An applicant seeking admission for BBA program is required to fulfill the following
conditions:
HIGH SCHOOL GRADE
- Prospective student should have 60% marks in the secondary school of UAE or its
equivalent as per the International Grade Conversions published by World Education
Services Inc. (www.wes.org). Student
having any equivalent qualification from an institution in UAE must get the documents
attested by the Ministry of Education and Youth. For qualifications obtained from
abroad, attestation is required from the relevant authorities of that country.
- Seven subjects of IGCSE/GCSE/GCE (O-Level) with grade 'C' or above (ASLevel) with
grade 'D' or above (A-Level) with grade 'E' or above. All documents require attestation
from the competent authorities.
- Holders of UAE Secondary School Certificate who have scores below the required level
(minimum of 60%), and do not meet the regular admission requirements, may go through
the Foundation Program to prepare themselves for higher studies in their chosen
field.
- On passing the Foundation Program, the student's Certificate will be recognized
and attested by the MOHESR. This may be used for progression to Higher Education
within the institution offering the Foundation Program, or for entry to other receiving
institutions, provided the student meets the admission requirements set for specific
programs at that institution.
- English competency required as the exit standard is TOEFL 500 (or IELTS 5.0) for
those intending to enter Higher Education programs delivered in English. Note
that Institutional TOEFL is NOT ACCEPTABLE.
- The Foundation Program does not apply to students who hold High School Certificates
from other systems of Education (British GCE / IGCSE or American Diploma). Students
falling under this category will need to meet the minimum admission requirements
set forth in the Ministerial Decree's 200/2004 and 133/2005.
PROVISIONAL ADMISSION
The Dean reserves the right to admit a student on Provision (e.g. special cases
where the student may not have satisfied all the admission requirements). In such
a case, the student must have an average of not less than 60% marks in the secondary
school level of UAE or its equivalent.
Provisional admission is not applicable to UAE board students holding certificates
after 2006 having less than 60% marks.
- The number of students admitted on provision may not exceed 15% of the total intake.
If a student is admitted on provision, he or she must obtain a Grade Point Average
(GPA) of 2.0 on a scale out of 4.0 upon successfully completing 12-15 credits taken
during the first semester of his/her study as well as not failing in any of the
courses taken in the first semester of study, otherwise the SUC reserves the right
to cancel the student's admission.
- If any student is admitted under provisional status and at the same time failed
in the Mathematical ability placement test of the SUC, may not be allowed to have
simultaneous progression in the BBA program, in this scenario, student is required
to complete the Numeracy preparatory course prior to progressing in BBA program.
Moreover, provisionally admitted students will not be granted TOC for the courses,
which are in offer in the first semester.
Exception: Students holding diploma from any accredited institution in UAE having
50% and above in the secondary school level of UAE or its equivalent will be admitted
to the SUC. However such students will be required to undergo the English Language
proficiency test as per the MOHESR criteria.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
All candidates seeking admission to SUC BBA curriculum must take and pass proficiency
examination in English and Mathematics.
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (TOEFL/IELTS EXAM)
Prospective Students having English as their first language are not required to
appear for TOEFL. A BBA applicant without English as their first language is required
to fulfill any one of the following requirements for admission:
- A minimum score of 500 out of 677 on Institutional Test of English as Foreign Language
(TOEFL) or a minimum score of 61 out of 120 on the Internet Based Test (IBT) of
TOEFL or a minimum score of 173 on the Computer based TOEFL.
- A minimum score of 5.0 on International English Language Testing System (IELTS -
Academic)
- MATHEMATICAL ABILITY
An applicant is required to score a minimum of 500 on SAT-1 or 60% passing score
of SUC Mathematics placement test.
TRANSFER ADMISSION
SUC accepts student's who are transferring from a federal or licensed institution
in the UAE, or a foreign institution of higher learning based outside the UAE and
accredited in its home country, are eligible for transfer admission; after fulfilling
the following requirement / conditions:
- DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
- The official transcripts
- Detailed syllabi(Credit Value, Level, detailed course content, learning outcomes/objective
and indicative learning resources)
- An official letter from the previous institution
- All documents mentioned in the registration requirements
- Processing fee of as applicable must be submitted for evaluation.
