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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 > Undergraduate Program Admission Requirements and Procedures Including Application Fees, Admission Deadlines, Policies on Transfer of Credit > 9.3 Admission Criteria > 9.3.3 Qualifications Requirements

9.3.3 Qualifications Requirements

Curriculum	Qualification	Minimum Score (%) Grade Required
UAE/GCC Curriculum	General Secondary School Certificate	65% for BBA/IT (60 conditional) 80% for Engineering (70% - 79.9% conditional)
British	- At least 7 GCE/GCSE/IGCSE subjects - Combination of GCSE (O level) and AS/A levels is acceptable provided that the subjects cover at least four of the following fields: -    - Math, languages    - Science – humanities and social sciences - Students must complete a minimum 11 years of schooling and a School Leaving Certificate must be provided.	The minimum grade for each level is: - C for the O level - D for the AS level - E for the A level Note: for Engineering major, the student should cover physics and math subjects.
American	American High School Diploma providing Grade 10,11 & 12	Overall average of Grade “C-” (65% or 2.0/4.0) for BBA and IT As for engineering, overall average of B or 80% is required for non-conditional admission
International Baccalaureate (IB)	International Baccalaureate Diploma	24 points for BBA/IT 28 points for engineering (to be checked)
Others		Case by case basis

Notes: Students with qualifications other than those listed above are advised to contact the student recruitment and admissions representatives at UD to determine their eligibility. They can also visit the World Education Services webpage and find the equivalency for a particular country’s grade to make sure it represents at least a “C” in the US grading system.

• Math requirements: A new applicant applying for admission must provide a minimum SAT-Math score of 400 or choose to take the math placement test at UD and pass with a minimum score of 400. Failing the math placement test will result in taking the remedial math course.
• For applicants following the UAE MOE general stream curriculum, special admission requirements have to be met if the applicants wish to study Engineering. These are:
  • The applicants should pass the math/science subjects with minimum score of 90%
  • The high school score of the applicants should be a minimum of 90%
  • The applicants should pass a pre-physics course provided by the University.
• The University accepts applicants on a competitive basis. In the case where a maximum quota is set for admission, priority is given to applicants with the higher high-school scores.
• The University may impose additional conditions but with due notice.