Addmission


 * Admission Requirement **


 * Admission Criteria for Associate of Arts Programs **  ** ﻿ **

**//Regular Admission// ** To be admitted to the Fujairah College as a student in an Associate of Arts program, a student must have:

• earned a UAE secondary school certificate or its equivalent; • scored at least 55% on the high school leaving exam (or equivalent); and • scored at least 500 on the TOEFL (or equivalent).

Equivalencies to a TOEFL score of 500 include CEPA score of 150 or an IELTS Academic Module band sc ore of 5.5 with a minimum band score of 5.0 in each of the four modules: reading; writing; listening; and speaking.

//**Advanced Standing ** // For advanced standing, a student must meet all admission requirements (including the minimum score of 500 on the TOEFL or equivalent) and have completed a minimum of 15 semester units of credit acceptable to transfer to the AA degree.

** Visa Sponsorship **

 Fujairah College provides "visa sponsorship" for international students, which enables the students to arrive in the UAE on an international student visa. Fujairah College sponsorship is available for full-time students. Students are required to pay a charge of AED 1,500 for the Fujairah College visa sponsorship. Procedures for sponsorship cannot commence until after the student has received an unconditional acceptance and the fees have been paid as per the acceptance letter. Students who wish to terminate their studies prior to the visa expiry date will have their Fujairah College-sponsored visa cancelled immediately.

**__ Application for Admission __** Students must apply for admission on the FCBIT Application for Admission form. They can apply by mail, in person, or on-line. The application must be accompanied by the admission fee, which is nonrefundable, and all the documentation mentioned on the form. At the discretion of College Director, a deadline for applications may be established. Students not meeting the deadline may be required to wait until the next semester in which new students are admitted. **__ Admission decision and notification __** Decisions on admission will be made by the Coordinator of Admissions and Registration. All applicants will be notified by mail (and electronically, if feasible) of their admission status. **__ Testing and placement of new students __** All new students are expected to attend the orientation session held the week prior to the beginning of the first semester. Students who have not Students who have not attained the necessary score on one of the English Placement Tests will be assigned to the Intensive English Program and must successfully complete that program before beginning an Associate of Arts degree program. **__ Transfer admission and credit for work completed elsewhere __** Students who have completed collegiate work at recognized institutions and programs with an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher may apply for admission to FCBIT and my apply to transfer some of that work to FCBIT. In addition, potential transfer students must meet all of the requirements for regular admission stated above. Whether or not the courses taken elsewhere are transferable is an administrative decision made by FCBIT. Factors that enter into the decision include the requirements for the course, the degree of similarity between the course taken elsewhere and a course offered at FCBIT, including the student learning outcomes of that course, the students' major and the grade received. Under no conditions will credit be given for courses in which a grade of less than "C" was earned. Under no circumstances will credit be given for experiential learning, training provided by non-collegiate institutions, professional certification, continuing and professional development, or for outreach or service educational programs of study undertaken on a non-credit basis. Courses for which transfer credit is given will not transfer as grades but only as courses completed. Fewer than 50% of the units required for an FCBIT degree may be taken elsewhere.

In order to have the course work assessed for potential transfer, the student must provide detailed course descriptions, course syllabi, and official transcripts to the Coordinator of Admissions and Registration at the time of application for admission. The Coordinator of Admissions and Registration will inform the student, in writing, what course work has been accepted towards the requirements for an FCBIT degree at the time of the positive notification of admission to FCBIT. Students who have been given credit for a course taken elsewhere in substitution for an FCBIT course may not take that course at FCBIT for credit.

**__ Timing of Registration __**

New students register for courses as part of the orientation program that immediately precedes the start of each semester. Continuing students register for spring semester during the last week of instruction in the preceding fall semester and for fall semester during the last week of instruction in the preceding spring semester. Prior to registration, students must meet with their advisors and obtain approval of the courses for which they wish to register. Students are not considered to be registered unless their names appear on the official course roster from the Coordinator of Admissions and Registration. If the students' names do not appear on the official course roster at the end of the add/drop period, the students are responsible for informing the course instructor. The instructor will report the problem to the Coordinator of Admissions and Registration, who has the responsibility for correcting a clerical error or informing the students of the problem (such as nonpayment of fees). The students are responsible for taking steps to correct errors that are brought to their attention. Failure to do so may result in the students not getting credit for the course.