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About AURAK

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) is a public non-profit, independent, coeducation institution of higher education which delivers an integrated American-style, undergraduate and graduate education with a strong focus on the local indigenous culture.

UAE Institutional Licensure

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah, located at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah Road, Ras al Khaimah, UAE, PO Box: 10021, is officially Licensed from 1 August 2009 to 10 January 2023 by the Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates to award qualifications in higher education.

International Institutional Accreditation

AURAK is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees (Level III). Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of AURAK.

Program Accreditation

AURAK located at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah Road, Ras al Khaimah, UAE, PO Box: 10021, has earned Accreditation through the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Education for all degrees offered at the institution.

All our current Engineering Programs are accredited by the American Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). In addition, our School of Business has received a letter from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accepting its initial self-evaluation report.

For more information on individual program accreditation please see licensure and accreditation.

AURAK’s enrollment in 2018-19 was 1,006 students.

AURAK offers the following undergraduate and graduate degrees.

School	Program	Degree	Total Credit Hours	Degree Length *	CIP Code **
Arts and Sciences	BS in Biotechnology	BS	128	4 years	26.1201
	Mass Communication	BA	120	4 years	09.0100
	English	BA	120	4 years	23.0101
	MEEL	MEEL	33	2 years	13.0401
0
Business	Bachelor of Science in Accounting	BS	121	4 years	52.0301
	Bachelor of Science in Business Administration	BS	121	4 years	52.0201
	Bachelor of Science in Finance	BS	121	4 years	52.0801
	Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management	BS	121	4 years	52.1001
	Bachelor of Science in Marketing	BS	121	4 years	52.1908
	Master of Business Administration	MBA	36	2 years	52.0201
	Executive Master of Business Administration	EMBA	36	2 years	52.0201
0
Engineering	Bachelor of Architecture	B. Arch	162	5 years	04.0201
	Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering	BS	132	4 years	14.0701
	Bachelor of Science in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering	BS	133	4 years	14.0801
	Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering	BS	132	4 years	14.0901
	Bachelor of Science in Computer Science	BS	125	4 years	11.0701
	Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering	BS	133	4 years	14.1001
	Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering	BS	133	4 years	14.1099
	Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering	BS	133	4 years	14.3501
	Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering	BS	133	4 years	14.1901
	Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering	BS	132	4 years	14.2501
	Master of Science in Engineering Project Management	MEPM	36	2 years	14.0101

* Based on the study plan.
**The Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) code is the accepted United States federal government taxonomic scheme of instructional program classifications that is used to support accurate tracking, assessment, and reporting of fields of study and program completions activity. For more information on CIP Codes, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistic’s (NCES) Website at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002165