ADMISSIONS

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Entry Requirements for the programs:

• A pass in the UAE General Secondary School Certificate (both science and literature streams are acceptable) with an average score of 55% or higher (or equivalent qualifications from other countries).
• A score of 50% or above in the ECMIT English and Math placement exams
• Attend an interview with the Program Admissions Committee.
• A minimum TOEFL score of 500 (173 CBT, 61 IBT) or IELTS of band 5.0 or any equivalent standardized English language test approved by the MOHESR.

The Admissions Committee can consider cases of students who passed the UAE GSSC with an average score between 50% and 55% and can make recommendations to the CEO to "Provisionally" admit such students to the relevant program. Students meeting the High School qualifying entry requirements but failing to achieve the required scores on the Math and English placement exams at ECMIT are required to take remedial coursework.

The number of "Provisionally" admitted students is limited to a maximum of 10% of the total number of the students admitted into the relevant program. In such exceptional cases the student is allowed to register for 3 courses only in the first semester and he/she will be put in the academic probation list. The student's performance will be monitored in the first semester and if he/she doesn't' achieve a GPA of 2.0 at the end of the first semester then the student will be allowed to register for a maximum of two courses and will be issued with a warning to obtain a GPA of 2.0 or higher during the next semester. The student will be dropped out of the program in case he/she fails to achieve a GPA of 2.0 or higher after receiving the 3 rd and final warning.

A student who does not manage to get a minimum score 500 in TOEFL can be admitted to the Associate degree programs and can register for a maximum of 12 credits in the General courses. The student needs to submit a passing TOEFL score within 1 year of joining ECMIT.

The student is required to submit the following documents to the Admissions Office:

• an original or attested copy of the General Secondary School Certificate OR an equivalency certificate from the Ministry of Education in the relevant emirate for all other streams of education.
• result of TOEFL
• copy of passport
• 2 passport size photographs
• completed application form

Each student who formally applies for the College will receive an acceptance letter from

the Admissions Department informing him/her whether he/she has been accepted or not.

The following rules apply to students who have other than the UAE General Secondary School Certificate:

• The student must have passed the relevant secondary/high school certificate that enables him/her to be admitted to accredited universities in their own countries.
• The duration of the study at school must NOT be 10 years only and in those countries that have two levels of secondary/high school education then the student must have successfully completed level 2.
• The student must have passed six subjects at least at the secondary/high school level (English language is a must).
• Students who studied at schools that follow the British system must have passed at least 7 subjects at the Ordinary and Advanced Levels (GCSE/IGCSE) with a minimum grade C in the O Level subjects, grade E in the A Level, and grade D in the AS Level.
• The school where the student has completed his/her high school studies must be an accredited school by the relevant state/government/or accreditation body.
• The student must submit the original certificate (or an attested copy of the original) attested by the appropriate authority in the country where the certificate is issued (such as the Ministry of Education), the UAE Embassy in that country (or the country’s Embassy in the UAE) and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• The student needs to fulfill all the requirements of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research regarding high schools certificates at the time of application.

In case a student does not have the attested copy of the certificate, which is equivalent to the UAE General Secondary School Certificate ready at the time of submitting the application, the student may be admitted to the program provided that the student undertakes to submit the attested certificate before the end of his/her first semester at ECMIT.

Admissions of Transfer Students

Students transferring from other higher education institutions will be allowed to get credit transfer from certain courses in ECMIT Programs based on the following:

• All transfer students must meet the Entry Requirements.
• The College/University where the student has studied must be one of the accredited colleges by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the UAE.
• The course studied must have required the student to attend classes, i.e. not by correspondence.
• The student can claim Credit transfer for courses that she/he has passed with a grade of C and above and which have an equivalent course in the relevant AS Degree Program at ECMIT.