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College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Admission

Direct Admission into CoHS:
• 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
admitted to the program.
Only students from the Scientific or Industrial/Technical/Vocational tracks or equivalent could be admitted.
Students in EHS program must take the Math Placement Test administered by the College of Arts & Sciences. Based on
the result, the student will be placed in either the MTH100 course or the MTT 100 course. Students are allowed to take
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
it with a minimum grade of C equivalent before taking MTT 101.
Conditional Admission to the BSc Public Health & BSc Environmental Health & Safety programs.
Applicants whose UAE National Secondary School Certificate average is between 65 % and 74.9 %, or its equivalent, for
Natural and Applied Sciences programs will be granted Admission into CHS. 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 18 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 18 credit hours required: FWS 100, ITD 100, ENG 200, STT 100
3. Academic advisor needs to make sure that the conditional admission requirement met during the first semester
Abu Dhabi University could conditionally admit students whose UAE National Secondary School Certificate average
between 60 – 64.9% upon the College Dean’s recommendations.
These students have to meet the following conditions to be eligible to formally join the College and confirm their major:
1. Completing of a minimum of 18 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 18 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.

Conditional Admission to the BSc Biomedical Sciences: Laboratory Medicine & BSc Human Nutrition & Dietetics & BSc
Molecular & Medical Genetics programs:
1. Applicants with UAE National Secondary School Certificate average of 70.0% -79.9%, or its equivalent, will be
granted conditional admission to these three College of Health Sciences programs.
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.
2. The following courses: FWS 100, ENG 200, and Mathematics (if a required course), as part of the 30 credit hours
required.

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