First: Students Holding a High School Certificate or Its Equivalent (in Science or Literature):
A High School Certificate with a minimum average of 60% is required for admissions to the College of Business Administration
Second: Students Holding a Foreign Secondary Certificate:
A. Students holding an American secondary degree (High School Diploma) or its equivalent (The International Baccalaureate):
1. Students should have completed 12 years of school upon obtaining the High School Certificate and be able to demonstrate proof.
2. Present a certified certification for secondary grades 10, 11, and 12.
3. The High School Certificate must be accepted by the government universities in the country from which the certificate was obtained and proof of this must be presented (for students who have obtained their certificate outside the UAE).
4. The student’s track (i.e. Literature or Science) shall be determined by what the student studied in 12th grade.
5. Students should have completed at least (6) courses successfully within at least four of the following study areas: Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, and Languages (with English as the language of instruction).
B. Students who have obtained a British Secondary Certificate (IGCSE, GCSE, GCE):
1. Students should have completed 12 years of school upon obtaining the High School Certificate and be able to demonstrate proof.
2. Students should have completed at least (5) courses successfully in the (O Levels) with an IGCSE/GCSE certificate and (2) courses in the (AS Levels), or (6) courses in the (O Levels) & (1) course in the (A Level), in at least four of the following areas of study: Mathematics, Languages, Sciences, and Social Studies.
3. The student’s grade in the (O level) with an IGCSE/GCSE certificate should be a minimum of (C), the student’s grade in the (AS Level) with a GCE certificate should be a minimum of (D), and the student’s grade in the (A Level) with a GCE certificate should be a minimum of (E).
4. Seven courses should be calculated into the British High School Certificate.
Third: Basic Requirements for Admission to the University:
1. Applicants should indicate their order of preference on the application form.
2. Applicants are assigned their majors according to the following: the capacity of each college, the student’s preference and the student’s grade average.
3. The applicant’s degree should be obtained within 5 years from the date of application in high school certificate (literature/science filed).
4. The applicant should not have been expelled from the University of Sharjah or from any other educational institution in the country or somewhere else either for academic or disciplinary reasons.
5. Students are not allowed to register their course or apply for ID card before completing their documents.
Fourth: English Language Proficiency
1. Students must obtain a score of 500 on paper-based TOEFL, or present either the international IBT certificate with a score of 61 or higher or the CBT certificate with a score of 173 or higher, or the equivalence thereof internationally on the academic IELTS exam with a minimum average of at least 5.0 (with a minimum of 5.0 in each skill area) provided that the certificate has not expired. The University of Sharjah does not accept any other certificates from any other educational institution (i.e., institutional TOEFL certificates from outside UOS are not accepted).
2. Students who do not have these scores may join Intensive English Language Program at the University of Sharjah. Students who do not have the required score and students in the IEP are not permitted to register for any other University courses until after obtaining the required score.
FIFTH: Admission Requirements for the Bridging Programs:
1. The study load for students should be no more than 6-12 credit hours and up to 13 credit hours only if one of the courses is 4 credit hours or one of the credit hours is a lab hour (with the permission of the Dean of the College).
2. Students must obtain a GPA of at least 2.00 on a semester basis. Otherwise, they will be dismissed from the University.
SIXTH: Students Shall Abide by All Other University Requirements.