysia

Curtin University, Malaysia Admission Requirements 2027

Curtin University, Malaysia is the Sarawak branch campus of Australia's Curtin University, based in Miri, and sets its own fees and admission separate from the Perth campus. International undergraduate tuition runs from about RM 37,800 a year for the Bachelor of Commerce to about RM 51,100 a year for Bachelor of Engineering programmes, with a general IELTS 6.0 entry floor.

Verified 7 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
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Tuition
RM37,800 to RM51,100
per year
English test
IELTS 6
waiver possible
Acceptance rate
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Application fee
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Requirements

Bachelor's degree

All courses at Curtin Malaysia are taught in English. Academic entry requirements are assessed per programme against the applicant's prior qualification, with each application reviewed case by case.

English language

General floor: IELTS 6.0. Applicants at IELTS 5.5 (no band below 5.0) can take Curtin's Foundation English units before their main programme. Test results are valid for two years.

Postgraduate

Postgraduate coursework programmes typically require a higher English floor, around IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0 (confirmed for the Master of Public Health); specific academic entry requirements are set per programme and school.

Documents

  • Completed online registration and application through Curtin's applicant portal
  • Qualification documents: transcript and award certificate
  • English language qualification documents
  • Identification document (passport or IC), submitted in PDF, maximum 10MB per document
  • Documents required for the EMGS Visa Approval Letter application after an offer is accepted: passport, offer letter, academic certificates and transcripts, health declaration, eligibility letter (per Curtin's Annex V checklist)
  • Passport-size photographs for the visa application (3.5cm x 4.5cm, white background)

How to apply

  1. Check entry and English requirements for the intended course on Curtin Malaysia's admission requirements pages.
  2. Go to the Curtin Malaysia website, select Apply Now, then Register and Apply, and complete all mandatory fields.
  3. Submit supporting documents (transcripts, English evidence, identification) as PDFs.
  4. Receive the Letter of Offer, typically within three working days once documents are complete.
  5. Accept the offer, then log in and apply directly to Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) for the Visa Approval Letter (VAL); do not book travel until this is approved.
  6. Applicants from countries that need one apply for a Single Entry Visa (SEV) at the Malaysian representative office named on the offer letter once the VAL (valid six months) is issued.
  7. Travel to Malaysia, then complete post-arrival medical screening and Student Pass registration through Curtin's Student Services Department.

English test waiver

Applicants at IELTS 5.5 (no individual band below 5.0) can take Curtin's Foundation English units before starting a degree. Different programmes set their own IELTS requirement and Curtin assesses each application case by case; postgraduate coursework programmes are typically higher, around IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0.

Sources, checked 7 September 2026
  1. https://curtin.edu.my/study/admission-requirements/
  2. https://curtin.edu.my/study/admission-requirements/english-language-entry-requirements/
  3. https://curtin.edu.my/study/fee/course-fees-2026/
  4. https://curtin.edu.my/study/undergraduate/bachelor-of-commerce/
  5. https://curtin.edu.my/study/undergraduate/bachelor-engineering-electrical-electronic/
  6. https://curtin.edu.my/study/foundation/foundation-engineering-science/
  7. https://curtin.edu.my/student/personal-support/international/student-visa/
  8. https://curtin.edu.my/study/applying/how-to-apply/