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United Arab Emirates Admissions Requirements
Prerequisite Equivalencies
- Review the program pages or international viewbook.
- Find your program(s) of choice.
- Review the international admission requirements for the exact required courses for your program(s) of interest.
- Come back to this page to find more specific information on the required courses and how we calculate your average.
| Required Courses | UAE National Curriculum |
|---|---|
| Senior or grade 12 English | Senior or grade 12 English Language |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering algebra, trigonometry and functions |
Advanced Stream Mathematics, or a senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering Algebra, Trigonometry and Functions* |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering calculus | Advanced Stream Mathematics, or a senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering Calculus* |
| Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering statistics | Advanced Stream Mathematics, or a senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering Statistics* |
| Senior or grade 12 Biology | Advanced Stream Grade 12 Biology |
| Senior or grade 12 Chemistry | Advanced Stream Grade 12 Chemistry |
| Senior or grade 12 Physics | Advanced Stream Grade 12 Physics |
*Detailed course descriptions may be requested for General Stream subjects to ensure the required content is covered to meet prerequisite requirements.
Minimum Requirements
- Six senior academic courses are required for admission.
- To clear conditions, a final official General Secondary Education Transcript and Secondary School Learning Certificate / Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma must be sent directly from the Ministry of Education.
- If your first language is not English, you may need to meet our English-Language Proficiency requirement.
Grading Scale
| Canadian Equivalent | UAE Grade |
|---|---|
| 88 - 100% | A |
| 81 - 87% | B+ |
| 75 - 80% | B |
| 69 - 74% | C+ |
| 62 - 68% | C |
| 56 - 61% | D+ |
| 50 - 55% | D |
| 0 - 49% | F |
*In acknowledgement of the various grading scales used throughout the UAE, the grading scale on the transcript will be used. Grades are converted to reflect a 50% pass.
Notes
- See the Common Curriculums page for requirements for:
- Advanced Placement (AP) exams
- American Curriculum
- British Patterned Education: General Certificate for Education (GCE)
- International Baccalaureate (IB)