Compulsory Subjects / Mata Pelajaran Wajib (MPW)
About the Compulsory Subjects (MPW)
Description:
These are Compulsory Subjects - otherwise known as Mata Pelajaran Wajib (MPW) as required by the Ministry of Higher Education under the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 (Act 555).
Enrolment for the MPW subjects can be done simultaneously during the enrolment period.
Units of Study:
| MPW subjects | ||||||||
| No. | Subject code | Subject | Meant for | |||||
| Foundation | Diploma | Degree | ||||||
| Malaysian | International | Malaysian | International | Malaysian | International | |||
| 1 | MPW 1113 / 2113 |
Bahasa Kebangsaan A |
 (Only those without credit in BM at SPM level) |
(Only those without credit in BM at SPM level) |
(Only those without credit in BM at SPM level) |
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| 2 | MPW 1123 / 2123 | Bahasa Kebangsaan B | |
optional | optional | |||
| 3 | MPW 1133 / 2133 | Malaysian Studies | |
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optional | |
optional |
| 4 | MPW 1143 / 2143 | Islamic Studies | (Muslim only) |
(Muslim only) |
(Muslim only) |
optional (Muslim only) |
(Muslim only) |
optional (Muslim only) |
| 5 | MPW 1153 / 2153 | Moral Studies | (Non-Muslim only) |
(Non-Muslim only) |
(Non-Muslim only) |
optional (Non-Muslim only) |
(Non-Muslim only) |
optional (Non-Muslim only) |
To take note:
| No. | Malaysian Students | International Students |
| 1 | It is compulsory to take the MPW units | Compulsory for those at Foundation level only. Direct entry Diploma & Degree students may take the MPW units if they want to. |
| 2 | It is compulsory to pass all the MPW units. | Not required to pass but for Foundation students they must enrol and sit for the exam. |
| 3 | Foundation students must take the MPW units while they are in Foundation. | International Foundation students must take but need not pass the MPW units to proceed to Degree. |
| 4 | Direct entry Diploma & Degree students may proceed with their studies to final year while trying to pass the MPW units. However they must pass all the MPW units in order to graduate with a Diploma or Degree. | Not applicable to Diploma and Degree International students. |
| MPW CALENDER | |||
| Semester | Course Level | Teaching Period | Unit Contact (Hours) |
| Summer | Foundation | January - February | 7 weeks x 7 hours |
| Semester One | Diploma / Degree | March - June | 14 weeks x 3.5 hours |
| Semester Two | Diploma / Degree | August - December | 14 weeks x 3.5 hours |