Graduate Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

 

College of Pharmacy

General Admission Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or its equivalent is approved by the UAE Ministry of Education with a minimum (GPA) of (3 out of 4) point scale, or its equivalent on the Bachelor's level.
  • A valid English Language Proficiency Certificate in one of the below certificates or its equivalent, at least as the following:
EmSATTOEFL ITPIELTS Academic
1400 550 6
* The exception to this requirement applies to students whose mother tongue is English and who finished a Bachelor’s degree from an institution where English is the language of instruction in an English-speaking country.

Conditional Requirements 

  • If in possession of one of the following certificates (IELTS 5.5, PBT 530, iBT 71 or CBT 197, EmSAT 1250) or equivalent, provided that: At the end of the first semester of the program, the student will achieve at least a mark (EmSAT 1400), TOEFL 550 or (IELTS 6) or equivalent exams.

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2.5 to 2.99 out of 4) or equivalent, and meets the English language condition, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours of courses studied for the graduate program during the conditional acceptance period.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2 to 2.49 out of 4) or equivalent, and meets the English language condition, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours as remedial prepration for the graduate program. These remedial courses are not for credit within the degree program.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.
  •  (2.5 out of 4) or equivalent, he/she will be considered for admission if he /she has achieved a maximum of nine graduate-level credit hours as remedial preparation for the graduate program. These remedial courses are not for credit within the degree program. The student must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its established equivalent, in these nine credits of remedial courses in order to progress to the graduate program or be subject to dismissal.

 

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (BPharm or BSc) from a University/Institute recognized by UAE with a minimum GPA of (3 out of 4-point scale.
  • A valid English Language Proficiency Certificate in one of the below certificates or its equivalent, at least as the following:
IELTS AcademicTOEFL ITPEMSAT
6 550 1400

* Native speakers of English or students who have completed their undergraduate education in English after passing a standardized English Language test are exempted.

 

Conditional Requirements

  • If in possession of one of the following certificates (IELTS 5.5, PBT 530, iBT 71 or CBT 197, EmSAT 1250) or equivalent, provided that: At the end of the first semester of the program, the student will achieve at least a mark (EmSAT 1400), TOEFL 550 or (IELTS 6) or equivalent exams.

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2.5 to 2.99 out of 4) or equivalent, and meets the English language condition, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours of courses studied for the graduate program during the conditional acceptance period.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2 to 2.49 out of 4) or equivalent, and meets the English language condition, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours as remedial prepration for the graduate program. These remedial courses are not for credit within the degree program.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

 

 

College of Law

General Admission Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree of law or its equivalent approved by the UAE Ministry of Education with a minimum (GPA) of (3 out of 4), or its equivalent on the Bachelor level.
  • A valid English Language Proficiency Certificate in one of the below certificates or its equivalent, at least as the following:
EmSATTOEFL ITPIELTS Academic
950 450 4.5

 

Conditional Requirements 

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2.5 to 2.99 out of 4) or equivalent, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours of courses studied for the graduate program during the conditional acceptance period.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2 to 2.49 out of 4) or equivalent, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours as remedial prepration for the graduate program. These remedial courses are not for credit within the degree program.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

 

General Admission Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree of law or its equivalent approved by the UAE Ministry of Education with a minimum (GPA) of (3 out of 4), or its equivalent on the Bachelor's level.
  • A valid English Language Proficiency Certificate in one of the below certificates or its equivalent, at least as the following:
EmSATTOEFL ITPIELTS Academic
950 450 4.5

Conditional Requirements 

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2.5 to 2.99 out of 4) or equivalent, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours of courses studied for the graduate program during the conditional acceptance period.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2 to 2.49 out of 4) or equivalent, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours as remedial prepration for the graduate program. These remedial courses are not for credit within the degree program.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

 

  • A Bachelor's degree of law or its equivalent approved by the UAE Ministry of Education with a minimum (GPA) of (3 out of 4), or its equivalent on the Bachelor level.
  • May accept students with a bachelor of Police Science and criminal justice in the master's program in criminal science, provided the student should have studied at least 65% of the area of law and courses related to the criminal, certified by the Ministry of education in the UAE.
  • A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline or area of study (1) After taking 6 remedial courses in Law (over 2 semesters). (2) Subject to meeting other admissions requirements.

A valid English Language Proficiency Certificate in one of the below certificates or its equivalent, at least as the following:

EmSATTOEFL ITPIELTS Academic
950 450 4.5

Conditional Requirements

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2.5 to 2.99 out of 4) or equivalent, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours of courses studied for the graduate program during the conditional acceptance period.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2 to 2.49 out of 4) or equivalent, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours as remedial prepration for the graduate program. These remedial courses are not for credit within the degree program.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

 

College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Bachelor degree in Arabic Language Education degree or Arabic Language and Islamic Studies Teacher Education degree, or Arabic Language degree approved by the UAE Ministry of Education with a minimum (GPA) of (3 out of 4).
  • A valid English Language Proficiency Certificate in one of the below certificates or its equivalent, at least as the following:
    EmSATTOEFLIELTS Academic
    950 450 4.5
    • Obtain an Arabic Language Proficiency certificate (EmSAT) with a score not less than (1250).

