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Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements for Ph.D. programs


  • The student must hold a master's degree with a minimum grade of "Very Good” (3.0 out of 4.0) and a bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade of 2.5 out of 4.0 or equivalent from a university, college, or an institute recognized by the Ministry of Education of the UAE.
  • The student must meet the English language proficiency (TOEFL) requirement, as follows:
    1. Students in programs taught in English: a score of 550 in TOEFL (ITP) (or its equivalence), or 6 in IELTS, or 1400 in an EmSAT English exam must be obtained

    2. Students in programs taught in Arabic (PhD in Private Law, Public Law, and Applied Sociology, A score of 1100 in EmSAT exam, 500 in TOEFL (ITP) (or its equivalence), or 5.0 in IELTS must be obtained. For other Arabic prgorams, A score of 950 in EmSAT exam, 450 in TOEFL (ITP) (or its equivalence), or 4.5 in IELTS must be obtained.

    For programs that requires a specific TOEFL score, the instructions provided by the Commission for Academic Accreditation shall be followed

    Exemption:

    1. Students whose native language is English and studied a bachelor's or a master's program in a country where English is the official language shall be exempted from the English language proficiency requirement.

    2. Students who graduated from a university in which English is the language of instruction are also exempted from the English language proficiency requirement provided that they have obtained a minimum score of 1400 in an EmSAT English exam, 500 in TOEFL (ITP) (or its equivalence), or equivalent upon enrolling in the bachelor program and 550 points or equivalent upon joining the master's program

  • Passing the personal interview.
  • Attachment of ‘no objection certificate’ from the authorities responsible for national service for male Emirati students.
  • Attachment of a letter of study approval from Kuwait Embassy Cultural Office for Kuwaiti students only.
  • Attachment of People of Determination card (if applicable).
  • In case the student works in a certain place, please attach a letter from the employer stating that the student is working for this agency.


​Table of Equivalent Scores on Tests of English Language Proficiency 
​EmSAT
​TOFEL ITP
ILETS academic​
​950-1075
450​
4.5​
​1100-1225
​500
5.0​
​1250-1375
530​5.5​
​1400-1525
550​6.0​