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Transfer of Credits- Graduate Programs

Transfer of Credits- Graduate Programs

Transfer Students

  1. Students applying for transfer credits, have to provide an official Transcript stating they have attended at least one semester as a full-time student at another accredited University, University, or equivalent educational institution and possess a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 or above.
  2. Transfer students to all programs must submit a Certificate of a Standardized Test of Eligibility in English (EmSAT, TOEFL, or IELTS Academic) or equivalent as approved by the Ministry of Education-Higher Education Affairs. The score is mentioned in the program admission requirements.
  3. Transfer students to any program taught in Arabic must submit a Certificate of a Standardized Test of Eligibility in Arabic (EmSAT-Arabic) as approved by the Ministry of Education-Higher Education Affairs. The score is mentioned in the program admission requirements.
  4. Transfer students should not be admitted under specifications for conditional admission.
  5. Coursework completed in the previous educational institution may be accepted in the appropriate program at CU Ajman by meeting the following provisions:
    1. Applicant must submit an official transcript attested by the MoE-HEA showing all credits and grades earned, along with a detailed description of the courses to the Admission Office.
    2. Only coursework with a grade of B and above, or its equivalent will be accepted.
    3. Only coursework relevant to the study plan of the desired major will be considered.
    4. Coursework should bear at least three credit hours; however, two or more can be combined to equal one three-credit hour course.
    5. The coursework content must be equal to approximately 75-80% of the CU Ajman course content.
    6. Only 25% of total credits shall be considered as transfer credits.
    7. If the student studied the same course in two different educational institutions, only one of them will be considered.
    8. The coursework was not a part of the Preparatory Program.
  6. The Committee of Student Transfer shall review the student’s request for transfer credits and submit its recommendations to the Vice Chancellor for approval.

Notes:

  • Grades of the transfer courses earned at the host institution are not used in calculating the student’s CGPA.
  • Students must provide a letter of medium of instruction for any transferred course taught in English.
  • Students should not have been dismissed from their previous institutions for disciplinary reasons.

Transfer credit hours will only appear on the CU Ajman transcript when the Registrar receives the official and attested transcript of the student’s previous institution.