Admission

Graduate Admission

Rabdan Academy offers Master Degrees. All Programs are accredited by the CAA. View Programs

Fall 2024 Online Applications Start Date	Fall 2024 Online Applications Deadline
18 March 2024	16 August 2024

Spring 2025 Online Applications Start Date	Spring 2025 Online Applications Deadline
30 September 2024	27 December 2024

Admissions Criteria

Students seeking admission to any graduate degree program must satisfy the Academy general admission requirements, meet minimum English language requirements and satisfy all other program-specific requirements that are stipulated for entry into the program.

Applicants Are Expected To Have

A recognized bachelor degree in a discipline appropriate for the prospective graduate degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent.
A minimum score of 1400 on the English language portion of the EmSAT examination or its equivalent a score of 6.0 on the internationally-recognized test IELTS academic.
Language Proficiency Exceptions for Master programs Admission:

Applicants who have completed their bachelor's degree in a Ministry of Education (MoE) Recognized English-Speaking Country as listed below are exempted from providing the required English proficiency test.

UAE MOE Recognized English-Speaking Countries:

Australia
Canada
Ireland
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States of America

Conditional English:

Applicants with an EmSAT score of 1250 or its equivalent a score of 5.5 IELTS academic.

Must achieve an EmSAT score of 1400 or its equivalent a score of 6.0 IELTS academic, by the end of the student’s first semester of study
May take a maximum of six credit hours in the first semester of study, not including intensive English courses
Must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, in the first six credit hours of credit-bearing courses studied for the graduate program

Conditional GPA:

Applicants with a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent.

Must take a maximum of nine credit hours of courses studied for the graduate program.
Achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its established equivalent, in these nine credits of courses studied for the graduate program

Copy of Emirates ID.
Copy of the passport including unified number and Ethbara Number.
Birth certificate (Optional).
Certified copy of the degree and official transcript from the university attended.
Equivalency certificate from the UAE Ministry of Education (for none CAA accredited universities).
Personal Passport size picture with white background.
A copy of the family book (Khulasa AlQaid) (for UAE Nationals).
English language proficiency certificate (EmSAT English, IELTS or TOEFL).

Fees

Admission Fees	Notes
4,300 AED	Includes fees admission assessment and placement, orientation, admission administration, ID card, Student Email. This is one time payment on admission.

Tuition Fees – Master: (Total 36 credits)

Number of Credit	Tuition Fee (AED)	per Credit hour
3	12,500	4,166.67 (AED)

Refunds (tuition Fees and Accommodation fees)

Time Scale	Percentage (%)
Prior to start	100
1st Week	100
2nd Week	100
After 3rd Week	No Refund

Semester start date is as published in Rabdan academic calendar

Note : Refund is after deduction of the admission fees (See below)

Other Administration Fees

Service	Fees
Transfer Credit (per course)	500 AED
Challenge Exam (per course)	2850 AED
Accommodation Fees (per Month)	5,500 AED

Service	1st Issue (AED)	Additional copies or replacement
Transcripts	10
Letters (Enrolment verifications)	20	5
Locker issuance	100	10
Locker key replacement	50
Grade appeal	100

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