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College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Admission

Direct Admission into CAS:

A minimum average of 70 % or its equivalent in the UAE National Secondary School Certificate can be directly admitted to
the programs.
Conditional Admission to the College
Applicants whose UAE National Secondary School Certificate average is between 65 % and 69.9 %, or its equivalent,
for College programs will be granted Admission into University College. These students have to meet the following
conditions to be eligible to formally join the college and confirm their major:
1. Completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours of General Education Requirements, including transferred credits, with a
minimum CGPA of 2.0.

The table below summarizes the types of admission into CAS:

Program High School Curriculum Min. Grade Language Proficiency Test
Requirement*
MOE Advance 70%
MOE General 70%
MOE ADEK 70%
UAE Literary Streams High School 70%
(Before 2017) • English EmSAT 1100
• IELTS 5
UAE Science Streams High School
BA Mass Communication (Before 2017) 70% • TOEFL IBT 61
in English • TOEFL CBT 173
**American/Canadian 70%
• ITP 500
**British Curriculum or IGCSE/GCE
(Completed Year 13/Grade 12 of High 70%
School)
**Indian/Pakistani/Bangladesh 50%
**International Baccalaureate (IB) 24 points

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