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Master of International Relations (Military Program)

Admission Requirements:
• All students applying for postgraduate admissions are required to have a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent
qualification) in a directly related discipline from an accredited university recognized by the UAE Ministry Education.
• The applicant should have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale or its established
equivalent in relevant undergraduate course work.
• English Proficiency Tests – must be taken no more than two years prior to admission to Abu Dhabi University.
Minimum English proficiency scores are set for each program and should be 79 Internet Based TOEFL, or 550
paper-based IT TOEFL (taken at Amideast only) or 6.0 in Academic IELTS, EMSAT min Score of 1400.

Exceptions:
Students who have completed undergraduate education in an English-medium institution might be allowed admission
into a graduate program without demonstrating TOEFL score of 550 (or equivalent). This exemption can be applicable
only to those students who undertook all their schooling (K-12) plus a Bachelor’s degree in English in a reference English
speaking country (e.g. UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand).

Conditional Admission
Applicants may be granted conditional admission in the following cases:

Case I:
• English TOEFL score is between 530 and 549 or EMSAT 1250 (or its equivalent using the standardized tests
approved by the Ministry), the student must meet the following requirements during the period of conditional
admission or be subject to a dismissal:
a. May register for a maximum of six credit hours in the first semester of study.

b. Must achieve a TOEFL score of 550 or EMSAT 1400 or equivalent by the end of the student’s first semester
of study.
c. Must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent, in first six credit hours of
credit-bearing courses studied for the graduate program.

Case II:
• English TOEFL score equal to or above 550 or EMSAT above 1400 (or its equivalent using the standardized tests
approved by the Ministry) and a CGPA between 2.50 and 2.99, In such a case:
a. The student must take a maximum of nine credit hours of the courses studied for the graduate program
during the period of conditional admission;
b. Must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent or be subject to
dismissal.
Case III:

• May admit students to a graduate program with a recognized Bachelor’s degree and a minimum CGPA of 2.0 on a
4.0 scale or its established equivalent to a maximum of nine graduate-level credit hours as remedial preparation for
the graduate program, these courses are not counted toward the CGPA and in the total program courses and must
achieve an overall CGPA of 3.0 to move to the direct admission.

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