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* Students who achieved a score below maybe admitted conditionally, depending on the program and the minimum Conditional Admission to the BSc Biomedical Sciences: Laboratory Medicine & BSc Human Nutrition & Dietetics & BSc
requirement of the Ministry of Education. Please contact the Admission, Enrollment and International Affairs Department Molecular & Medical Genetics programs:
for more information, admissions@adu.ac.ae
1. Applicants with UAE National Secondary School Certificate average of 70.0% -79.9%, or its equivalent, will be
** Foreign curriculum or curriculum which does not follow the UAE curriculum are required to submit an Equivalency granted conditional admission to these three College of Health Sciences programs.
Letter issued by the UAE Ministry of Education.
Students must complete the following to be eligible for full admission into the College of Health Sciences and the specific
major:
1. Minimum of 18 - maximum of 30 credit hours, including transferred credits, with a minimum CGPA of 2.0.
College of Health Undergraduate Admission 2. The following courses: FWS 100, ENG 200, and Mathematics (if a required course), as part of the 30 credit hours
required.
Direct Admission into CoHS:
The table below summarizes the types of admission to the College:
• Direct Admission to the BSc Public Health & BSc Environmental Health & Safety programs:
A minimum average of 75% or its equivalent in the UAE National Secondary School Certificate and above to be directly Program High School Curriculum Min. Grade Language Remedial
admitted to the program. Requirement* Proficiency Test Course
Only students from the Scientific or Industrial/Technical/Vocational tracks or equivalent could be admitted. MOE Advance 70% • English EmSAT
Students in EHS program must take the Math Placement Test administered by the College of Arts & Sciences. Based on MOE General 70% 1100IELTS 5
the result, the student will be placed in either the MTH100 course or the MTT 100 course. Students are allowed to take • TOEFL IBT 61
the MPT only once. Students who will take MTH 100 as a remedial course (i.e., it is not part of their curriculum) must pass MOE ADEK 70% • TOEFL CBT 173
it with a minimum grade of C equivalent before taking MTT 101.
UAE Literary Streams High School • ITP 500
Conditional Admission to the BSc Public Health & BSc Environmental Health & Safety programs. 70%
BSc Public Health (Before 2017) • Cambridge
Applicants whose UAE National Secondary School Certificate average is between 65 % and 74.9 %, or its equivalent, for UAE Science Streams High School 154-161
Natural and Applied Sciences programs will be granted Admission into CHS. These students have to meet the following 70% • IESOL/SESOL Not
conditions to be eligible to formally join the college and confirm their major: BSc (Before 2017) B1/B2 Applicable
1. Completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours of general education requirements, including transferred credits, with Environmental **American/Canadian 70% • Pearson PTE
a minimum CGPA of 2.0. Health & Safety 36-41
**British Curriculum or IGCSE/GCE • AP/IB/AL /AS
2. Completion of the following courses as part of the 24 credit hours required: FWS 100, ITD 100, ENG 200, STT 100 (Completed Year 13/Grade 12 of High 70% 70%
3. Academic advisor needs to make sure that the conditional admission requirement met during the first semester School)
**Indian/Pakistani/Bangladesh 50%
Abu Dhabi University could conditionally admit students whose UAE National Secondary School Certificate average
between 60 – 64.9% upon the College Dean’s recommendations. **International Baccalaureate 24 points
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.
2. Completion of the following courses as part of the 24 credit hours required: FWS 100, ITD 100, ENG 200, STT 100

Direct Admission to the BSc Biomedical Sciences: Laboratory Medicine & BSc Human Nutrition & Dietetics & BSc
Molecular & Medical Genetics programs:
1. A minimum average of 80% in the UAE advanced Track National Secondary School Certificate, or its equivalent, or
2. A minimum average of 90% in the UAE General Track National Secondary School Certificate, or its equivalent and
must take remedial physics classes in the first semester.
3. A minimum average of 80% in the Ministry ADEK National Secondary School Certificate, or its equivalent

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