Due to the current situation in the United Arab Emirates, the AUS Testing Center is not offering the Placement tests at AUS. However, the Testing Center is temporarily offering the Home Placement Tests. Home Placement Tests are accessed from your own computer at home using iLearn. The placement test schedule is available below. To register for the test, please access banner.aus.edu. |
All admitted applicants are required to take Major Placement Tests to be able to register for freshman-level courses. Upon receiving the Letter of Admission, admitted applicants are requested to apply online for math and physics placement tests as required by their intended majors. In order to be able to apply online for the English Placement Test, admitted applicants are required to have a minimum score of 550 on the Institutional TOEFL or 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL / TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition Test or 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) / IELTS Indicator or 1550 on EmSAT Achieve or 176 on Linguaskill General Test.
The purpose of the tests is to place students in the appropriate level of English, math and physics. There is no "pass or fail" for the major placement tests. Admitted students will register in different levels of their courses based on their exam score. No student is allowed to sit for a placement test more than once.
To ensure that newly admitted Undergraduate applicants complete the admissions process for Spring Semester 2021, AUS Testing Center is temporarily offering the online AUS placement tests.
The AUS Major Placement tests are taken on your own computer at home using the AUS Learning System (https://ilearn.aus.edu/) and on Respondus LockDown Browser. This special browser provides electronic test proctoring by recording your webcam and microphone during the entire duration of the test.
You will need to download and install Respondus LockDown Browser beforehand as the test cannot be taken using a common web browser. Please use this link to download Respondus LockDown Browser:
https://www.respondus.com/lockdown/information.pl?ID=685236077
Please see the conditions below for your specific test.
Applicants who have completed TOEFL (ITP / iBT / iBT Special Home Edition), IELTS / IELTS Indicator or EmSAT or SAT Subject Test - Math Level 1 or Level 2 are exempt from taking the corresponding placement test as follows:
For information related to Major Placement Tests contact AUS Testing Center , login your queries to infodesk.aus.edu or call Tel +971 6 515 1111.
Examination | Minimum Score | Exempted from |
TOEFL (ITP) | 610 | English Placement Test |
TOEFL (iBT/ iBT Special Home Edition) | 102 | English Placement Test |
IELTS / IELTS Indicator |
7.5 | English Placement Test |
EmSAT Achieve | 1800 | English Placement Test |
SAT Subject Test | ||
SAT Subjects - Math Level 1 | 600 | Math Placement Test |
SAT Subjects - Math Level 2 | 600 | Math Placement Test |
Applicants meeting any of the placement tests exemption criteria and transfer students may be exempted from taking certain placements tests depending on subjects/courses completed and grades earned.
Choose your test date on the Major and Bridge Program Placement Tests Schedule.
Depending on your major, please identify the placement test(s) you will need to take. All major placement tests must be taken before registering for freshman-level courses.
Major |
Required Placement Tests |
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Engineering Math |
Business Math |
Architecture Math |
Physics |
English* |
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Architecture/Interior Design |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Biology/Chemistry/ Environmental Sciences/Physics |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Business Administration (all majors) |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Computer Science |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Design Management |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Engineering majors |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
English Language and Literature |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
International Studies |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Mass Communication |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Psychology |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Mathematics |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Multimedia Design/Visual Communications |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Undeclared major |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
* Students who don’t have TOEFL/IELTS/EmSAT English/Linguaskill General scores may register for math and physics placement tests as required by their intended majors. However, they are not allowed to register for the English placement test.
** Students with undeclared major should take all the placement tests for their intended major.
Note: The appropriate placement test(s) must be taken before a student cam enroll in the corresponding first-year course.
English:
Math (Business and Engineering/Architecture):
Physics:
To book for placement tests, 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 then go to "Testing Center Registration and view the test schedule and submit the booking request for approval at least one week prior to the test date. All major placement tests are free of charge.
Book online for Major Placement Tests at least one week before the test date.
Please refer to the table that presents the tests scores and the corresponding placement course.
Placement Tests Scores and Placement Courses |
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*Refer to the exemption criteria above.