Preparatory Program

SIM PREPARATORY PROGRAM 2025

The SIM Preparatory Program is a recommended program for those admitted students who are interested in improving their soft and hard skills, and English language skills before beginning their university classes. The preparatory course aim is therefore, to equip the students with these key skills that would prepare them for successful engagement in the SIM undergraduate degree in science education. The courses of the SIM Preparatory program are on-campus format and non-credit, but demand regular attendance.

Courses:

Course I: Basic Sciences & Soft Skills (63 hours)
Course II: Intensive English Course (ECS1, ECS2, ECS3, ECS4)

Application form:

Due date for application submission: Thursday, 26 June 2025 (before 4 PM)

Course fee:

Students can choose either one of them or both.
Course I: 6,000 THB
Course II: 1,500THB up

Breakdown of Course II fees:

1) MU-Grad placement test: 1,500THB (Required before starting the course)

2) English proficiency level: To be announced (estimated 1,200 – 2,000 THB/ course level, depending on the number of registered students)

Please note that students are required to make an initial payment of 1,500 THB for the placement test. The level will be determined by the placement test result and the tuition fee fee will be collected later, based on assigned level and number of students.

	Course I	Course II
Content	1) Orientation (15 minutes) 2) Basic sciences (48 hours) 3) Soft skills (9 hours) 4) Program overview & lab tour (3 hours)	ECS1/ ECS2/ ECS3/ ECS4 Students registered in the Intensive English Course are required to take a placement test (MU-Grad Test) before the start of the course. Based on the test results, students will be assigned to an appropriate proficiency level within the program. Students who successfully complete the Intensive English Course are exempt from the requirements to submit an English proficiency test scores for graduation.
Application deadline	16 – 26 June 2025 (before 16.00h)	16 – 26 June 2025 (before 16.00h)
Study duration/ time/ platform	1 – 25 July 2025 (Basic sciences & mathematics: 09.00-12.00 & Soft skills: 13.00 – 16.00h)/ onsite	August-October 2025/ To be announced/ Online
Course fee*	6,000THB	MU-Grad placement test: 1,500THB English proficiency level: To be announced (estimated 1,200 – 2,000 THB/ course, depending on the number of registered students) Remark: Students are required to make an initial payment of 1,500 THB for the placement test. The tuition fee for the Intensive English Course will be collected later, based on the proficiency level determined by the test results.