Application Requirements

Application Type	Student Type	Admission Requirement
New Student	Applicants who have completed their high school level education must apply as new applicants	AUS’s minimum admission requirements depend on the applicant’s type of secondary education program and certificate. https://www.aus.edu/academic-requirements
Transfer	Applicants enrolled in other universities, colleges or any institution of higher education prior to submitting this application must apply as transfer applicants (Student Type: Transfer). Transfer of credit will be subject to AUS academic rules and regulations	AUS’s minimum admission requirements depend on the applicant’s type of secondary education program and certificate. https://www.aus.edu/academic-requirements
Returning	Students in good standing who leave AUS for two or more consecutive semesters, inclusive of a semester of complete course withdrawal, must apply as returning applicants (Student Type: Returning). Readmission of returning applicants is subject to AUS academic rules and regulations.	Returning Students are required to fill a Returning Student Form. Readmission will be subject to AUS academic rules and regulations. For more information, refer to Returning Student section in the Catalog www.aus.edu/catalog
Second Degree (Not Available)	Applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree at AUS are not eligible to apply for a second undergraduate degree at AUS.	Not Applicable
New Student	Applicants with an undergraduate degree earned at another independently accredited university recognized by the UAE Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Affairs Division and by AUS may apply for a second undergraduate degree at AUS.	Applicants applying as Second Degree are not eligible to transfer any of the completed credits. AUS’s minimum admission requirements depend on the applicant’s type of secondary education program and certificate. https://www.aus.edu/academic-requirements
New Student	Non-degree status is assigned to students who enroll in courses at AUS without pursuing a degree	Applicants who intend to apply as Non-degree students, should notify Undergraduate Admissions at infodesk.aus.edu AUS’s minimum admission requirements depend on the applicant’s type of secondary education program and certificate. https://www.aus.edu/academic-requirements
International Exchange Office online application through www.aus.edu/ixo	An exchange student is not formally admitted to American University of Sharjah but is allowed to take courses at the university in the context of a semester exchange program.	Exchange students should check with their home institutions about the transferability of AUS credit hours to their programs. For detailed information visit www.aus.edu/abroad-at-aus
Applicants must submit to the Office of the Registrar the complete Transient Student Application available at www.aus.edu/registration/forms	Transient student status is assigned to students who have obtained their undergraduate or graduate degrees from AUS and have returned to take extra course(s) at AUS.	In courses with enrollment limits, priority is given to AUS students. Normally, a student can register as a transient student for no more than one academic year. For further information, please contact the Office of the Registrar at [email protected]
International Exchange Office online application through www.aus.edu/ixo	A visiting student is one who is not formally admitted to American University of Sharjah but is allowed to take courses at AUS for transfer back to the student’s home institution.	Visiting students should check with their home institutions about the transferability of AUS credit hours to their programs. For detailed information visit www.aus.edu/abroad-at-aus