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who undertook all their schooling (K-12) plus a Case III:
Bachelor’s degree in English in a reference English
speaking country (e.g., UK, USA, Australia, New • Applicants may be required to complete some or all
Zealand); program pre-core courses (when the first degree
is not directly related to the program), before being
3. Academic advisor needs to make sure that the granted regular admission to the program. Students
conditional admission requirement met during the are allowed to take these pre-core courses even if the
first semester. language condition is not met.
Once admitted and enrolled, the student must complete • Students may be required to sit for a challenge exam
the program requirements within a maximum period of set by the college. If students pass the exam, they will
three calendar years and the Cumulative GPA must be at be exempted from the pre-core course(s).
least 3.00 to graduate unless given an extension in writing
by the Dean and Department Chair. • Students (who meet the language condition) under
this category may be allowed to register in regular
Students have to meet the program specific admission graduate-level courses before completing the pre-
requirements of the program they are applying to. core courses upon the recommendation of the Dean
and/or Program Director. If the above conditions are
Conditional Admission: met. However, they will be allowed to take intensive
Applicants may be granted conditional admission in the English course(s) and/or pre-core courses even if their
following cases: language is not met.
Case I
Case IV:
* Students with a recognized baccalaureate degree and an
EmSAT score range of 1250 or its equivalent on another • May conditionally admit students to a QFEmirates level
standardized test approved by the Commission such as 8 or 9 graduate program with a recognized Bachelor’s
TOEFL scores of 197 CBT, 71 iBT, 530 PBT, or 5.5 IELTS degree and a minimum cumulative grade point
Academic to a Emirates level 8 or 9 graduate program. Such average (CGPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or its established
students must meet the following requirements during the equivalent. Such a student must take a maximum of
period of conditional admission or be subject to dismissal: nine credit hours of courses studied for the graduate
program during the period of conditional admission
• Must achieve an EmSAT score range of 1400 or and must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0
equivalent, by the end of the student’s first semester scale, or its established equivalent, in these nine
of study; credits of courses studied for the graduate program
• May take a maximum of six credit hours in the first or be subject to dismissal.
semester of study, not including intensive English
courses; Case V:
• Must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or • Applicants who graduated from universities outside
its established equivalent, in the first six credit hours the UAE are required to submit an Equivalency letter
of credit-bearing courses studied for the graduate from the Ministry of Education by the end of the
program. first semester.If the conditionally admitted students
fail to submit their Equivalency Letters during the
CASE II: first semester, their accounts will be deactivated and
they will not be allowed to register for the following
For Emirates Level 8 and 9 graduate programs taught in
Arabic a minimum score of 950 on the English language semester. However, students should approach the
Office of Student Recruitment and Admission in
portion of the EmSAT examination, or its equivalent on
other national or internationally-recognized tests that are writing in case they are not able to submit their
equivalency Letters by the end of their first semester
approved by CAA, such as TOEFL score of 450 (133 CBT, at ADU. A committee with decide on each case based
45 iBT), or 4.5 IELTS academic, or as identified in below
“table for equivalent score on test of English Language”: on the provided documentation.
Approved Tests of English Language Proficiency; and a
minimum score of 1100 for the Arabic language portion of
EmSAT examination.

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