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College of Arts, Education, and Social Sciences Undergraduate MOE Advance 70% • IELTS 4
Admission MOE General 70% • ITP 400

MOE ADEK 70%
• TOEFL IBT 40 and
Direct Admission into CAESS: UAE Literary Streams High School 70% equivalent.
(Before 2017)
A minimum average of 70 % or its equivalent in the UAE National Secondary School Certificate as well as the English level UAE Science Streams High School • English from High school
required for the program, can be directly admitted to the programs offered by the College. (Before 2017) 70% grades with 70% and
BA Mass Communication above.
Conditional Admission to the College Applicants whose UAE National Secondary School Certificate average is between 60 in Arabic **American/Canadian 70%
% and 69.9 %, or its equivalent, for college programs will be granted Admission into the College of Arts, Education, and • English preparatory
Social Sciences. These students must meet the following conditions to be eligible to formally join the College and confirm **British Curriculum or IGCSE/GCE Course.
their major: • Completion of a minimum of 15 credit hours* of course requirements, including transferred credits, with (Completed Year 13/Grade 12 of High 70%
a minimum CGPA of 2.0. (*Completion of a minimum of 12 credit hours of course requirements including transferred School)
credits, with a minimum CGPA of 2.0, as well as the Remedial English course, for students who don’t fulfil the English • And others as
language Requirement.) mentioned below.

** Indian/Pakistani/Bangladesh 50%
The table below summarizes the types of admission into CAESS:

Min. Grade * ** General Guidelines to be Considered:
Program High School Curriculum Requirement* Language Proficiency Test
1) Students who studied curriculum outside the Ministry of Education system are not required to prove English language proficiency if
MOE Advance 70% their curriculum is taught in English
MOE General 70% 2) Students who studied curriculum outside the Ministry of Education system in a language other than English can demonstrate
• IELTS 5 proficiency by passing internationally standardized tests as determined by the university.
BA in Digital Media and MOE ADEK 70%
Strategic Communication • TOEFL IBT 61 3) Students who studied curriculum outside the Ministry of Education system can prove proficiency in subjects relevant to their
UAE Literary Streams High School 70% • ITP 500 specialization as determined by the university
(Before 2017) • English from advanced 4) Universities may grant conditional admission to students, provided they complete preparatory or remedial courses or programs offered
BA in Film and Media UAE Science Streams High School High school grades with by the university.
Production 70% 80% and above
(Before 2017)
• English from general
**American/Canadian 70% High school grades with
BA in Psychology 90% and above
**British Curriculum or IGCSE/GCE
(Completed Year 13/Grade 12 of High 70% • English preparatory
course
BA in International School)
Relations • And other as mentioned
**Indian/Pakistani/Bangladesh 50% below
BA in Video Game Design
**International Baccalaureate (IB) 24 points

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