Students who have excelled academically at school and meet our advance entry requirements can finish their bachelor's degree in three years, instead of the existing four-year programs. Any prospective student that does not directly qualify for an advance entry three-year program, is still able to enrol in any of our bachelor’s degree, through a one-year Freshman Year.
All applicants are required to complete a personal online interview set by the Faculty of Business, as an admission criteria. If required, in-person interviews may be arranged as a second step.
Admission requirements for UOWD depends on the type of high school curriculum you have followed. The requirements based on the most common high school curricula are listed below:
School System Bachelor Degree
Advanced Entry
(3 Years) Bachelor Degree
Direct Entry
(4 Years)
UAE
Al-Thanawiyya Al-Aama N/A Elite or Advanced Track 70%,
General Track 75%
Arab Countries
Al-Thanawiyyah Al-Aama N/A 70%
American High School Diploma Overall average grade of C
(70% or 2.5/4.0) + SAT 1100 Overall average grade of C
(70% or 2.5/4.0)
Bangladesh
HSC GPA of 4.0 / 5.0 GPA of 3.0 / 5.0
Brazil
Brazil Higher Secondary Certificate N/A 60%
British GCE Curriculum Minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE subjects
and Minimum of “CCD” in A levels Minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE subjects
and 2AS/ 1A level subject(s)
Chinese Senior High School 80% 60%
Colombia
Título de Bachiller Académico N/A 3 out of 5 or
6 out of 10
International Baccalaureate Diploma 25 Points 21 Points
India
CBSE & ICSE, Grade 12 65% 50%
Iran
Pre-University Certificate 14 11
Japan
Upper Secondary School Diploma 3.8 out of 5 2.5 out of 5
Kenya 60 31
Mexico N/A 6 out of 10
Nepal
School Leaving Certificate Examination 3 out of 4 2.3 out of 4
Nigeria
WAEC & NECO N/A Minimum of 7 subjects with no
more than 1 “Pass”
Pakistan
Higher Secondary School Certificate 60% 50%
CIS Countries
Attestat N/A Average 3/5
South Korea
CSAT 77.5% 70%
At UOWD, all classes are taught in English and in order to enrol in a bachelor’s degree you will need to submit one of the following certificate of English language proficiency:
English Language Testing Bachelor Degree
Advance Entry
(3 Years)* Bachelor Degree
Direct Entry
(4 Years)**
IELTS
Academic Overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0
& Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading
& Writing Minimum score of 5.0 inListening & Speaking Overall IELTS (Academic) score
of 5.0 & Minimum score of 5.0 in
Reading & Writing
TOEFL
Internet-based 79 with not less than 20 in Writing,
18 in Reading, 17 in Listening,
16 in Speaking 61
TOEFL
Computer based 213 with a 4.0
TWE/Essay Writing 173
TOEFL***
International paper based 550 with a 4.0
TWE/Essay Writing 500
EmSAT
Achieve – English 1400 1100