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Application Requirements
- New Students (Applicants who have completed their bachelor level education must apply as new applicants)
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AUS’s minimum admission requirements depend on the applicant’s type of education program and certificate.
To make sure you have all the information and documents needed to submit your application, click here.
- Transfer Students (Applicants enrolled in other universities, colleges or any institution of higher education prior to submitting an application must apply as transfer applicants)
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Transfer applicants may transfer up to six graduate credit hours from recognized graduate schools with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.0 on a scale of 4.00 or its equivalent.
Transfer of credit will be subject to AUS academic rules and regulations. For more information, refer to Transfer of Credit Hours section in the Graduate Catalog.
- Returning Students (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)
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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 Graduate Catalog.
- Second Degree Students (Holders of a master’s degree must apply as new applicants)
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Holders of a master’s degree awarded by AUS or 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. For more information, refer to Transfer of Credit Hours section in the Graduate Catalog.
- Non Degree Students (Applicants who wish to enroll in courses at AUS without pursuing a degree must apply as new applicants)
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Applicants who intend to apply as Non-degree students, should notify Graduate Admissions at infodesk
Non-degree graduate applicants must meet the same minimum admission criteria established for full or conditional admission.
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- Exchange Students (Students who wish to take courses at AUS in the context of a semester exchange program must apply as exchange applicants)
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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.
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- Transient Students (Applicants who have obtained their undergraduate or graduate degrees from AUS and have returned to take extra course(s) at AUS must apply as transient applicants)
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Applicants must submit to the Office of the Registrar the complete Transient Student Application available here
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]
- Visiting Students (Applicants who wish to take courses at AUS for transfer back to their home institution must apply as visiting students)
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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.
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