Transfer Admissions

Transfer applicants to the program must submit their official transcripts. All transfer criteria apply to transfers through articulation agreements that AFU will manage to sign.  AFU accepts only students who are in good academic standing for transfer to undergraduate programs. A minimum of 2.0 GPA is required for consideration for admission; first preference is given to applicants with higher GPA.

Only courses successfully completed at other post-secondary institutions (a predefined grade level) will be accepted in transfer. All courses accepted in transfer must also be equivalent to courses in the program of study. AFU informs all applicants for transfer admissions or re-admission of the transfer credits earned for previous courses after being approved by the College/Transfer Committee.  

Procedure for Transfer Admissions, Transfer Credit and Advanced Standing 

Al Falah University (AFU): 

• Has a committee that includes staff of the registration unit and subject matter specialists in making decisions regarding transfer admissions, transfer of credit and advanced standing; records of all decisions and related documents are maintained.
• Specifies that only students transferring from UAE institutions recorded in the National Register of Licensed HEIs, or other organizations in the UAE approved by the CAA, or recognized institutions of higher learning located outside the UAE, are eligible for transfer admission. 
• Requires all entering transfer students to present valid certification (EmSAT, TOEFL, IELTS or other certification approved by the CAA) demonstrating the required language competency scores for full admission. 
• Requires that students transferring from other institutions into a program in the same field of study are in good academic standing (for undergraduates, a minimum CGPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent), based on the teaching, learning and assessment system employed in the organization at which they initially enrolled, demonstrated by certified transcripts or other evidence. 
• Permits external or internal students who are not in good academic standing to transfer only to a program in a field distinctly different from the one from which the student is transferring.
• Transfers undergraduate program credits only for courses relevant to the receiving degree that provide equivalent learning outcomes and in which the student earned a grade of C (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better. 
• Accepts only transfer students in good academic standing (a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in graduate level course work, or equivalent) to graduate programs.
• If intending to admit students with advanced standing, AFU establishes policies and procedures, consistent with international norms and approved by the CAA, specifying the maximum number of courses to be waived and the minimum grades or examination scores required to qualify for waivers.
• Requires the submission of official transcripts showing all post-secondary work attempted at all institutions attended.
• Requires that transfer students meet all the admission requirements at AFU and related program, and does not allow, under any circumstances, transfer students to be admitted under the provisions stipulated for conditional admission. 
• Treats work taken under an articulation agreement with another institution as transfer credit. 
• Limits the number of transfer credits which may be applied to a specific undergraduate degree program; the limit may not exceed 50% of the total number of credits which are required to complete a degree.  
• Limits transferred credits for master’s programs to a maximum of 25% of the total credits required for the program (or whichever equivalent measure is used in determining course or program requirements). 
• Transfers graduate program credits only for courses relevant to the degree that provide equivalent learning outcomes and in which the student earned a grade of B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better.
• Does not grant credit twice for substantially the same course taken at two different institutions.
• Does not allow credits for graduation projects and theses to be transferred.
• Provides for timely written notification to the student, prior to admission, of the transferability of credit, how much credit is granted, and how the accepted credit will be applied to the degree program at AFU.

Admission Reservation

Students admitted to a graduate program may be requested to pay a seat set reservation fee. This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable and must be paid before the deadline stated in the academic calendar. This deposit is deductible from the tuition fees once the applicant joins any of the university programs.