Minimum Entry Requirements
For admission into the BDS programme, applicants are required to satisfy the Science subjects and English language requirements as well as perform satisfactorily at the Admission Assessment Interview. Please note that the grades required for admission into the BDS programme may be higher due to the competitiveness of the admission exercise. Only applicants who satisfy the subjects and language requirements would be invited to attend the Admission Assessment Interview.

Science Subjects Requirement:

EXAMINATIONS	REQUIREMENTS
A-level	BBC
STPM	B+B+B+
Australian Matriculation	80% (aggregate) or TER/UAI 85
NCEA Level 3	80%
Canadian Pre-University (CPU)	85% (aggregate)
Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)	A2 B3 B4
Australian University Foundation Programmes	85% aggregate
Indian Pre-University	A score of not less than 80% in 3 science subjects and an average of not less than 85% in all subjects.
Ministry of Education Matriculation	cGPA 3.5
Diploma in Science Diploma in Microbiology } UiTM	cGPA 3.5
International Baccalaureate (IB)	Not less than 33 points
American High School Diploma with Advanced Placement	cGPA of not less than 3.5. Two of the sciences must be AP courses and must have a score of not less than 4 in each subject.
First Degree	BSc (Hons) 2nd class upper / cGPA 3.5

English Language Requirements
The Ministry of Higher Education stipulates that all students entering universities in Malaysia must sit for MUET regardless of having other English qualifications. International students are not required to sit for MUET.

In addition to this, all registered students are required to sit for the IMU English Placement Test during the orientation week.

Interested applicants who do not have the English requirement at the point of application must include proof of having signed up for the respective English tests when submitting an application. Students are advised not to take English tests at the last minute.

For Medical, Dentistry & Pharmacy Programmes Only
All applicants are expected to obtain at least band score of 6.5 in IELTS upon submission of an application. However, student opting for the Partner University option would be expected to obtain an IELTS band score of 7.0 or above prior to entering the matching exercise. In 2010, all applicants are expected to obtain at least an overall band score of 7.0 or better in IELTS upon submission of an application.

Health Requirements
In accordance with Malaysian Dental Council recommendations, applicants who test positive for Anti-HIV (Human Immunodeficiency virus), HBsAg (Hepatitis B virus) or HCV RNA (Hepaptitis C virus) will not be accepted for the dental course.

Requirement To Transfer To Partner Dental School
Students shall need to complete the Phase I programme successfully and fulfill the English requirement of partner dental schools as stated above before they are eligible to transfer to Partner Dental Schools to continue their dental education.