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Admissions Criteria
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High School Requirements
| Academic School | Academic Program | Admission Criteria | |||
| School of Arts and Science | BA in English Language BA in Mass Communication | UAE Curriculum | Advanced (Scientific) | 70% | |
| General (Literary) | 70% | ||||
| Non UAE Curriculum | The University Recognizes all the other certificates and converts their grades to the equivalent grade. | ||||
| BS in Biotechnology | UAE Curriculum | Advanced (Scientific) | 70% | ||
| General (Literary) | 70% | Successful completion of the qualifying subjects: Physics, Biology and Chemistry at AURAK. | |||
| Non UAE Curriculum | The University Recognizes all the other certificates and converts their grades to the equivalent grade. | ||||
| School of Business | (All Business Programs) | UAE Curriculum | Advanced (Scientific) | 70% | |
| General (Literary) | 70% | ||||
| Non UAE Curriculum | The University Recognizes all the other certificates and converts their grades to the equivalent grade. | ||||
| School of Engineering | (All Engineering Programs) | UAE Curriculum | Advanced (Scientific) | 80% | |
| General (Literary) | 90% | Score 90 or above in Math and Science subjects in school. And pass one qualifying subject at AURAK. | |||
| Non UAE Curriculum | The University Recognizes all the other certificates and converts their grades to the equivalent grade. | ||||
Conditional Admissions: AURAK offers conditional admissions to students who are slight below the minimum admission criteria and specific curriculum’s.
English Proficiency Requirements
| Name of Exam | Score |
| IELTS | 5.0 Band |
| TOEFL – Paper based | 500 |
| TOEFL – Internet Based | 61 |
| Cambridge English Test – Advanced | 41 |
| Pearson’s Test of English – Academic | 36-41 |
| City & Guilds TESOL | B1 |
Other Documents
- Passport copy
- Copy of health card
- Copy of valid Emirates ID (UAE residents only)
- Health History Form (Completed and signed by a physician)
- Four (4) recent passport-size photographs
- Exemption letter from the National and Reserve Service Authority (UAE male applicants between the ages of 18 and 30 only)
- Birth Certificate
- Family Book (UAE nationals only)
- Army Exemption/Completion Letter (UAE nationals only)
Degree Requirements
- Recognized Bachelor’s degree in the relevant field of study (i.e., Education, Business Administration, or Engineering)
- Minimum CGPA of 3.00 out of a 4.00 scale or its equivalent, students with a CGPA of 2.50 or above may be conditionally admitted
English Proficiency Requirements
| Name of Exam | Score |
| IELTS | 6.0 Band |
| TOEFL – Paper based | 550 |
| TOEFL – Internet Based | 80 |
| Cambridge English Test – Advanced | 52 |
| Pearson’s Test of English – Academic | 50-57 |
| City & Guilds TESOL | B2 |
NOTE: English exam exemptions might be granted to applicants who
- Speak English as their native language, grew up in a country where English was the official language and English was the language of instruction at their undergraduate institution or
- can provide a copy of the expired English test results submitted with the application to their English-medium undergraduate institution.
Other Documents
- Copy of Degree certificate – translated into English, if the original is not in English
- Official university transcript – translated into English, if original not in English
- Two letters of recommendation – from a current supervisor and/or professor
- Updated / current CV (résumé)
- Two passport photos
- Emirates ID
- Passport Copy
- Health Insurance / Card
- Copy of a birth certificate
- Copy of the Family Book (Emirati)
- Two years of work experience required for Master of Education Program and five years for Executive Master of Business Administration
Application deadline for Summer 2019 –
International students must apply two weeks in advance of the stated deadline to meet visa processing requirements.
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