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and program. The Dean of the appropriate College at least two of those three semesters are at the
will decide what credits can be transferred towards the senior level (final year of the program);
completion of an ADU program;
12. Advanced Placement Credits (APCs) may be granted
3. Transfer credits for students whose CGPA is less than 2 after a special review by the appropriate College
is possible if they are transferring to a major different Dean and Chair of Department of the applicant’s
from the one they are transferring from, if their GPA in achievements in the Advanced Placement
that course is C and above and if the learning outcomes examinations and the subject syllabus. Only Grades
are equivalent. This would apply to University College four (4) and five (5) may be considered;
credit courses and any other courses that might be
taken as electives; 13. Courses from other institutions with grade of
Passed (P), Exempted (EX), Challenged Passed (CX)
4. Requires that transfer students meet all of the or Transferred (T) are not transferable. Only courses
admission requirements of the receiving institution and with the grades of A, B and C, or
program, and does not allow, under any circumstances,
transfer students to be admitted under the provisions 14. Students may request a re-evaluation of credit
stipulated for conditional admission; transfer when the program they are transferring to
was not offered at the time of the admission;
5. The applicant should have completed successfully at
least one full semester in an accredited institution 15. Does not allow credits for graduation projects and
of higher education with a minimum CGPA of 2.0, theses to be transferred;
before an application may be considered for credit 16. Limits the number of transfer credits which may
transfer to Abu Dhabi University to the same major; be applied to a specific undergraduate degree

6 . The maximum approved transfer credits must not program; the limit may not exceed 50% of the
exceed 50% of the total credits towards a bachelors total number of credits which are required to
program at Abu Dhabi University. complete a degree.
7. Courses completed at another institution more Official transcripts as well as official copies of the course
than 5 years prior to registration at Abu Dhabi outline or syllabi from the previous institution’s catalog
University as an undergraduate student may not be are required to be sent to the Admissions, Enrollment &
transferable, depending on the program of study and International Relations Department in order to process
the recommendation of the relevant dean; requests for the transfer of credits. Admissions, Enrollment
& International Relations Department will send the courses
8. The course credit hours to be transferred must be for the evaluation committees in the colleges for further
equal to or higher than the credit hours of Abu Dhabi evaluation. The process of credit transfer takes up to 3
University courses; weeks from receiving the request depending on the time
and the volume of requests received.
9. Courses completed outside Abu Dhabi University
with a lower number of credit hours than three Transferred courses will appear in the student’s transcript
(e.g., two) can be transferred, providing students with a “T” grade and will not be counted towards the
can successfully pass a challenge exam. A challenge calculation of the GPA.
exam, developed by the respective Department/ In case of rejection, students may appeal for re-evaluation
College, will cover the Learning Outcomes of by submitting more documentation that covers the course
the course for which the credit is being transferred. or additional course work as proof of equivalency to Abu
The minimum passing grade for the course will be a Dhabi University courses.
C for undergraduate;
If a student is dismissed from other institutions of higher
10. Transfer credits may be given for equivalent Abu education for academic reasons, and request a transfer to
Dhabi University courses when, in the opinion of Abu Dhabi University, he/she may be admitted if he/she
the appropriate Dean and Chair of Department,
the outcomes of the proposed transfer courses and
the level of study are deemed equivalent to that of Visiting Students
Abu Dhabi University’s course(s);
Visiting students are students attending courses or
11. The Abu Dhabi University residency requirement undertaking postgraduate research with the prior approval
for the completion of a bachelor degree is a from the Colleges concerned, without seeking a degree at
minimum of three (3) regular semesters whereby Abu Dhabi University.

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