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Fall Semester – August 1
Spring Semester – December 1
Some departments may have a different deadline. Please refer to the departmental listings in this
publication or the department’s website for degree specific admission deadlines.
Admission Requirement
A. Undergraduate degree GPA (or equivalent) requirements:
1. A 3.0 CGPA (out of 4.0 point scale or its established equivalent) is required for admission
to graduate programs.
2. Probationary admittance may be granted to:
a. A student with CGPA of 2.5 or higher and a TOEFL score of 530, or its equivalent using
a standardized test approved by Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
(MHESR), may be provisionally admitted to a Master’s program if:
The student achieves a TOEFL score of 550 by the end of the first semester.
The student takes maximum of six (6) credit hours in the first semester during which
they also take intensive English whereby they must achieve an average score of B in the
credit courses taken.
If either provision is not met, the student is dismissed.
b. A student with a CGPA between 2.5 and 2.99 and a TOEFL score of 550, or its
equivalent using a standardized test approved by MHESR, can take a maximum of 9 credit
hours in the first semester. He/she must achieve a semester average score of B in the credit
courses taken to continue in the program. If not, the student is dismissed.
B. English Proficiency Requirement:
A TOEFL score of 550, IELTS score of 6.0, or the equivalent of another standardized test approved
by the MHESR is required of all students admitted to a Master’s program with the following
exceptions:
1. A native speaker of English who has completed his/her undergraduate education in an
English medium institution in a country where English is the official language.
2. A student admitted to and graduated from an English medium institution that can provide
evidence of acquiring a TOEFL score of 500, or its standardized equivalent approved by the
MHESR, upon admission to the undergraduate program.
Admission Procedure
An individual who wishes to apply for admission to graduate study and who possesses appropriate
qualification as described above can access information and application materials and apply online on
the ALHOSN University website at http://www.alhosnu.ae. An applicant can also request for an
application packet by e-mail (info@alhosnu.ae), telephone (+971 2 4070700) or fax (+971 2 4070799).
Student applicants must complete the application forms and make sure that such forms and all other
required items as stated below reach the Admissions and Registration Office by the stipulated
deadlines:
1. Completed Application Form
2. Non-refundable Application Fee
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Three Letters of Recommendation
5. Official Academic Records (transcript from each university/college attended)
6. A copy of the applicant’s passport valid for a minimum period of six months.
7. Six recent passport-size photographs.
8. Evidence of Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 550 (paperbased)
or 231 (computer-based), or IELTS bandscore of 6. (Applicants who do not meet the
language requirement shall be required to pay AED250 to take ALHOSN University’s English
Placement Test.
All applicants to the program, including international applicants, must request and submit their
application to the following address:
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