Matriculation
The matriculation cycle is just one year in length (two semesters) and designed to prepare well-qualified upper secondary graduates, as gauged by performance in the SPM, for entry into top-ranked universities. Students are streamed into Science, Accountancy and Technical streams.
And compulsory instruction is offered at Matriculation Colleges and MARA Colleges only. The curriculum is uniform and dictated by the Ministry of Education. Core subjects include: mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and computer science (science stream); mathematics, accounting, business management and economics (accountancy stream); and mathematics, engineering chemistry, engineering physics and engineering studies (technical stream).
Additional compulsory subjects for all students include: English, Islamic studies or moral studies, Malaysian studies, communication skills and information technology.
Examinations delivered by the Ministry are taken at the end of each semester. The final examination is known as the Matrikulasi (Matriculation), and final results will also include scores from in-class assessment.