Application Requirements

Application Type	Student Type	Admission Requirement
New Student	Applicants who have completed their bachelor level education must apply as new applicants (Student Type: New Applicant).	AUS’s minimum admission requirements depend on the applicant’s type of education program and certificate. https://www.aus.edu/academic-requirements-0
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 education program and certificate. Transfer applicants may transfer up to six graduate credit hours from recognized graduate schools https://www.aus.edu/academic-requirements-0
Returning	Graduate students in good academic standing who leave AUS for more than two consecutive semesters, inclusive of semesters of complete course withdrawal, must apply as returning applicants.	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	Holders of a master’s degree awarded by AUS	Graduate courses applied towards a previously earned master’s degree may be considered for transfer of credit hours
New Student	Holders of a master’s degree awarded by independently accredited university recognized by the UAE Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Affairs Division and by AUS may apply for admission to an AUS master’s degree program.	Graduate courses applied towards a previously earned master’s degree may be considered for transfer of credit hours. Subject to AUS academic rules and regulations.
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 Graduate Admissions at infodesk.aus.edu Non-degree graduate applicants must meet the same minimum admission criteria established for full or conditional admission https://www.aus.edu/academic-requirements-0
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