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You can get in touch using our contact form. Contact Baljit Chand , Recruitment Manager for Middle East, if you would like to arrange a meeting or drop us an email at international@gcu.ac.uk .
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Entry requirements
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These are minimum general requirements only. Please refer to the relevant course pages for essential subject requirements and grade ranges. Advanced entry is only possible where the qualification aligns with the course.
Undergraduate Students who have sat a secondary school qualification in United Arab Emirates are not generally able to join an undergraduate course at the University and would be required to undertake a foundation programme before joining one of our undergraduate courses at GCU. Contact international@gcu.ac.uk for further information on accepted foundation qualifications.
A-Level: BCC. International Baccalaureate: 25 points. USA High School Diploma - A minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent and minimum grades in relevant subjects, where required. Where AP has been taken, we generally ask for grade 3 in two AP subjects. Where we require a specific subject at AP grade 3 and AP has not been taken, we will consider honours classes, or equivalent taken in that required subject. We require a copy of your high school transcripts including college or honours level grades. Please send your documents to admissions after you have applied via UCAS. For applicants who have taken standardised tests, we will consider new SAT total score of 1000 or ACT score of 24 - (where a specific subject is required as part of entry criteria then a subject specific AP or honours high school grades will be considered as specified above). Postgraduate Bachelor's degree with 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
English language requirements
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To study at the University you must also provide evidence of your English language ability. Further information on the University’s English language requirements are available.
Further details of Accepted English language qualifications are available for students requiring evidence of their English language ability. Students who wish to join a course with a higher English language requirement must provide a SELT result/certificate as evidence of English.
Entry requirements for certain courses may differ from those shown above. For further information on entry requirements, please contact us at international@gcu.ac.uk.
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