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Master Degree General Additional Required Documents for
International Students:
Admission The following documents have to be received along with

The following documents will be required the application form and an application fee:
during admission for non-international 1. Attested Bachelor’s Degree, transcripts and
students: certificates from the country where the certificate is
issued
a. A fully completed online Application for Admission form
with a non-refundable application fee (online payment), 2. Copy of student’s passport (valid for at least 6 months)
b. An attested copy of the certified Bachelor Degree 3. Police clearance
Certificate and Transcript (attested by the MOE for
graduates from UAE universities). Master Degree Regular Entry Requirements:
c. A copy of the UAE national ID card, • All students applying for Master Degree admission are
required to have a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent
d. Passport-sized photographs (to be uploaded in the qualification) in a directly related discipline from an
online application), accredited university recognized by the UAE Ministry
e. A copy of a valid passport and residency visa (if of Education. The applicant should have a Cumulative
applicable), Grade Point Average of at least 3.0 on a 4.00-point scale
or its established equivalent in relevant undergraduate
f. Official transcripts and course syllabi from other course work.
universities for credit transfer,
• Candidates may be asked by the Program Director to
g. Evidence of relevant work experience may be required attend an interview.
(for Master of Strategic Leadership applicants),
• English Proficiency Tests – must be taken no more than
h. A valid official score report of international TOEFL (IBT) two years prior to admission to Abu Dhabi University.
79 or the ITP 550 (taken at ADUKG or Amideast) or the Minimum English proficiency scores are set for each
Academic IELTS 6.0 taken within the last 2 years, EMSAT program and should be 79 Internet Based TOEFL,
min. score of 1400, taken within the last 18 months; or 550 paper-based IT TOEFL (taken at ADUKG or
Amideast) or 6.0 in Academic IELTS, EMSAT min score
i. Copy of the latest C.V., of 1400, taken within the last 18 months;
j. Police clearance • For certain postgraduate programs taught in Arabic
a minimum score of 950 on the English language
k. 2 Recommendation letters may be required (applicable portion of the EmSat examination, or its equivalent on
for Master of Engineering Management applicants), other national or internationally-recognized tests that
l. A true copy of an Equivalency letter from the Ministry of are approved by CAA, such as TOEFL scores of 139
Education for applicants graduating from universities CBT, 51 iBT, 450 PBT, or 4.5 IELTS, or their equivalents
outside the UAE in addition to an attested copy of the on another standardized national or internationally-
certified Bachelor Degree Certificate and Transcript. recognized test that is approved by the Commission
and EmSat Arabic 1250.
Students dismissed from other academic institutes for
academic integrity offenses, as per their official transcript, Exceptions:
will not be admitted to Abu Dhabi University.
1. Students who are native speakers of English and
Admission offers are valid for one academic year only. If a have completed their undergraduate education
student does not register within the academic year, he/she in an English medium institution in a country
will have to re-apply. where English is the official language may not be
Applications that have missing documents past the cut-off required to provide certification of English language
proficiency;
date will be issued rejection letters. However, students may
re-apply once their admission documents are complete. 2. Students who have completed undergraduate
education in an English-medium institution might be
*The basis for admission is the Bachelor degree. Master
degrees or Postgraduate Diplomas do not substitute the allowed admission into a graduate program without
demonstrating a TOEFL score of 550 (or equivalent).
Bachelor degree for admission. This exemption can be applied only to those students

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