“Higher Education” approves student acceptance rates in 5 university majors

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research approved student acceptance rates in five majors in higher education institutions, including: medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, engineering, and law.

The Ministry said, on its website, that it has set guiding standards for the enrollment and admission of students into university programs for bachelor’s degrees, higher diplomas, diplomas, partial qualifications, and short learning modules that represent levels 4 and 5 in the National Qualifications Framework.

In detail, the Ministry confirmed in Ministerial Resolution No. 19 of 2024 that higher education institutions are committed to determining admission criteria for their programs for bachelor’s degrees, higher diplomas, diplomas, partial qualifications, and short learning units (levels 4 and 5 in the National Qualifications Framework), and for this they may be guided by the standards. attached to the decision.

The Ministry stated that it has approved student acceptance rates in five specializations in higher education institutions, including medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, engineering, and law, as it has set guiding standards for admission, provided that universities are committed to determining admission standards for their accredited programs in accordance with the guiding standards set by the Ministry.

In the ministerial decision, the Ministry specified indicative grades for accepting students into universities, as enrollment in bachelor’s degree programs requires the student to obtain 80% in the English language subject in high school, compared to 70% when enrolling to obtain a higher diploma or (diploma), while it did not specify The Ministry sets guidelines for partial qualifications and short learning modules representing levels 4 and 5 in higher education institutions.

The Ministry has set a guideline, using high school grades in subjects related to university majors that include medicine, engineering, and law. The student must obtain a 90% average in mathematics, and 90% in two subjects (chemistry, physics, and biology) in high school, in order to be able to enroll. Studying medicine and dentistry.

While the Ministry obligated the student to obtain 80% in mathematics, and 80% in two subjects (chemistry, physics, and biology) in high school, in order to be able to study in colleges of pharmacy, and if the student wishes to study engineering, he must obtain 80% in mathematics and physics, and 80%. In one of the (Chemistry and Biology) classes in high school, she explained that studying law requires the student to obtain a 70% average in mathematics in high school subjects.

The Ministry did not approve any indicative degrees for some specializations, most notably technology and technology, natural sciences, business and humanities studies, in addition to financial accounting and economics.

The ministerial decision granted powers to the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to issue the decisions, circulars and executive controls necessary to implement the provisions of this decision.

The Ministry said, as part of its general guidelines for universities, that all levels of academic degrees are in accordance with the National Qualifications System 2024, and for a student to be accepted at the master’s or doctoral level, it is necessary to obtain the academic qualification from the level that precedes it according to the system.

She pointed out that the aforementioned indicative high school grades are the grades of the educational curriculum certificate in the United Arab Emirates in the advanced track and its equivalent, according to the matrix in force in the Ministry of Education.

She stressed that universities are not required to set a minimum overall high school grade point average, and students who have studied educational curricula not affiliated with the Ministry of Education are not required to prove proficiency in the English language if the curriculum is taught in English.

The Ministry said, “Students who studied curricula not affiliated with the Ministry of Education can prove proficiency by passing international standard tests, as determined by the university, and students who studied curricula not affiliated with the Ministry of Education can prove proficiency in subjects related to the specialization according to what is determined by the university.” Determined by the university.

The Ministry added: “Universities can accept students conditionally on passing qualifying or remedial subjects or programs offered to the student. Specializations other than medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering, and law do not require a minimum requirement for academic subjects.”

The Ministry stated that Resolution No. (30) of 2023 regarding admission criteria for bachelor’s programs in higher education institutions will be cancelled, and every provision that violates or conflicts with the provisions of this decision will be cancelled. This decision will be published in the Official Gazette and will be effective from the date of its publication.