All transferred students must complete a minimum of 50% of their degree program credit requirements in residency at AUE in order to qualify for a degree. All students must complete their last two semesters (i.e. 30 credit hours) at AUE to be awarded an AUE degree.

In order for AUE to accept transfer credit from an institution outside the UAE, it must be licensed/recognized by the Ministry of Education or Department of the country of operation.

If students require transfer credits from another institution, they must submit the following:

1. Original or certified copy of high school certificate or its equivalent approved by the relevant authority in the country where the certificate was granted and by the UAE Ministry of Education.

2. Official Transcript from an accredited institution (Attested by the Ministry of Higher Education if from the UAE or the equivalency if from an institution outside the UAE).

3. Course descriptions as published in the concerned institute catalog.

4. Application for transfer credit must be made in the student’s first semester of residence

5. Students may transfer a maximum of 50% of the required program credits.

6. In those cases in which students present courses for transfer constituting greater than 50% of a program’s credit hour requirement, courses will be eliminated (to get 50%) per the following order of priority:

a. Concentration.

b.Core.

c. Electives.

d.Foundation.

g. Official college transcripts are evaluated on a course-by-course basis

h. Only courses at the level 100 or above will be eligible for transfer of credit

i. Only courses with a 2.0 or better will be eligible for transfer credit.

j. 3 and 4 credit courses will be considered equivalent to AUE’s 3 credit courses.

k.Not more than 2 courses will be transferred of a students chosen concentration.

l. Transfer of credit will not be granted for upper level courses in the ACIT programs.

The decision regarding credits awarded is made solely by the appropriate Department Chair. Transfer students must complete the Transfer Credit Form. Transfer students should be informed in writing about transfer credits before they enrolled at AUE.

AUE students are eligible to take credit courses at other accredited Institutions of higher Education, both inside and outside the UAE. Students, however, should obtain the AUE approval for taking such courses using the Transient Student Form.