BSIT & BSCS Admission Requirements

1. Applicants must hold a Higher Secondary School Certificate (Grade 12) with Pass Grade in all subjects. For UAE curriculum, this is typically the Emirates Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent. For other curricula, applicants must have recognized higher secondary school qualifications.
2. Students with any equivalent qualification from an institution in UAE must have the documents attested by the Ministry of Education and Youth. For qualifications obtained outside the UAE, attestation is required from the relevant authorities of the country in which the qualification was earned.
3. Students from public or private schools within and outside the country are required to submit one of the following documents as applicable:
   1. Certificate of completion of the secondary school education, attested by the Ministry of Education or the Emirates Schools Establishment for high school qualification acquired from the public schools within the country.
   2. An equivalency issued by the Ministry of Education for a certificate of completion of secondary school studies acquired from the private schools within the country or acquired from the schools outside the country.

Prospective students are required to fulfill any one* of the following English Proficiency requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology / Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program as given below, and shall be submitted at the time of admission:

1. A minimum score of 80% or B grade in Higher Secondary School English language subject.
2. A minimum score of 1100 in EmSAT Achieve English (Emirates Standardized Test)
3. A minimum score of 500 in Institutional Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL-ITP), (or 61 in TOEFL iBT or 173 in TOEFL CBT) (certificates will be accepted upon verification by the ETS)
4. A minimum score of 5.0 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS - Academic)

*Note:

1. Institutional TOEFL / IELTS score only from recognized testing centers or AMIDEAST is acceptable.
2. Applicants who have completed their Higher Secondary School Certificate in English medium are not required to submit any proof of English Proficiency.

The prospective student is required to pass the personal interview set by the institution.

1. In case equivalency is delayed, the applicant may be conditionally admitted for one semester provided the applicant shows the evidence that the application for equivalency is under process and submits an undertaking to submit the equivalency within one semester.
2. If the applicant does not obtain equivalency stipulated in High School Requirements (Section A (i)), then he/she is required to submit the Letter of No Objection* for Conditional Admission issued by the Ministry of Education containing the following details:
   1. Eligible preparatory courses
   2. Duration of the conditional admission
   3. *All the bridging courses offered as per Letter of No Objection for Conditional Admission are considered as zero credit courses, and are not included in CGPA calculations.
3. If the applicant seeking admission to an undergraduate program does not meet the English Language Proficiency requirements mentioned in Section A(ii), the student may be accepted conditionally for one semester and needs to:
   1. Enroll into English bridging course and achieve a score of 80 and above.
   2. During the Conditional Admission, the student may register for a maximum of four General Education Courses except for any English courses during Fall/Spring Semester.
4. In case the student is enrolled under conditional admission, the student will be accepted for final admission if one of the following conditions, under which he/she was admitted, are fulfilled during the conditional admission period. Otherwise, the conditional admission will be cancelled without any refund. In such cases, the student will have no financial or academic claims against the University:
   1. Submission of the equivalency mentioned in Section 1(c).
   2. Passing the English bridging course of SUC with a minimum grade B.
   3. Passing the preparatory courses mentioned in the Letter of No Objection for Conditional Admission issued by MOHESR with a minimum grade B.

SUC accepts students who wish to transfer from a federal or licensed institution in the UAE, or a foreign institution of higher learning based outside the UAE and accredited in its home country.

Transfer of credit is granted under the following conditions:

1. Applicants seeking transfer to a BSIT/BSCS program offered at SUC must meet the direct entry requirements for admission to BSIT/BSCS programs.
2. Transfer applicants need to have obtained a minimum 80% score in the English language subject in their high school, or they must have completed their Higher Secondary School Certificate in English medium. In addition, they shall provide a letter that courses for which they are seeking transfer were taught in English.
3. Applicants seeking Transfer admission cannot be conditionally admitted under any circumstances.
4. In case an applicant is transferring from an internationally accredited university, approved by the relevant academic regulatory authority of the country of origin, and has completed at least 30 credits taught in English, such students can be directly admitted into the undergraduate program upon submission of IELTS/TOEFL score, which was already submitted to the previous university at the time of admission.
5. The student must be in good academic standing and still eligible to return to the current or former institution.
6. Students who are not in good standing may get transfer only to a different major/concentration.
7. The course contents mentioned in the Course Syllabus of the previous institution should match to a minimum of 75% of the SUC syllabus of the corresponding course, thereby ensuring similarity in the course learning outcomes.
8. The student must attend a minimum of 50% of the credit hours of their study plan at SUC.
9. The credit hours completed must be equivalent to or higher than the corresponding courses offered at SUC.
10. The students must have passed the course with a minimum of a ‘C’ grade or equivalent.
11. No transfer can be awarded for Capstone and protected courses of SUC.
12. Once TOC is granted and the Graduation Plan is signed by the student, the student cannot challenge the TOC decision during the progression of the course.
13. A student is placed in Senior Level status only after completing all the balance courses up to the junior level.
14. In case a student changes the area of study, the student will have to re-apply for TOC.
15. Credits cannot be awarded twice for substantially the same course taken at two different institutions.
16. The grades of transferred courses will not be included while calculating the student’s Grade Point Average (GPA).
17. The processing fee for TOC is non-refundable and is charged as per the applicable fee structure.
18. Transfer admission students will not be included in the toppers list.
19. Once the TOC is granted, it will be communicated to the student along with the Graduation Plan for review and consent with signature.
20. This TOC process, once approved, is applicable only for the mentioned intake.
21. TOC students understand that even if they are left with fewer courses at any level, they cannot be granted courses from the next level until they have successfully completed the level they are in, as per SUC policy.
22. Once the acceptable transfer of credits is decided, the student is informed about the applicable fee based on the courses accepted for transfer of credits, and the student can then proceed for registration.

Transfer admission students must submit the following documents:

1. The official transcript from accredited institutions
2. Detailed syllabi (Credit Value, Level, detailed course content, learning outcomes/objectives, and indicative learning resources)
3. An official letter from the previous institution
4. All documents mentioned in the admission requirements
5. Applicable processing fee (non-refundable) must be paid for evaluation
6. Once a student changes his/her concentration, he/she must reapply for the TOC with the applicable fee.

SUC will accept transfer of credits only from institutions that fulfill any of the following criteria:

1. Accredited by the Ministry of Education, UAE
2. Accredited by the Central or Regional accreditation bodies in the United States of America
3. Accredited by the UGC Grants Commission of India
4. Accredited by the HEC Grants Commission of Pakistan
5. Approved by the Quality Assurance Agency in Education, U.K.
6. Accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education for all other countries from where the student is seeking admission

1. For transfer from one program to another within SUC, the TOC application must be resubmitted. However, the fee structure for the respective program to which the student is transferred shall be applicable.
2. In case the student was granted any scholarship / fee waiver, the percentage of scholarship / fee waiver shall remain same. However, the amount of discount shall be calculated based on the new fee structure applicable for the specific school.