MBA Admission Requirements

Bachelor’s degree earned in a discipline appropriate for the prospective graduate degree, with a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent.

Prospective MBA student is required to fulfill any one of the following requirements for admission as given below:

1. A minimum score of 550 out of 677 on Institutional Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL-ITP)
2. A minimum score of 6.0 on International English Language Testing System (IELTS - Academic)
3. A minimum score of 1400 in EmSAT Achieve English (Emirates Standardized Test)
4. Any other equivalent test standardized nationally, or internationally, recognized and approved by the MoE.

Table -3 English Proficiency Score Range for Direct Entry to Graduate Program

NOTE:

1. A native speaker who has completed his / her undergraduate education in an English-medium institution may not be required to provide certification in English Language Proficiency
2. Institutional TOEFL / IELTS score only from recognized testing centers or AMIDEAST is acceptable.
3. Requirements are applied regardless of educational system or country where student is coming from.
4. The English proficiency qualifying result should be submitted within 1 week of the commencement of the program
5. Transfer student need to have English proficiency eligibility upon registration failing which they will have to undergo the preparatory courses as given in above table-3
6. If a student joins graduate program immediately upon completion of the SUC undergraduate program, the English proficiency scores obtained at the time of admission to undergraduate program can be accepted for admission to the graduate program provided he meets requirements given in above table-3. Otherwise the student has to submit a new IELTS / TOEFL / EMSAT score as per requirement.

Prospective student is required to pass the personal interview set by the institution. The applicant is evaluated based on the desire and ability to learn, verbal communication, career goal clarity, general knowledge, subject knowledge and overall personality.

Candidates seeking admission in Graduate Program of SUC and is short of meeting CGPA or English language proficiency criteria, which are categorized in the following table, will be considered under conditional admission.

Case-BA: Candidates Having CGPA ≥ 3.0 On 4.0 Scale Not Meeting English Proficiency Requirement

Case-BB: Candidates having CGPA Between 2.5 TO 2.99 

Case-BC: Candidates having CGPA Between 2.0 TO 2.49

Candidates seeking admission in Graduate Program of SUC and is short of meeting CGPA or English language proficiency criteria, which are categorized in the following table, will be considered under conditional admission.

Candidates seeking admission in Graduate Program of SUC and is short of meeting CGPA which are categorized in the following table, will be considered under conditional admission.

Case NA: Candidates having CGPA ≥ 3.0 on 4.0 Scale

Case NB: Candidates having CGPA Between 2.5 TO 2.99

Case NC: Candidates having CGPA Between 2.0 TO 2.49

A candidate seeking admission to MBA program with a Bachelor’s Degree (3 years and above) obtained from a non-business discipline is required to undergo a bridging program composed of seven MQP courses. In case a candidate has already completed any of the MQP courses in the Bachelor degree, he/she may be exempted from such courses provided they submit an official transcript for evaluation at the time of. However, the decision for the exemption will be made jointly by the Dean and VC upon carefully reviewing the course contents as per SUC TOC policy.

The following are the courses required to complete the MQP to establish the required knowledge for a student before enrolling into the MBA program.

All these courses are equivalent to 3 credit hours at BBA level. These credits cannot be used for replacing any of the MBA level courses as these will be treated non-credit bearing courses and are only for the purpose of completing MQP and no transcript shall be issued. Most of these courses are offered at the SUC BBA program enabling the aspirants to pick up any of these courses during the regular semesters of the BBA program or opt for MQP schedule.

1. TOC will be granted to courses with a grade C at the Undergraduate level with overall CGPA above 2
2. Fill up the MQP TOC application form in SUC
3. Submit the following TOC Admission entry requirement documents:
   1. The official transcript from accredited institutions
   2. Detailed syllabi (Credit Value, Level, detailed course content, learning outcomes/objective and indicative learning resources)
   3. Processing fee of AED 525/- (non-refundable) must be paid for evaluation
4. Non-Business Undergraduate Students must complete all seven courses of Foundation bridging program (MBA Qualifying Program – MQP). Transfer of credits can be granted for up to maximum 5 courses out of 7 courses of the MBA Qualifying Program as per MQP TOC policy

Non-Business graduates who have completed MQP Program from an MOE approved institution will have to undergo a challenge exam at SUC

Students taking challenge exam must fulfill the following conditions:

1. Achieve minimum ‘B’ grade in all seven MQP courses challenge exam to qualify and join the MBA program without undergoing MQP.
2. Pay the applicable challenge exam fees for each course
3. Pass the challenge exam in the first attempt. There will be no second attempt provided.
4. If the student fails to appear for the challenge exam on the scheduled date, the student can take the challenge exam on a new date after paying the exam fees again.
5. If the Student fails to clear challenge exam, he/she has to undergo MQP by paying the applicable fee for MQP.

1. Business Graduates

A candidate seeking admission to the MBA program with a recognized Bachelor’s degree in Business discipline and a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0 to 2.49 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent, should register for 9 credit graduate level remedial courses given below. These remedial courses are not for credit within the degree program. The student must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its established equivalent within first semester in the following remedial courses in order to progress to the graduate program or be subject to dismissal.

2. Non-Business Graduates

A candidate seeking admission to the MBA program with a recognized Bachelor’s degree in Non-Business discipline and a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0 to 2.49 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent, should complete the MBA qualifying program to qualify for conditional admission to MBA program and then register for nine credit graduate level remedial courses from the courses listed below. These remedial courses are not for credit within the degree program. The student must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its established equivalent within first semester in the following remedial courses in order to progress to the graduate program or be subject to dismissal.

3. MBA Remedial courses offered at SUC

The list of remedial courses are as follows: