Admission Requirements

​First : Admission requirements for undergraduate programs offered by the university:

​1.General Requirements:

•  The years of schooling for obtaining high school or its equivalent must not be less than 12 years of schooling, including three years at the secondary level.

• The secondary certificate obtained by the student must be equivalent to the secondary certificate issued by the United Arab Emirates.

• In   the event that the applicant does not obtain the required equivalency certificate from the Ministry of Education, the student shall be granted conditional admission based on a no-objection letter issued by the Ministry of Education as follows:

  1. The period of conditional admission shall be one semester or two semesters at most.
  2. During the period of conditional admission, the student shall be registered in the qualifying materials prescribed in the No Objection Letter issued by the Ministry, provided that they are not counted within the hours required to obtain the bachelor's degree nor in the student's cumulative average.
  3. The student is granted a final acceptance in the event that he obtains the equivalency certificate from the Ministry of Education, successfully passes the prescribed qualifying subject, or successfully passes 24 credit hours (during the conditional admission period) of the requirements of the specialization he will study.
  4. In the event that the student does not meet any of the above conditions, the university has the right to cancel the student's admission.

• The student must not have been previously dismissed from Al Qasimia University or another university or higher institute for disciplinary or academic reasons.

• The    date of obtaining a high school diploma or its equivalent must not have been   more than two years.

• The applicant must be at least 16 years old and not more than 20 years old when applying to the university.

• Students will not be allowed to attend the study before completing the required documents.

• All applications for admission are considered preliminary, until they are validated and meet the requirements.

• Meeting the admission requirements does not guarantee of acceptance, as the admission process depends on the admission policy and the university capacity based on the availability of resources.

• The    admission of students is according to the numbers to be accepted in each college, and the differentiation in the selection of students is according to the highest group, the newest graduated, the youngest.

• The    applicant shall specify in the application for admission the colleges in order of priority according to his desire to join any of them.

• The    university applies the admission criteria that approved the competency requirements in the subjects specified by the Ministry of Education for applicants to enter the university.

• The applicant must meet the competency requirements in Arabic (for native speakers), English and Mathematics (for students of College of Economics and Management ) in one of the following ways:

  1. Pass the EMSAT (as shown in Table 1)
  2. Obtaining the required rate (as shown in Table 1) in the relevant school subject studied by the student in the final year of secondary school.
  3. Obtain the required grade (as shown in Table 1) in the placement test organized by the University.
  4. Obtain the required grade (as shown in Table 1) in the foundation course offered by the University.

• International students (non-Arabic speakers) take a placement test in Arabic, and in the event that the required level is not achieved, the student enrolls in an intensive Arabic language program for one or two semesters at most in order to qualify him to study in the specialization he wishes.

• The pass mark in the language qualification program in Arabic at the Language Center for Non-Speaking Students is (C) and higher for enrollment in university programs.

 

Table (1) 

An illustrative table of proficiency requirements in subjects eligible for study in undergraduate programs offered by Al Qasimia University.

The grade required in the foundation course offered by the university

 

 

 

 

The grade required in the placement test organized by the university

 

 

 

 

The required score in the school subject that the student studied in the final year of secondary schoo

Pass the EMSAT Test

 

 

 

 

 

 

​Academic Program
MathematicsEnglish LanguageArabic LanguageMathematicsEnglish LanguageArabic LanguageMathematicsEnglish LanguageArabic LanguageMathematicsEnglish LanguageArabic Language
-DC -DC

-

 

 

 

 

60%

 

80%

 

-950 in  EMSAT / 400  Institutional TOEFL / 4 IELTS1000 in the EMSAT  Test

Bachelor of Jurisprudence and its Principles (offered in Arabic)

Bachelor of Fundamentals of Religion (offered in Arabic)

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-DC

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60%

 

80%

 

-950 in  EMSAT / 400  Institutional TOEFL / 4 IELTS1000 in the EMSAT  Test

 

Bachelor's Program in Arts and Humanities (offered in Arabic

 

D

 

B

 

D

 

D

 

B

 

D

 

60%

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

60%

 

600

500/ 1000 in

Institutional TOEFL/ 61 IBT / 5 IELTS

 

600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bachelor of Arts Program in Economics and Management (Offered in English)
-CC-CC

-

 

 

 

 

 

60%

 

80%

 

-

450 / 950

Institutional TOEFL/ 61 IBT / 4.5 IELTS

1000Bachelor of Arts Program in Communication (Offered in  Arabic and English)
- DC-DC

-

 

 

 

 

60%

 

80%

 

-950 in EMSAT / 400 in the Institutional TOEFL / 4 IELTS1000Bachelor's Program in Interpretation and Qur'anic Sciences (to be offered in Arabic))

 

 

 

2. Admission Requirements for undergraduate programs offered by the university:

1- Bachelor's program in jurisprudence and its principles:

  • Admission is made according to the type of secondary certificate and the required rate for each of them as shown in Table (2)
  • Pass the interview successfully.
  • Passing the tests prescribed in the subjects eligible for study at the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies.


2. Bachelor's program in religious principles:

- Admission is made according to the type of secondary certificate and the required rate for each of them as shown in Table (2)

- Pass the interview successfully.

- Passing the tests prescribed in the subjects eligible for study at the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies.

