Entry to Amity University Dubai’s Master of Business Administration Degree is largely based on evidence of a capacity to undertake higher degree studies. Regular admission is granted to applicants with a recognized Bachelor’s degree earned in a discipline appropriate for the MBA program with a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent from a University that is recognized by the MoHESR in the UAE, in addition to a minimum score of 1400 on the English language portion of the EmSAT examination, or its equivalent on other nationally or internationally-recognized tests that are approved by the CAA, such as TOEFL score of 550 (213 CBT, 79 iBT), or 6.0 IELTS academic. Students who have completed their undergraduate education in an English-medium institution can be exempted from the English language requirement subject to satisfactory evidence being vetted by Admissions

Conditional admissions can be granted to applicants with an EmSAT score of 1250 or its equivalent on another standardized test approved by the CAA, such as a TOEFL score of 530 (197 CBT, 71 iBT), or 5.5 IELTS Academic. In this context, students granted conditional admissions must achieve an EmSAT score of 1400 or equivalent, by the end of their first semester of study, but may take a maximum of six regular credit hours in the first semester of study, not including intensive English courses, and must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its established equivalent. Conditionally admitted applicants not fulfilling the English proficiency requirement by the end of their first semester of study are considered under probation and are given one extra semester to achieve the required score. Moreover conditional admissions can be granted to applicants with a recognized Bachelor’s degree and a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent. In this case, conditionally admitted students may take a maximum of nine credit hours of regular courses during the period of conditional admission and must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or be subject to academic probation. Conditional acceptance can also be granted to applicants with a recognized Bachelor’s degree and a minimum CGPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent. In this case, conditionally admitted students must take a maximum of nine graduate-level credit hours as remedial preparation for the graduate program. These remedial courses are not for-credit within the degree program. The student must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its established equivalent in order to progress to the graduate program or be subject to academic probation. Currently, these remedial/bridging courses are set as follows:

• ACCT 501 (3 CR) Survey of Accounting and Finance
• QMET 502 (3 CR) Survey of Statistics for Decision Making
• ISYS 503 (3 CR) Spreadsheets and Databases

Moreover, applicants with an undergraduate degree that is not in business, economics, or an allied subject, with a CGPA of 2.0 or above, can be granted a conditional admission to the MBA program subject to registering up to nine graduate-level bridging credit hours as preparation for the graduate program and successfully achieving a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its established equivalent in order to progress to the graduate program or be subject to academic probation. Nevertheless, an applicant with a science or engineering degree or with a degree that has information systems or/and statistics courses, may be exempted from QMET 502 and/or ISYS 503 subject to appropriate evidence being provided. In this context, official undergraduate transcripts should show these courses with a minimum achieved score of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent. Bridging courses must be completed during the first year of enrollment in the MBA program.

With the exception of conditional acceptances that were granted to applicants with a recognized Bachelor’s degree and a minimum CGPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent, admitted students who are registered for bridging courses, at the discretion of the Dean of the Business School, may be allowed to register for a maximum of six credit-hours of regular MBA courses as per the following the table.

Holders of graduate-level professional qualifications and Postgraduate Diplomas, Master’s Degree in other disciplines, may also be admitted and are encouraged to apply. Moreover, and although not a requirement, a GMAT or GRE test score that has been received within the past 3 years prior to applying to the MBA, as well as relevant work experience, can strengthen the student’s application and are viewed favorably when vetting the applicant’s file. In addition, applicants should successfully pass an interview with an ad-hoc Committee from the Business School.