Applicants who earned their undergraduate and/or master's degrees from universities outside the UAE must present a Certificate of Equivalency or a Qualification Recognition report for their graduation certificates from the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR).
Applicants who earned their degrees from universities inside the UAE may be required to present a Certificate of Equivalency or a Qualification Recognition report for their graduation certificates from MOHESR. In such cases, Graduate Admissions will notify the applicants.
Please note that AUS is not involved in the equivalency process or decisions. Issuing of Certificate Equivalency or a Qualification Recognition report is controlled fully by MOHESR.
- The first step is registering online at MOHESR under Services – Service Catalog - Recognition. For a detailed list of the requirements and documents, click here or contact +971 800 511, or email Info@mohesr.gov.ae.
- Applicants have to prepare and attest all the required university certificates and transcripts before leaving their home country and/or the country in which they graduated.
- For information about university certificates and transcripts attestations, please see the section Required Attestations.
- Equivalency or Qualification Recognition report applications can be submitted online.
- Applicants who have applied for a Certificate of Equivalency or a Qualification Recognition report but have not concluded the process by the time of registration would be given the chance to register for the first semester, provided that they sign the Graduate Admission Contract.