Three-Year Bachelor's Degree

The three-year degree is applicable for all UOWD bachelor degrees excluding Bachelor of Engineering degrees. The eligibility depends on the high school curriculum, grades achieved, English proficiency and SAT score*.

• If you are a CBSE high school student, you need a score of 65% and above to be eligible for a three-year degree.
• If you are a British GCE (A level) student, you need a minimum grade of “CCD” in A levels to be eligible for a three-year degree.
• If you are an American High School Diploma student, you will need an overall average grade of C (70% or 2.5/4.0) and a SAT score of 1,100 to be eligible for the three-year degree.
• If you are an International Baccalaureate Diploma student, you will need 25 points to be eligible for a three-year degree.

If you have obtained any of the above scores, you will be able to take a three-year bachelor degree.

A full list of school curricula and their entry criteria are listed below.

*A SAT score of 1,100 is only applicable for students who have completed an American high school diploma.

Previously, students had the option to receive a degree from University of Wollongong in Dubai or University of Wollongong Australia.

All UOWD graduates will now be issued a single degree from UOW Australia, which is recognised internationally and attested by the UAE's Ministry of Education.

In alignment with our home campus in Australia, any prospective student that does not directly qualify for a three-year program, is still able to enroll in any bachelor’s degree, through our regular one-year integrated Freshman Year. For example, if you are a student from the UAE Thanaweya Amma curriculum, or a CBSE student who scores below 65%, then your degree will span over four years.

Once students successfully complete the Freshman Year, they will receive a direct entry to a three-year bachelor degree.

• Students are able to complete their degree in three years, instead of the current four-year degrees
• Since the number of subjects required to complete your degree are reduced, fees are lower than the four-year degrees.
• Alignment of academic offerings to our home campus in UOW Australia, implementing a truly global university degree.

The minimum academic entry requirements and admission criteria for UOWD depend upon the type of high school curriculum you have followed. The minimum requirements based on the most common high school systems are outlined below:

Notes:

• All students applying for these programs are required to have an EmSAT in Mathematics with a score of 600 or equivalent.
• Students with qualifications from other curriculum should contact the Student Recruitment and Admissions department at UOWD to determine their eligibility.
• All students applying from non UAE MoE curriculum must provide an equivalency of their Secondary School Certificate from the Ministry of Education, UAE; stating the completion of Grade 12. 
• A student who does not satisfy the criteria for Equivalency of Secondary School Certificate, may be subject to conditional admission, based on receiving a Letter of No Objection to Conditional Admission issued by the Ministry.

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:

Notes:

* Students with a minimum overall score of 6.0 in academic IELTS and no more than one score (either in reading or writing) between 5.0 and 6.0 will be given the opportunity to complete a remedial subject in the first semester as a condition for progression.

** Students with a minimum overall score of 6.0 in academic IELTS (or equivalent) and a minimum score of 6.0 in reading and writing(or equivalent) are eligible for advanced standing for English Language subjects.

*** Students admitted under this criterion must complete the test at AMIDEAST.