Admissions & Requirements

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Intake years:2025-2026

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Application Deadline

Fall Semester Semester

Application deadline:: 28 August 2026

Fall Term B Semester Semester

Early Admission Phase:: 19 October 2026

Winter Semester Semester

Application deadline:: 31 December 2026

Spring Semester Semester

Application deadline:: 19 February 2027

Spring Term B Semester Semester

Early Admission Phase:: 19 April 2027

Summer Semester Semester

Application deadline:: 18 June 2027

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General Admission Requirements

Minimum GPA

70%+ high-school average or recognised equivalent.

English Proficiency

IELTS 6.0 / TOEFL iBT 79, or pass the placement test.

Application Form

Completed online application with supporting documents.

Application Fee

Non-refundable processing fee paid at submission.

Undergraduate Transfer

Undergraduate students may apply for a credit transfer for courses taken at federal or licensed institutions in the UAE, or at recognized foreign institutions of higher education, prior to joining Abu Dhabi University only when they first apply for admission to Abu Dhabi University.
Credits cannot be counted twice toward awards. This means that credits cannot be transferred from a BA/BSc/ BBA degree that the student has already been awarded to the one they are planning to pursue. This is different from a student transferring partial credits taken during their studies and bringing them into a new award. However, credit transfer from a diploma or an A level qualification to a Bachelor degree is acceptable.

Student Transfer Conditions

All participants need to provide the following documents four months before the expected date of enrollment
Official transcripts as well as official copies of the course outline or syllabi from the previous institution’s catalog are required to be sent to the Admissions, Enrollment & International Relations Department in order to process requests for the transfer of credits. The Admissions, Enrollment & International Relations Department will send the courses for review by the evaluation committees in the Colleges. The process of credit transfer takes up to three (3) weeks from receiving the request.
If credit transfers are rejected, students may appeal for re-evaluation by submitting more documentation relating to the course, or additional course work as proof of equivalency.