Holders of secondary school certificates or its equivalent:
- Students who have obtained a secondary school completion certificate from schools inside the country that follow the educational system of the Ministry of Education, or students who have high school certificates or its equivalent from a recognized school from inside and outside the country can apply to join the university in one of the colleges, and in accordance with the conditions and criteria determined by the university, and within the limits of its carrying capacity.
- Obtaining a success rate of at least 70% (scientific, literary, general, advanced, or elite) to join the faculties: Sharia, Islamic Studies, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - except for the early childhood program -, fine arts, design, and communication.
- Obtaining a success rate of at least 70% (the scientific stream, the advanced track, or the elite), or a success rate of not less than 75% (the general or literary track) to join the College of Business Administration, or the Business Information Systems program at the College of Computing and Informatics .
- Obtaining a success rate of no less than 75% (the scientific stream, the advanced track, or the elite), or a success rate of not less than 80% (the general or literary track) to join the College of Law and the Early Childhood Program in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Obtaining a success rate of at least 70% (science, general, advanced, or elite) for admission to the College of Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, Multimedia, and Biomedical Informatics at the College of Computing and Informatics.
- Obtaining a success rate of at least 75% (the scientific stream, the advanced track, or the elite) for joining the College of Engineering, the two programs of cybersecurity engineering and computer engineering at the College of Computing and Informatics, and the physical therapy program at the College of Health Sciences.
- Obtaining a success rate of not less than 75% (the scientific stream, the advanced track, the elite, or the general one) to join the programs of the College of Health Sciences, except for Nursing and Physiotherapy.
- Obtaining a success rate of not less than 75% (the scientific stream, the advanced track, or the elite, or a success rate of not less than 80% the general track) to join the nursing program at the College of Health Sciences.
- Obtaining a success rate of at least 80% (the scientific stream, the advanced track, or the elite) to join the College of Pharmacy.
- Obtaining a success rate of at least 85% (the scientific stream, the advanced track, or the elite) to join the College of Dentistry.
- Obtaining a success rate of at least 90% (the scientific stream, the advanced track, or the elite) to enroll in the College of Medicine.
- Note: Students of the General Stream in the College of Health Sciences (except for Physiotherapy and Nursing), the Biotechnology Program, and the Biomedical Informatics Program are accepted into a Qualifying Program, which includes passing qualifying courses at the university with a grade of no less than (D) within a deadline of two semesters, and the student is exempted from studying the qualifying course when they obtain the EmSAT certificate with a grade of 700 or higher .
An applicant who holds a High School Diploma (American system) or its equivalent may be admitted upon meeting the following conditions:
- The student has completed 12 years of study.
- The certificate is recognized and equivalent by the Ministry of Education in the UAE.
- The student must have studied 6 courses in the fields of Mathematics, Sciences, Social Studies, and Languages with English as the language of instruction.
- The Diploma study track (Literature or Science) is determined on the basis of the courses studied in the 12th year (Two Science and one Mathematics subjects constitute a Science Track).
Applicants to the Medical Colleges (Medicine, Dental Medicine, and Pharmacy )
- Must have completed two courses of Biology, two courses of Chemistry, and at least one course in Physics in the High school levels (From grade 9 till grade 12) and attained a grade of (B) or higher in the 12th year in Biology or Chemistry.
- For schools that follows the credit hours system, students must study chemistry, biology, and physics(full credit hour) distributed in high school levels at least once, and the student must attain a grade of at least (B) or above in Biology OR Chemistry in Gr12 certificate.
- In addition to above points, please note that the admission to these Colleges is based on academic competition, and the priority is given for the highest averages after fulfilling the competition requirement and passing the personal interview .
- The student has completed 12 years of study by the time she/he has finished secondary education and must provide proof thereof.
- The certificate is recognized and equivalent by the ministry of eduction in the UAE .
- The student percentage will be calculated based on special criteria specified by the University of Sharjah, and the student must fulfill the required average for the desired Major, For more information please click here.
The highest 7 grades obtained will be considered as follows:
- A minimum grade of C in 5 O-Level subjects, and a minimum grade of D in 2 AS-Level subjects or
- A minimum grade of C in 6 O-Level subjects, and a minimum grade of E in one A-Level subject.
- The courses should cover at least four areas of study: Mathematics, Sciences, Social Studies, Fine Arts & Design, and Languages.
- For an applicant to be considered as a graduate of the Science Track in secondary educations she/he must have successfully studied at least 2 Science and one Mathematics subjects at O-Level and AS-Level or A-Level.
- The UoS may award up to (12) credits for students who have successfully achieved a grade of (C) or better in specific A-Level subjects, provided that he/she takes substitute courses instead from the authorized elective courses according to the student study plan except for the Colleges of Medicine and Dental Medicine.
Applicants to the Colleges of Medicine, Dental Medicine, or Pharmacy:
- Must have taken Chemistry and Biology courses at the O-Level, AS-Level or A-Level and attained at least a minimum grade of B at the AS-Level or a C at the A-Level in one of these subjects.
- In addition to above point, please note that the admission to these Colleges is based on academic competition, and the priority is given for the highest averages and who fulfilled the competition requirement.
An applicant who holds the International Baccalaureate Certificate may be admitted upon meeting the following conditions:
- The student must have completed at least 12 years of study and must submit official documentation to that effect.
- IB Diploma must have been awarded and equivalent according to the IB Board requirements.
- The diploma must be authenticated by the Ministry of Education in the UAE.
- The student must have successfully completed at least 6 subjects during secondary school distributed over four subjects areas: Mathematics, Sciences, Social Studies and Humanities, and Languages.
- The 6 subjects must include at least three subjects at the higher level (HL).
- The student must have scored a total of no less than 24 out of 45 points, and the student grade average will be determined by it.
- IB's study track (whether literary or science) is determined by the subjects studied. For the IB to be counted as "scientific track", the student must have studied at least two science subjects and one mathematics subject.
- The university may award up to (12) credit hours for students who have successfully achieved a grade of (5) or higher in specific high - level (HL) subjects, provided that he/she takes substitute courses instead from the authorized elective courses according to the student study plan except for the Colleges of Medicine and Dental Medicine.
Students applying for the Colleges of Medicine, Dental Medicine or Pharmacy
- Must have studied Chemistry and Biology, and must have achieved a minimum grade of (5) in Higher Level Biology or Chemistry in the IB Diploma.
- In addition to above point, please note that the admission to these Colleges is based on academic competition, and the priority is given for the highest averages and who fulfilled the competition requirement.
Students Holding an Indian or Pakistani board certificate or its equivalent:
- Completion of 12 years of study, and obtaining Higher/Senior Secondary Certificate.
- Fulfilling the required average for the desired Major.
- The certificate must be recognized and equivalent by the Ministry of Education in UAE.
- To join the scientific Majors: Completing scientific or Pre-engineering track at the Higher/ Senior Secondary Level.
- Submitting the graduation certificate and list of school transcript of grades (10+12) certified by the concerned authorities.
To join Colleges of Medicine, Dental Medicine, or Pharmacy:
- Completing scientific or Pre-medical track at the Higher/senior secondary Level, and the subjects must include Biology and Chemistry.
- In addition to above point, please note that the admission to these Colleges is based on academic competition, and the priority is given for the highest averages and who fulfilled the competition requirement.