Transfer of credit is granted under the following conditions:
- CONDITIONS APPLICABLE:
- Must meet the English and Mathematics proficiency requirement.
- The course contents mentioned in the CDP of the previous institution should match
a minimum of 75% of the SUC Syllabus of the corresponding course.
- The student must attend a minimum of 50% of the credit hours of their study plan
at SUC in other words, only up to 50% of the courses can be transferred to the program.
- The credit hours completed must be equivalent or higher to the corresponding courses
offered at SUC.
- Must have passed the course with a minimum of 'C' grade or equivalent.
- Maximum credits awarded for transfer admission will be limited specified courses
at SUC. In case credits earned at the original institution are less than those at
SUC, the lower credits will be awarded as transfer.
- No transfer can be awarded for Capstone and protected courses of SUC.
- Once TOC is granted and the Graduation plan is signed by the student, the student
cannot challenge the TOC decision during the progression of course.
- A student is placed in the Senior Level status only after completing all the balance
courses till the junior level.
- Incase student changes the major area of study the student will have to re-apply
for TOC.
- Students of SUC may be permitted to pursue courses outside only in extreme circumstances
with prior approval from Administration and Dean. Students pursuing their studies
at SUC are generally not granted TOC for courses offered at SUC.
- Prohibit accepting credit twice for substantially the same course taken at two different
institutions.
- The result of transferred courses will not be included while calculating the student's
Grade Point Average (GPA).
- Non-refundable SUC TOC processing fees (as per applicable fee structure)
- Transfer admission students will not be included in the toppers list.
- TOC will be awarded to students of Higher College of Technology diploma holders
on the following conditions. (This provision is made available as per the Ministry
of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MOHESR) circular no.1 (amended) dated
11th March 2006).
- The 12th standard Certificate should not be less than 50%.
- His/her diploma should be accredited and attested by MOHESR or its equivalence certificate
for those who graduate outside UAE.
- To check the validity of the certificate issued by HCT and make sure that it is
authentic.
- CGPA should be 2.0 and above.
- The student should get 'C' grade and above in the following subjects:
- English
- Mathematics
- Computer
- Any other conditions followed by the institutions. Once the acceptable transfer
of credits are decided, the student is informed and can then proceed for registration.
Appropriate fee reduction is given for the courses granted transfer of credit.
- PROCEDURE FOR FINALIZING INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSFER OF CREDITS QUALIFICATION
SUC will accept transfer of credits only from the Institutions under the following
categories:
- Accredited by the MOHESR, UAE.
- Accredited by the Central or Regional accreditation bodies in the United States
of America (USA).
- Accredited by the University Grants Commission (UGC), India.
- Accredited by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan.
- Approved by the Quality Assurance Agency in Education, U.K.
- Accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education for all other countries
from where the student is seeking admission.
ADMISSION TO STUDENTS FAILING TO QUALIFY PLACEMENT TESTS
ACADEMIC IELTS PREPARATORY COURSE
The Academic IELTS preparatory course (AIPC) and mathematics preparatory courses
are designed for students whose proficiency levels are inadequate to be accepted
for admission into the BBA Program of SUC. Preparatory courses are offered to those
students who could not qualify placement test of SUC. The placement of the student
in IELTS or Mathematics preparatory course is determined on the basis of grades
obtained in placement exams. The qualifying score for admission is 5.0 out of 9.0
bands for BBA Program. Students who fail to obtain above qualifying scores are admitted
into the preparatory courses as explained below. (Scenarios 1, 2 and 3 help to understand
the principle for placing a student in the IELTS preparatory program):
Scenario 1 (If Student Falls Short of Qualifying Score in Both English and Mathematics)
AIPC and Mathematics preparatory course to improve the skills in English and Mathematics
respectively. The students in this scenario will not be allowed to join freshman
level of BBA program.