 

Conditional Requirements

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2.5 to 2.99 out of 4) or equivalent, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours of courses studied for the graduate program during the conditional acceptance period.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2 to 2.49 out of 4) or equivalent, he should:

  • Registers in no more than (9) credit hours as remedial prepration for the graduate program. These remedial courses are not for credit within the degree program.
  • Achieves at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

 

  • Bachelor degree in Islamic Teacher Education degree or Arabic Language and Islamic Studies Teacher Education degree or Islamic Education approved by the UAE Ministry of Education with a minimum (GPA) of (3 out of 4).
  • A valid English Language Proficiency Certificate in one of the below certificates or its equivalent, at least as the following:
    EmSATTOEFLIELTS Academic
    950 450 4.5
    • Obtain an Arabic Language Proficiency certificate (EmSAT) with a score not less than (1250).

 

Conditional Requirements

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2.5 to 2.99 out of 4) or equivalent, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours of courses studied for the graduate program during the conditional acceptance period.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2 to 2.49 out of 4) or equivalent, he should:

  • Registers in no more than (9) credit hours as remedial prepration for the graduate program. These remedial courses are not for credit within the degree program.
  • Achieves at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

 

For Arabic taught curriculums: 

To be admitted into the Professional Diploma in teaching program, the applicant must have:

  • A Bachelor's degree or it's equivalent approved by the UAE Ministry of Education, with a minimum (GPA) of (2 out of 4), or its equivalent on the Bachelor's level.
  • Obtain an Arabic language proficiency certificate (EMSAT) with a score not less than (1250).
  • A valid English Language Proficiency Certificate in one of the below certificates or its equivalent, at least as the following:
    EmSATTOEFL ITPIELTS Academic
    950 450 4.5
  • A certificate of equivalency is issued by the Ministry of Education in the UAE. In case the bachelor certificate is issued from abroad

 

For English taught curriculums: 

  • A Bachelor's degree or it's equivalent approved by the UAE Ministry of Education, with a minimum (GPA) of (2 out of 4), or its equivalent on the Bachelor's level.
  • A valid English Language Proficiency Certificate in one of the below certificates or its equivalent, at least as the following:
    EmSATTOEFL ITPIELTS Academic
    1400 550 6
  • A certificate of equivalency is issued by the Ministry of Education in the UAE. In case the bachelor certificate is issued from abroad

 

College of Business

General Admission Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree or it's equivalent approved by the UAE Ministry of Education, with a minimum (GPA) of (3 out of 4), or its equivalent on the Bachelor's level.
  • A valid English Language Proficiency Certificate in one of the below certificates or its equivalent, at least as the following:

 

EmSATTOEFL ITPIELTS Academic
1400 550 6

Conditional Requirements 

If in possession of IELTS 5.5, PBT 530, iBT 71 or CBT 197, EmSAT 1250) or equivalent, provided that:

  • Achieve at least EmSAT (1400) or (550 in TOEFL) or (6 in IELTS) by the end of the first semester of the master’s program.
  • Register in no more than (6) credit hours in the first semester of enrollment.
  • Achieves a GPA of at least (3 of 4)

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2.5 to 2.99 out of 4) or equivalent, and meets the English language condition, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours of courses studied for the graduate program during the conditional acceptance period.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

If a holder of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of (2 to 2.49 out of 4) or equivalent, and meets the English language condition, he should:

  • Register in no more than (9) credit hours as remedial prepration for the graduate program. These remedial courses are not for credit within the degree program.
  • Achieve at least (3 out of 4) or equivalent, in the first semester of study. Otherwise dismissed from the program.

Non-Business Administration Bachelor’s graduates are accepted, provided that:

  • The student studies a maximum of 4 remedial courses decided by the department. The student can be exempted from all remedial subjects if they have been studied in the Bachelor level.

 


Transfer from Another University

  • Admission terms mentioned for Bachelor's degree holders.
  • Student has studied courses at the postgraduate level and with grade not less than B.
  • Content of the courses studied by the student is similar to the courses offered by the university, determining this by looking at the descriptions of the courses.
  • The number of credit hours transferred from the previous university shall not exceed 9 credit hours.

Admission of Visiting Students

  • An official letter from student’s home university pointing out the courses that the student may register for in the program.

Admission of listener Students

  • The student must get the approval of the dean of the College and the coordinator of the master's program.

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