BSN Program Admission Criteria
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Admission Requirements
- Attested High School Certificate and transcript (Grade 12 or Equivalent in each curriculum)
- Attested School certificate and transcript for Grade 10 and 11
- Equivalency Certificate from the Ministry of Education (MOE) for High School curriculums other than UAE system https://www.moe.gov.ae/En/EServices/ServiceCard/pages/CertEquivalent.aspx OR
Equivalency Certificate from the Ministry of Education (MOE) for international applicants with certificates issued outside the UAE
https://www.moe.gov.ae/en/eservices/servicecard/pages/certequivalent-out.aspx - Meet requirements of BSN Interview
English Language Requirements: applicant is required to submit one of the below, the results need to be valid as of the date of submitting the application:
- Secondary High School English Language Score 80%
OR
TOEFL iBT with minimum score of 61 or CBT minimum score of 173 (Institutional TOEFL is not acceptable)
OR - Academic IELTS with minimum Band of 5.0
For IELTS and TOEFL results need to be valid as per the date of submitting the application
OR - Applicants will be required to complete a remedial course at the College.
* An English Language Placement Test at the University level is available for students who do not meet the English Language Requirements. Based on the test results, a remedial English course may be offered to enhance their proficiency.
*Please note: Students who have completed high school in a curriculum taught in English are exempt from the English language requirement.
Admission Criteria Per Curriculum
The UAE Curriculum:
- Applicant must achieve in grade 12:
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- Elite Stream: minimum overall average 60% or
- Advance Stream: minimum overall average 65% or
- General Stream: minimum overall average 70% (with a requirement of at least two scientific subjects).
The British Curriculum:
- A minimum grade of D or 4 in five O-Level subjects including Mathematics, English and any two scientific subjects
and - A minimum grade of D or 4 in two AS-Level subjects OR
- A minimum grade of D or 4 in one A-level
- Attested transcript and certificate from local relevant authority.
- Result of Arabic Studies (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Arabic passport holders who completed High School in UAE
- Result of Islamic Studies (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Muslims who completed High School in UAE
- An Equivalency Certificate from MOE is mandatory.
The American Curriculum or SABIS Curriculum:
- Applicants must pass successfully in Grade 12 with a minimum average of 60% overall or CGPA 2.0 on a scale of 4 or equivalent.
- Attested transcript and certificate from local relevant authority.
- Applicant to complete SAT1 Mathematics with a minimum score of 450 or equivalent as per MOE Equivalency requirements or complete the DMU Math remedial course to achieve Equivalency.
- Result of Arabic (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Arabic passport holders who completed High School in UAE
- Result of Islamic Studies (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Muslims who completed High School in UAE
- An Equivalency Certificate from MOE is mandatory.
The International Baccalaureate Curriculum (IB Diploma):
- Applicants must achieve an IB Diploma
- Attested transcript and certificate from local relevant authority.
- Result of Arabic (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Arabic passport holders who completed High School in UAE
- Result of Islamic Studies (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Muslims who completed High School in UAE
- An Equivalency Certificate from MOE is mandatory.
IB Subject Certificate:
- Applicant must achieve overall 21 points in 6 subjects HL / SL with minimum grade of 3 points each
- Applicant must complete English Language, Mathematics and one Science subject
- Attested transcript and certificate from local relevant authority.
- Result of Arabic (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Arabic passport holders who completed High School in UAE
- Result of Islamic Studies (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Muslims who completed High School in UAE
- An Equivalency Certificate from MOE is mandatory.
Indian Curriculum:
CBSE & State Board:
- Applicants must achieve a minimum average of 55% in grade 12.
- Result of Arabic (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Arabic passport holders who completed High School in UAE
- Result of Islamic Studies (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Muslims who completed High School in UAE
- An Equivalency Certificate from MOE is mandatory.
Pakistani Federal Board:
- Applicants must achieve a minimum average of 55% in grade 12.
- Result of Arabic (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Arabic passport holders who completed High School in UAE
- Result of Islamic Studies (MOE Exam) for grade 10, 11 and 12 for Muslims who completed High School in UAE
- An Equivalency Certificate from MOE is mandatory.
Additional Information for Other Curriculums and Secondary School Qualifications Obtained Outside UAE:
Applicants from other curriculums and with high school certificates obtained outside the UAE; may be required to submit an Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) or World Education Services (WES) course-by-course evaluation when applying to evaluate the transcripts and have a standard GPA – this can be obtained from: http://www.ece.org or https://www.wes.org/
- The applicant should be a graduate from a school recognized by the official education authority in the country of study.
- Must meet the requirements for admission into university in the country of origin.
- The applicant must complete 12 years of education in school.
- Certificates submitted need to be attested from:
- Education Authority (Home Country)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Home Country).
- Embassy of the United Arab Emirates or the Embassy of the Country in the UAE
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates
- Applicants must submit Equivalency Certificate from Ministry of Education in UAE https://www.moe.gov.ae/en/eservices/servicecard/pages/certequivalent-out.aspx