Enrolment for applicants with overseas qualifications
We believe that international students make a valuable contribution to the cultural and academic experience of a University. The University of Malta encourages applications from such students with suitable qualifications. Currently there are over 800 international students reading for undergraduate or postgraduate courses in Malta.
Application
Applicants with overseas qualifications may apply to courses at the University of Malta throughout the year. However applicants are advised to send their application to the Admissions and Records Office, as early as possible.
Applicants may apply through the electronic online application by clicking here
For information about Application Form deadlines please click here.
Processing of Applications
A letter of acknowledgement will be sent upon receipt of the application form. This will also indicate any further documentation or information required to process the application. After the evaluation process, applicants are informed of acceptance, or advised of alternative programmes available.
In the acceptance letter, applicants requiring visas will be duly informed and supplied with the necessary information they require in connection with the visa application process.
Conditional Acceptance
In case that at the time of application, a student still has to sit for examinations or is awaiting results, the applicant may proceed with the application, clearly stating exactly which examinations and subjects are still to be taken or which results still have to be received. In such cases applicants are to send the latest available results of previous examinations and/or their latest school report. The University of Malta will evaluate the information submitted and, where appropriate, will issue a conditional acceptance, indicating the results that need to be obtained prior to the 1st September.
Qualifications
A large number of overseas qualifications are accepted as satisfying the entry requirements to the University of Malta. Each application is treated on its own merits but, as a general rule, students in possession of qualifications that give access to universities in their home country are accepted provided that their qualifications are of comparable standard to those required by the University of Malta and the course applied for does not require Special Course Requirements.
The University of Malta accepts British Advanced Level certificates, the International Baccalaureate, the American Advanced Placement System and the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE). In some instances, applicants may be advised to follow a one year Foundation Studies Course.
Maltese is not a requisite for overseas students. The language of instruction is English except for those particular language courses which may require students to be fluent in the relevant language. Applicants are required to have a good command of written and spoken English. Students from overseas whose first language is not English must supply evidence of their level of proficiency. The following grades are required in the examinations indicated below:
| TOFEL
| IELTS
| Cambridge***
|
Paper-Based
| Internet-Based
|
|
| Foundation Studies Course | 500
| 61
| 5.5
| First Certificate
|
| Undergraduate Degree Course* | 550
| 80
| 6.0
| Advanced Certificate
|
Postgraduate Degree Course**
| 600
| 95
| 6.5
| Advanced Certificate
|
* For Undergraduate Degree Courses:
IELTS: no less than 6.0 in Writing and no less than 5.5 in any other element
TOEFL: - Paper-Based Test: a minimum score of TWE 3.5
- Internet-Based Test: a writing score of at least 20
** For Postgraduate Degree Courses:
IELTS: a minimum of 6.0 in each element
TOEFL: - Paper-Based Test: a minimum score of TWE 4.0
- Internet-Based Test: a writing score of at least 24
*** Cambridge Certificates: a pass at a Grade C or better is required.
For pre-degree courses: a score of at least 17 points in TOEFL (IBT) or IELTS 5.0 in the reading and writing components is required.
If, when applying, you are still awaiting your English Language proficiency results, the University will issue a conditional letter of acceptance.
To gain more confidence and improve their level of proficiency in the language, students can attend one of the English language courses organised by the Malta University Language School
List of Courses
Special Course Requirements for courses Academic Calendar 2011-2012
Academic Calendar 2012-2013
Public Holidays in Malta (academic year 2011-2012)
Public Holidays in Malta (academic year 2012-2013)
