pharmacySee also competitive-entry programmes, 30, 34, 48, 62, 64, 119, 121, 277, 289

portfolios. See supplementary admission procedures

Post University Matriculation Examination, 278–279, 281

private higher education sector, xiii, 3, 28, 30, 56–60, 62, 64–67, 74, 79, 94, 98, 118–120, 127, 143–144, 146–147, 152, 157, 171–173, 175, 179, 186–187, 190, 196– 200, 211, 215, 226, 230, 241–243, 246, 248, 250, 255–258, 260, 263, 265–266, 268, 273–274, 285, 288, 290, 195–296, 299

professional courses/programmes. See professional degrees

professional degrees, 10, 30, 80–81, 96, 119, 121, 124, 129, 157, 159, 161, 164, 180, 201, 211, 245, 253–260, 264, 289, 294, 299

quotas, 34, 63, 79, 148, 150, 152–153, 174, 176–178, 187, 198, 200, 202, 209, 235–236, 246–247, 249–250, 265–266

reserved places. See quotas

restricted-entry programmes. See competitive-entry programmes

SAT, xiii, 4, 16, 17, 22, 113, 285, 286–287, 290–291, 298

Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia, 58–68

supplementary selection procedures, 10–11, 15, 62, 79–80, 85, 107–109, 112, 129, 139, 181, 198, 200, 202, 209, 222

Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test, 161–162, 164

telematic universities. See distance-learning programmes

Tertiary Entrance Rank, 78–82, 84

Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences Admission Test, 80

Undergraduate Placement Examination, 192

Unified State Examination, 214–222, 299

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, 282

Uniform Mark Scale, 15

University and Colleges Admissions Service Tariff, 9, 11, 15, 133

University Matriculation Examination, 275, 277–282

Vestibular, 262–264, 268

veterinary science, 10, 30, 34, 48, 81, 118, 121, 128, 178

See also competitive-entry programmes