Scenario 2 (If Student Falls Short of Qualifying Score in English But Obtains Qualifying
Score in Mathematics)
In this scenario, the student will undergo AIPC to improve English language skills
towards meeting the admission requirements and will be exempted from taking mathematics
preparatory course.
Preparation for English Language Skills
For students who have passed the Mathematical ability test but have failed the English
language proficiency test, the below mentioned categories will apply. However, prospective
students who score below 350 in TOEFL are rejected by SUC.
Category A: Students who have scored between 351 and 424 in TOEFL (ITP) or
between 2.0 and 3.5 in IELTS (Academic), will undergo a preparatory course in IELTS
(Academic) for a period of one semester of Basic – AIPC (total of 190 contact hours)
and at the end of the course students will appear for IELTS (Academic) Exam. Their
maximum number of contact hours will be dedicated towards preparation for IELTS
(Academic) during the semester. This is a non credit course.
Category B: Students who have scored between 425 and 499 in TOEFL (ITP) or
between 4.0 and 4.5 in IELTS (Academic) will be admitted into preparatory course
in IELTS (Academic) for a period of one semester Advanced – AIPC (total of 120 contact
hours). At the end of the course students will appear for IELTS (Academic) Exam.
Such students will be allowed to enroll in BBA with a 3 credit hour course of freshman
level (as shown in the table below). AIPC is a non credit course.
CODE
|
COURSES
|
CREDITS
|
CIS101
|
COMPUTER SKILLS 1
|
3 |
GEN101 |
GENERAL STUDY SKILLS |
2 |
GEN102 |
COMMUNITY SERVICES & SPORTS |
1 |
HUM101 |
ISLAMIC CULTURE |
3 |
MAT101 |
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS |
3 |
Category C: Students who cannot score a minimum of 5.0 in IELTS (Academic) admitted as per category A & B they will be allowed to re-register for AIPC (Basic or Advanced based on band) semester again. In this category, students can enroll into the freshman level (BBA) with an available 3 credit hour course if they score 4.0 and above in IELTS (Academic).
Note - 1: If the students fail to acquire the required level of English proficiency even after re-admission and wish to exit SUC will be awarded a transcript for the completed BBA level courses.
Note - 2: Students who score between 475 and 499 in the entrance exam of TOEFL will be eligible to retake a TOEFL test without attending any preparatory course if they are confident of scoring 500 or above in the subsequent TOEFL test. However, applicable TOEFL exam fee will be charged. If students score 500 or above they will be admitted into the BBA program. If they are unable to score 500 in the latest attempt, they will be placed in AIPC (Basic or Advanced) depending on the latest IELTS (Academic) scores.
INTENSIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM (IELP)
SUC offers IELP to those students whose competency in English language skills are not adequate either to appear for TOEFL exam or to take up Basic / Advanced AIPC. The registered students for IELP have an option to undergo a general English course for one semester. This course is categorized into four levels-Beginners, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced. Upon the completion of this course, based on their performance, students will be directed either to Basic AIPC or Advanced AIPC. On successful completion of IELP, candidates will be issued proficiency certificates.
Scenario 3 (If Student falls short of qualifying score in math but obtains qualifying score in English)
In this scenario, students have to take the Mathematics preparatory course (MAT001 - Numeracy) to improve the mathematical abilities. Such students are eligible to be admitted into courses other than maths at the BBA degree program on a simultaneous progression with the Mathematics preparatory course. Such students can progress up to Sophomore Level until they pass the Mathematics preparatory course with 60% marks. The courses available for provisional status admission are:
CODE
|
COURSES
|
CIS101
|
COMPUTER SKILLS 1
|
ENG101 |
ENGLISH COMPOSITION |
ENG112 |
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION |
GEN101 |
GENERAL STUDY SKILLS |
GEN102 |
COMMUNITY SERVICES & SPORTS |
HUM101 |
ISLAMIC CULTURE |
HUM102 |
CRITICAL THINKING & PROBLEM SOLVING |