Verified programme sheet
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme is a foundation route in study at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) under foundation programme. Review the verified field sheet below for admissions, fees, recognition, and official source links.
Duration
1 year / 3 semesters / 50 credits
Tuition
Local: Registration RM1,300 + estimated total tuition RM21,000 for the duration of study, excluding hostel; compulsory medical check-up estimated RM230. International: total tuition RM31,500 / estimated USD7,875 for the 1-year programme, excluding EMGS and hostel fees; page states effective May 2026 and subject to 6% SST.
Intakes
UTP publishes local and international foundation intakes separately. The reviewed international page showed January / May / September 2026 cycles. Please verify the current intake window directly with UTP.
Campus
UTP, Seri Iskandar, Perak
Admissions
Entry, English, and application checks
These details are taken directly from the verified programme markdown and surfaced in full below.
Academic entry
UTP publishes one foundation programme with streams aligned to later degree pathways. Local applicants: Engineering & Science pathways require Grade C in Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at SPM; or equivalent O-Level/IGCSE pattern. Information Systems / Information Technology require Grade C in Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics and two non-language subjects at SPM; or equivalent O-Level/IGCSE pattern. Computer Science requires Grade C in Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics and another subject at SPM; or equivalent O-Level/IGCSE pattern. Business Management requires Grade C in Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics and two other subjects at SPM; or equivalent O-Level/IGCSE pattern.
English requirement
Local: minimum Grade C (Credit) in Bahasa Inggeris at SPM is stated on the local foundation entry page. International: not clearly separated on the reviewed foundation international entry page; UTP directs international applicants to its country-specific qualification list.
Additional checks
Local: candidate must be a Malaysian citizen; application must be made using final examination semester results; minimum Grade C in Bahasa Melayu at SPM. International foundation page also states application must be made using final examination semester results and that country-specific qualification equivalencies apply.
Funding
Scholarships that may fit this programme
These 6 institution awards publish level coverage that aligns with this foundation route, together with the application notes and source links currently captured in the markdown files.
1 UTP Graduate Assistantship Scheme (GA)
Research-oriented postgraduate applicants
Research-oriented postgraduate applicants
Levels
Foundation • Diploma • Bachelor's Degree
Apply
1. Select research area / topic from the provided list only 2. Submit through the UTP Admission Portal 3. Select GA under Financial & Scholarship Information
1 Yayasan UTP Prestigious Scholarship (Postgraduate)
Postgraduate
Not clearly stated on the current scheme page
Postgraduate
Levels
Foundation • Diploma • Bachelor's Degree
Deadline
Temporarily unavailable
2 TAZU Full Foundation Sponsorship Programme
Foundation
Foundation
Levels
Foundation • Diploma • Bachelor's Degree
2 UTP Graduate Research Assistantship Scheme (GRA)
Full-time research students
Full-time research students
Levels
Foundation • Diploma • Bachelor's Degree
2 Yayasan UTP Scholarship (Undergraduate)
Undergraduate
Not clearly stated on the current scheme page
Undergraduate
Levels
Foundation • Diploma • Bachelor's Degree
Apply
1. PETRONAS Education Sponsorship portal 2. YUTP Full Undergraduate Scholarship application form
3 TAZU Academic Grant
Scholarship offered by Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP).
Levels
Foundation • Diploma • Bachelor's Degree
Outcomes
Career pathways and progression
Shown exactly as published or summarised in the verified source.
Foundation is published as a pathway into UTP undergraduate engineering, science, business management and computing programmes; separate career prospects are not explicitly listed for the foundation itself.
Source Of Truth
Full verified programme sheet
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Centre for Foundation Studies
Foundation
Full-time
1 year / 3 semesters / 50 credits
UTP, Seri Iskandar, Perak
UTP publishes local and international foundation intakes separately. The reviewed international page showed January / May / September 2026 cycles. Please verify the current intake window directly with UTP.
Local: Registration RM1,300 + estimated total tuition RM21,000 for the duration of study, excluding hostel; compulsory medical check-up estimated RM230. International: total tuition RM31,500 / estimated USD7,875 for the 1-year programme, excluding EMGS and hostel fees; page states effective May 2026 and subject to 6% SST.
Foundation is published as a pathway into UTP undergraduate engineering, science, business management and computing programmes; separate career prospects are not explicitly listed for the foundation itself.
UTP publishes one foundation programme with streams aligned to later degree pathways. Local applicants: Engineering & Science pathways require Grade C in Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at SPM; or equivalent O-Level/IGCSE pattern. Information Systems / Information Technology require Grade C in Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics and two non-language subjects at SPM; or equivalent O-Level/IGCSE pattern. Computer Science requires Grade C in Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics and another subject at SPM; or equivalent O-Level/IGCSE pattern. Business Management requires Grade C in Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics and two other subjects at SPM; or equivalent O-Level/IGCSE pattern.
Local: minimum Grade C (Credit) in Bahasa Inggeris at SPM is stated on the local foundation entry page. International: not clearly separated on the reviewed foundation international entry page; UTP directs international applicants to its country-specific qualification list.
Local: candidate must be a Malaysian citizen; application must be made using final examination semester results; minimum Grade C in Bahasa Melayu at SPM. International foundation page also states application must be made using final examination semester results and that country-specific qualification equivalencies apply.
(R3/0011/3/0066) (07/29) (A4231)
Recognition
Award, delivery, and recognition
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Accreditation / Recognition
(R3/0011/3/0066) (07/29) (A4231)
Award
Foundation
Division
Centre for Foundation Studies
Study mode
Full Time
Programme family
Foundation Programme
Notes
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