 

3-Bachelor's Program in Arabic Language and Literature:

 - Admission is made according to the type of secondary certificate and the required rate for each of them as shown in Table (2).

- Pass the interview successfully.

- Passing the tests prescribed in the subjects eligible for study at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

 

4. Bachelor of Arts Program in Economics and Management:

- Admission is made according to the type of secondary certificate and the required rate for each of them as shown in Table (2).

- Pass the interview successfully.

- Passing the tests prescribed in the subjects eligible for study at the College of Economics and Management.

- Bachelor of Arts Program in Communication:

Admission is based on the type of secondary school certificate the required rate for each of them, as shown in Table No. (2). Successfully passing the personal interview.

Passing the exams prescribed in the subjects eligible for study at the College of Communication

6. Bachelor program of Interpretation and Sciences of the Holy Quran:

- Admission is according to the type of secondary certificate and the required rate for each of them as shown in Table (2).

 - Pass the interview successfully.

- Passing the tests prescribed in the subjects eligible for study at the Faculty of the Holy Quran.

 

Table 2

 Averages required in the general secondary school for admission to the academic programs offered by Al Qasimia University. 

College of Economics and Management

 

 

College of Sharia and Islamic Studies

College of the Holy Quran

College of Arts and Humanities

and the College of Communication

 

BranchPercentage CalculationType of high school certificate  

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General

 

 

 

 

Advanced or elite

 

 

 

Percentage calculated from 100%

High school - inside the country

(government, private)

Not accepted

75% and more in the country of study, except for the College of Communication, is not accepted

 

Religious

 

 

 

 

 

 

80% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75% and more in the country of study, except for the College of Communication, is not accepted

 

Literary

 

 

Percentage calculated from 100%

High school - outside the country

(government, private)

 

Scientific

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Religious

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not accepted

 

 

 

 

80% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literary

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage calculated from 100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British high school

 

 

 

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

Scientific

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

Literary

 

 

 

 

Percentage calculated from 100%

 

 

 

American High School

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

Scientific

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

Literary

 

 

The percentage is calculated from 20 degrees and converted to 100% by the following formula:

(score obtained *5) + 15

Baccalaureate certificate (French or equivalent)

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

Scientific

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

Literary

 

 

 

 

Percentage calculated from 100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Baccalaureate Certificate

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

Scientific

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

Literary

 

 

 

 

 

 Percentage calculated from 100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indian board, curriculum or certificate

 

 

Scientific

 

 

 

 

 

Religious

 

 

 

Not accepted

 

 

80% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literary

 

The percentage is calculated from 5 degrees and converted to 100% by the following formula:

(score obtained * 20)

Bangladeshi board, curriculum, or certificate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

Scientific

 

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literary

 

 

Percentage calculated from 100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pakistan Board, Curriculum or Certificate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

Scientific

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

Literary

 

 

The percentage is calculated from 5 degrees and converted to 100% by the following formula:

(score obtained * 20)

 

Russian high School or Curriculum

 

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

Scientific

 

75% and more in the country of study

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literary

 

 

Percentage calculated from 100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese high School or Curriculum

 

 

 

 

 

70% and more in the country of study

 

 

 

Scientific

 

 

 

 

 

Second: Required Documents

1. The original secondary certificate.

2. The original transcripts for the secondary stage grades (tenth – eleve nth – twelfth).

3. Attestation of all certificates by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the country from which the certificate is issued, and the UAE embassy in the concerned country. In the absence of the UAE embassy in the country, it shall be attested by an embassy of one of the Arab countries operating in this country.

4. Legally translating foreign certificates into Arabic or English, and attesting them from the above-mentioned authorities.

5. Submission of what states that the Ministry of Education in the country of issuance acknowledges the institute or school awarding the certificate, and that their graduates can join the public Universities in this country.

6. Translation of the passport into the Arabic language and attesting the translated copy from both the Ministry of Education of the student's own country and the UAE Embassy therein.

7. Completed application form.

8. In the event of applying to the College of Economics and Management, it is necessary to bring the international TOEFL certificate (IBT 61) points or higher, or (CBT 173) points or higher, or (PBT 500) points or higher, or the international equivalent of an academic test in English language (IELTS) with a score of not less than (5.0) or its equivalent in the Emirates Standard Test (EMSAT) in English language 1200 score, Mathematics 600 score, and Arabic language 600 score, and it should be valid.

9. In the event of applying to the College of Communication, it is necessary to bring the international TOEFL certificate (IBT 45) points or higher, or (CBT 133) points or higher, or (PBT 450) points or higher, or the international equivalent of an academic test in English language (IELTS) with a total of no Less than (4.5) or its equivalent in the Emirates Standard Test (EMSAT) in English language 950 score, and it should be valid. The university does not bear the costs of the IELTS, TOEFL, or EMSAT exam.

10. A copy of the student's passport valid for not less than two years.

11. (12) recent colorful personal photos (3×4) with a white background.

12. A certificate of proof of criminal status (valid) approved by the country whose nationality the student holds - if he is a newcomer from outside the country - indicating his good conduct and behaviour, with a legal translation for its content into Arabic and English. 

13. A copy of the birth certificate or what alike, with a legal translation for its content in case the data is not written in Arabic or English.

14. A health fitness certificate issued by a government hospital in the student's country stating that he is free of all infectious diseases. The certificate is certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the issuing country, provided that no more than three months have elapsed since the date of issuance.