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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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