International Students

Zayed University welcomes applications from International students who meet the admission criteria listed below and as space and resources permit.

College	UAE Curriculum or Equivalent		American System	British System	IB	EmSAT Requirements
	Gen	Adv				English	Math	Arabic
College of Business *	75%	70%	Pass 5 subjects with total average 75% Arabic and Islamic Studies not included	5 GCSE/IGCSE/ O-levels with grade C and 4 AS-Levels with grade B or 2 A-Levels with grade C or BTEC Level 3 National Diploma with 2 Merits (Arabic and Islamic Studies not included)	Complete the IB Diploma with at least 24 points.	EmSAT 1250, Or IELTS 5.5, Or TOEFL iBT 71	EmSAT 600	EmSAT 600
College of Arts and Creative Enterprises	75%	70%					Applicants with EmSAT Math score of less than 500 will be required to take remedial zero-credit Math classes.	Applicants with EmSAT Arabic score of less than 900 will be required to take remedial zero-credit Arabic classes.
College of Communication and Media Sciences	75%	70%
College of Humanities and Social Sciences	75%	70%
College of Natural and Health Sciences	75%	70%
College of Technical Innovation *	80%	75%	Pass 5 subjects with total average 80% (Arabic and Islamic Studies not included)				EmSAT 500

Attested report cards for grades 10,11 & 12
Equivalence of grade 12 certificate for a foreign curriculum issued by the UAE’s Ministry of Education to know more click here.

Be in good academic standing (GPA 2.25 or higher) at the institution currently attending
Have proof of English language proficiency: EmSAT English score of 1250, or Academic IELTS overall band score of 5.5; or TOEFL iBT total score of 71.
Meet the high school admission criteria for the ZU program they wish to transfer to
Submit official transcript
Required to complete minimum 60 credits hours at ZU.