Admission Holds

If you have been conditionally admitted to AUS, an Admission Hold might have been placed on your record. For your admission to be considered final, you must meet the required conditions.

To view the full list of holds placed on your record please go to https://banner.aus.edu and log in to Web Enabled Interface for Students using your AUS email username and password. Once logged in, go to Current Applicants/View Holds.

Students with active holds are required to clear the holds before the registration period to be able to register for courses. To clear holds, students are required to proceed to the concerned department(s) to deliver the requirement(s).

Submitting missing document(s) can be done by hand. If you were requested to submit original attested certificates or transcripts, proceed to Office of Enrollment Management–Graduate Admissions located in the Main Building-Ground Floor.

Applicants living abroad may submit documents when they visit AUS one week prior to joining the university.

For enquiries, please log in to https://infodesk.aus.edu and post your query.

Below are descriptions of common admissions holds.

• CGPA of 3 in the First Two Graduate Courses: Conditionally admitted students must maintain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.00 in the first two graduate courses. Failure to meet this condition will lead to withdrawal from the program. Readmission in this case is not possible. Students are requested to contact Office of Enrollment Management – Graduate Admissions to clear this hold once the condition is met.
• MOHE Certificate of Equivalency: Applicants who earned their undergraduate degrees from universities outside the UAE must present Certificate Equivalency for their graduation certificates from the UAE Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Affairs. For more see, UAE Certificate of Equivalency. To extend this hold, students are requested to contact the Office of Enrollment Management–Graduate Admissions once the equivalency application is submitted to the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Affairs and submit a copy of the receipt. Students are requested to contact the Office of Enrollment Management–Graduate Admissions to clear this hold once the certificate of equivalency is issued.
• English Proficiency Tests (TOEFL/IELTS): Conditionally admitted students must submit an official International TOEFL ITP score report of 550 or higher (equivalent to 80 on the Internet-based test); or IELTS (Academic) score report of 6.5 or higher. The reports have to be submitted to AUS Testing Center for verification. For information about registering for TOEFL or IELTS (Academic) or for score verifications, please contact the Testing Center by logging in to https://infodesk.aus.edu.
• Attested Transcripts and Attested Graduation Certificate: To clear this hold students are requested to contact the Office of Enrollment Management–Graduate Admissions and present official certified and attested university transcript(s) and the official graduation certificate. For more information about the required attestation please see Required Attestations.