Monash English

KPT/JPT (R/KJP/00617) - MQA/SWA0118

We are passionate about helping you get into the course of your dreams. The Monash English (ME) course is designed to help you get into Monash, providing English language training as a pathway to a Monash University degree. You’ll learn the Monash style of teaching and improve your reading, listening, speaking and writing skills so you will be prepared for your future studies.

At a glance

The number of weeks you need will depend on your current level of English proficiency and your chosen Monash course.

	20-Week	10-Week
Duration	20 weeks	10 weeks
Intakes*	February and August	May and October
Contact hours	400 hours (four hours of daily study on weekdays)	200 hours (four hours of daily study on weekdays)

*Click here for more details on the intake dates and application deadlines.

Entry requirements

The ME course is only available for students who have met the entry requirements (apart from the English language entry requirements) for the Monash University degree that they wish to study (the “destination degree”). Additionally, you must also meet the minimum language entry score listed below.

	20-WEEK		10-WEEK
APPROVED ENGLISH TEST	MONASH UNIVERSITY'S MINIMUM ENTRY SCORE¹	MINIMUM ENTRY SCORE FOR BACHELOR OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND MASTER OF BIOTECHNOLOGY^1,2	MONASH UNIVERSITY'S MINIMUM ENTRY SCORE¹
IELTS (Academic)/IELTS One Skill Retake (Academic)/IELTS Online (International English Language Testing System)	Overall score of 5.5 with no score lower than 5.0	Overall score of 6.0 with no score lower than 6.0	Overall score of 6.0 with no score lower than 5.5
PTE Academic³ (Pearson Test of English)	Overall score of 42 with no score lower than 36	Overall score of 50 with no score lower than 50	Overall score of 50 with no score lower than 42
TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Paper Edition⁴ (American Test of English as a Foreign Language) - from 21 January 2026	Overall score of 3 with Listening score: 2 Reading score: 2.5 Writing score: 3 Speaking score: 2.5	Overall score of 3.5 with Listening score: 3 Reading score: 3.5 Writing score: 4.5 Speaking score: 3.5	Overall score of 3.5 with Listening score: 2.5 Reading score: 3 Writing score: 4 Speaking score: 3
TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Paper Edition⁴ (American Test of English as a Foreign Language) - prior to 21 January 2026	Overall score of 46 with Listening score: 4 Reading score: 4 Writing score: 14 Speaking score: 14	Overall score of 60 with Listening score: 12 Reading score: 13 Writing score: 21 Speaking score: 18	Overall score of 60 with Listening score: 7 Reading score: 8 Writing score: 18 Speaking score: 16
C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency³ (Cambridge English Qualification)	Overall score of 162 with no score lower than 154	Overall score of 169 with no score lower than 169	Overall score of 169 with no score lower than 162

1 The published scores are based on Monash University’s English requirements and subject to change.
2 Monash English with the Bachelor of Human Nutrition and Master of Biotechnology as a destination degree has a higher passing score requirement. The 10-week ME is not applicable for a pathway to the Bachelor of Human Nutrition and the Master of Biotechnology.

3 Monash University does not accept Pearson Test of English (Academic) Online, TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition, or Cambridge Linguaskill General as satisfying the English entry requirement for any Monash course.
4 TOEFL Essentials is currently not accepted for entry into Monash English.

Using ME for entry into a Monash degree

Once you have successfully completed the Monash English (ME) course, you will have met the Monash University English language requirements for all Monash University undergraduate and postgraduate coursework degrees except for:

Information on using ME for entry into a PhD, or other research degrees is available in the Graduate Research Handbook (see English Language Proficiency).

It is important to note that the Malaysian Government also sets a minimum English language requirement for each Monash University degree. Should the Monash English’s requirement be lower than the government requirement for your destination degree, the higher requirement will still apply.

For example, the Malaysian Government generally sets the English requirement for Postgraduate courses at IELTS 6.0/TOEFL iBT 60/PTE Academic 59/C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency 169, though it may vary among courses. Based on this scenario, there are two ways you can approach this:

Enter ME with an IELTS minimum overall score of 6.0 or equivalent (accepted by Malaysian Government); or
Join ME with a minimum IELTS score of 5.5 or equivalent (see Entry Requirements table above) and sit for an IELTS (or equivalent test) once you have completed ME, and achieve a minimum overall score of 6.0 or equivalent (accepted by Malaysian Government).

Hence, Monash University reserves the right to ask you to undertake an approved English proficiency test to meet the English course requirements set by the Malaysian Government, even you have successfully completed Monash English. When you apply, you will be advised if you have met the Malaysian government requirements. You may also check with the Admissions Office on the government requirement of your destination degree to prepare for your additional English proficiency test (if required).

For further information, please contact us at mum.admissions@monash.edu.

Fees

In 2026, the annual tuition fees for this course are:

	Malaysian	International*
20-Week	RM11,600	RM12,000
10-Week	RM6900	RM7600

Other fees (Payable only once for ME)

Application - RM100
Registration - RM200
General amenities - RM100

*Starting 1 July 2025, a 6% service tax will apply to tuition and related fees for international students at private universities in Malaysia, including Monash University Malaysia. Please click here for more information.

Student Pass Application

For more details on the student pass application process and fee, please click here.

How to apply

You can submit an application for your preferred undergraduate/postgraduate course and express your interest to join the ME course.