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Postgraduate students may apply for credit transfer for 4. Medical report for students who withdraw from Abu
courses taken prior to joining Abu Dhabi University once Dhabi University for reasons of illness;
only when they first apply for admission to Abu Dhabi
University. Courses taught in English language only may 5. Clearance from the Finance Department at Abu Dhabi
be transferred to Abu Dhabi University. Credit should not University.
be counted twice towards awards. Therefore, credit cannot 6. Valid IELTS, Valid Passport, Visa and UAE National ID
be transferred from a Master degree that the student has Card
already achieved to the one he/she is planning to pursue.
If the student meets the current admission requirements,
The maximum approved transfer credits that may be a committee comprised of the Provost, UC Dean, Head of
applied towards a postgraduate degree program must not the Office of Academic Integrity, Dean of the concerned
exceed 25% of the total credit hours. Credits earned for college, Head of Admissions, Enrollment & International
thesis work cannot be transferred. All proposed transfer Relations Department and the Registrar will look into
credits must be approved by the respective Dean and the request and decide on case by case basis. In some
Program Director and then communicated to the student. cases, an interview with the student may be required. The
committee will evaluate students Abu Dhabi University
Official transcripts, as well as official course syllabi from the transcripts and course syllabi. New admission policies
previous institution, must be sent to the Admissions Office might apply whenever appropriate including entrance and
in order to process requests for the transfer of credits. language tests.
Courses taken outside the UAE are subject to the Ministry’s
approval (Accreditation of the university) first before Based on the committee’s recommendations, the student
transferring the courses. might be readmitted either by:
a. Reactivating his/her account in case any of his/her Abu
Re-admission Procedure Dhabi University courses are counted.
b. Creating a new account: in case that all his/her Abu
This policy applies to: Dhabi University courses are not counted.
a. Former Abu Dhabi University students, whose
enrolment at Abu Dhabi University has been Once readmission is granted, the student has to pay the
voluntarily or involuntarily interrupted/stopped, admission application and registration fees or reactivation
including academic suspension, for more than two fees.
consecutive semesters (excluding summer semesters) Upon withdrawal, students must know and understand
or more than four discrete semesters (excluding that readmission is not certain and is contingent upon an
summer semesters) during the whole period of study. interview with the student may be required. The committee
Those semesters include the semesters from which will evaluate the students’ Abu Dhabi University transcripts
the student has withdrawn from the semester with and course syllabi and will have a comprehensive
the approval of the concerned Dean. reevaluation of the student petition.
b. Former Abu Dhabi University students who formally
withdrew from the university by filling a Withdraw Visiting Students
University Form.
Visiting students are students attending courses or
c. Students who were dismissed from the University undertaking postgraduate research, with the prior
except for those who were dismissed for academic approval from the Colleges concerned, without seeking a
integrity violations (these students will not be re- degree at Abu Dhabi University. They will normally:
admitted).
Those students must petition the Admissions, Enrollment a. Provide evidence of proficiency in the English
& International Relations Department in writing for language;
readmission to the University indicating the semester for b. Participate, at their choice, in registered course-work,
readmission is being requested stating the following: and sit for the examinations set for that course, and;
1. Reasons for leaving Abu Dhabi University and reasons c. Be given, at their request, a transcript of courses taken
for returning; at Abu Dhabi University.
2. Evidence proving that all conditions for readmission Documents required for Admission of visiting
have been fulfilled; students are as follows:
3. Current contact information; 1. Completed online application form with the required
application fee;

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