ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS |
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All students admitted to the University( new or transfer) who enrol in one of colleges where English is the medium of instruction including the Colleges of Business Administration, Engineering, Health Sciences, Fine Arts and Design, Medicine, Sciences, Dentistry, and Pharmacy, and the Department of English Language and Literature in the College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences must pass the TOEFL or IELTS before enrolling in their English medium-based academic programs.
MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS TEST
Students admitted to the College of Engineering and College of Sciences must take a placement test for mathematics and physics. Students passing these tests are eligible to take math and physics. A student failing these tests requires a remedial course in the respective subject. Remedial courses in these two subjects
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are not recognized. A remedial course is treated as any other course and if a student fails the course, the course must be repeated.
PERSONAL INTERVIEWS
• Applicants to programs in the Medical Colleges may be admitted only after fulfilling a required personal interview.
• Applicants are admitted to the College of Fine Arts and Design after fulfilling the requirements for a personal interview and admissions tests.
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• Applicants are admitted to the College of Communication after fulfilling the requirements for a personal interview and English test.
BRIDGING PROGRAM AT THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Admissions requirements for students applying to the bridging programs in the College of Health Sciences are as follows:
• Students carrying a general secondary high school certificate or its
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equivalency obtained before the diploma have their diploma grades calculated instead of their secondary certificate grades.
• Students having obtained a two or three-year diploma must have a GPA of at least 70 % or a letter grade of( C) according to program requirements. For admissions to the Bridging Program in Nursing, the applicant must have obtained a three-year diploma in nursing.
• Students obtaining a specialized diploma with
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